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Defining Your Organizations MVP

Paul Povolni — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:24:41 +0000

By clearly defining some areas of your ministry it will help you determine what you do and what you don’t do.

(Here’s the short version)

Mission

– The Purpose – Does your church have a mission statement. Something that defines it’s mission in the community. Why it exists

Vision – The Picture – Does your church have a long-term vision of where it wants to be or achieve. Where is it going?

Position – The Perception – What does your community think of when they hear your name? Is it what you want? They say perception is reality. Who are you? Who do you want to be?

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Quick list of favorite iPhone apps - What’s yours?

Paul Povolni — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:20:17 +0000

Here’s a list of the apps I use most and feel I must have on my iPhone

Most of these apps also have an online component

The Bible - http://www.youversion.com/
Toodledo + Todo - http://www.toodledo.com – Task management-The Web GUI needs help. But the functionality is awesome.
- The iPhone app is Todo from www.appigo.com
Evernote - http://www.evernote.com – Web, Desktop and iPhone app available. Great for notes, info and resources. Capture text, images and voice memos
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com – Stay on top of your social network, pages and groups
Seesmic - http://seesmic.com (web and desktop app available. Developer tells me iPhone app coming soon)-Great way to manage Twitter
Tweetie -http://www.atebits.com/tweetie-iphone/ - Twitter app. My favorite one
Tripit - http://www.tripit.com – Travel management
Hootsuite - http://hootsuite.com – Schedule tweets, selective posting, track stats, Lists, multiple users can post, brand monitoring

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Copyright Issues and the Church

Paul Povolni — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:14:47 +0000

Get Permission!

(used by permission of Group Publishing, www.group.com)

Let’s get formal for a moment…Copyrights (©) give exclusive privileges to reproduce, perform, or display a literary or artistic creation or its derivatives. Trademarks (TM) are distinctive mottos or emblems that are identified with a specific product.

How do copyrights and trademarks affect you? Well, you need to know how to properly photocopy sheet music, articles, and artwork; project song lyrics or words; show movies or videos to your group; use duplications or near copies of logos; and dub recorded music.

Getting permission to use copyright or trademark material is sometimes easy and inexpensive (even free!). First, look to see if the publisher or producer has already given you permission to photocopy or display the work. If not, you must generally check with the producer (a doctrine called “fair use” sometimes allows schools and other nonprofits to bypass this step). If you get permission, make sure you observe its limits. Don’t abuse the privilege!

Most Christian film and video distributors grant, with your rental, a one-time-only public performance license. If you ask, that license may be expanded to meet your needs. Warning: The words “home use only” on your purchased DVD may not cover showing it to your group in your family room!

And you must get permission before you record a worship service that features copyrighted (even out-of-print) songs. Often, I see Christian T-shirts or posters that copy well-known designs. Companies may welcome the “free advertisement,” but don’t assume. Ask first!

Some guidelines for asking permission:

Be honest and specific about how you intend to use the items, including how you or your organization will benefit—financially or otherwise.
If the answer is “no,” graciously abide by that decision. Then look for alternatives. For example, find an artist in your church who’ll create a totally new logo for your group. Also, plan ahead so you can include bulk orders of songbooks, small-group resources, and other “copy tempting” items in your youth budget.
When you’ve received permission to use something, always display or include a short note that credits the original source.

By Drew Crislip

Here’s some additional info on using video clips:

Copyright Laws: The copyright doctrine of fair use permits certain uses of very brief excerpts from copyrighted materials for not-for-profit teaching purposes without permission. (All the video clips suggested at MinistryandMedia are less than three minutes long, unless noted.) If you have specific questions about your intended use of copyrighted materials, consult your church’s legal counsel. Your church can obtain a blanket licensing agreement from Christian Video Licensing International for an annual fee. Visit www.cvli.org, or call 888-771-2854 for information.

My thoughts:

While it’s easy to point at the big guys because of how they use their financial resources to sue and protect their work. But imagine this scenario (you can interpret it also for your art, writing, photography etc):

You’re a worship leader at your church and after a prayer meeting or reading your Bible you get inspired and write a song. You start singing it in church and someone tapes it and puts it on YouTube.

Then a popular worship leader and recording artist sees the video and decides to record it on his new CD.

He starts touring, selling CDs and then it starts being sung and recorded more then “Shout to the Lord” by every artist under the sun.

Making millions for the artists.

Then they write a devotional, that turns into a book and then a movie. Making millions more.

AND YOU GET NOTHING!!!

Let’s get this party started. Monster Truck time

Paul Povolni — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:43:31 +0000

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Defining Your Organizations MVP

Quick list of favorite iPhone apps - What’s yours?

Copyright Issues and the Church

Get Permission!

Here’s some additional info on using video clips:

Let’s get this party started. Monster Truck time

At a Monster Truck show. I think I have too many teeth to be here.

Verge 2010: Francis Chan (excerpts)

It’s amazing how quickly your priorities change when something more urgent comes along!

Parenting has it’s challenges…for everyone

Interesting sign at my daughters preschool (at a church)

Went with my son to buy his first comicbook from hole in the wall store. Creepy & filled with moms basement dwellers

Tony Dungy holding some of the cool stuff I got to work on!

My thoughts on the Apple Tablet…err..iPad

20 things I already know about Apple’s Tablet

Interesting video interview of Seth Godin on his new book “Linchpin” released today

Youth Ministry Blogs

My quick thoughts on Leno and Conan

Dinner tonight by @joellep

Man Buried in Haiti Rubble Uses iPhone to Treat Wounds, Survive | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

My $2 iPhone stand, deskclock app and charger…yeah, it’s cool

Freelance designers will love this!!!

Apple Tablet Ads from the 80’s-Before Internet and Google

Testing Ping.fm-I like it

The view from my office window

Snuggie 2.0?…thanks to the Japanese

Making home made pizza with the family. Maybe a new tradition for New Years Eve

The kids are going crazy

The game is getting intense

The game is going well, with the champ taking her turn

Family Fun Time!

New Years Resolution #01