If you’re interested in YouVersion or in what you might need to consider when putting together a mobile app for ministy, watch this seven-minute interview, Jesus IS Bigger Than Angry Birds, by  TechCrunch with YouVersion’s founder, Bobby Gruenewald.

Takeways:

- YouVersion has positioned itself as a “Bible engagement” tool and “interactive” app

- YouVersion measures ‘everything’ including amount of time the app is open

- YouVersion has positioned itself as a cause (they are trying to get people to read the Bible)

- YouVersion thinks that if something is on a mobile device, it’s more a part of your life

- YouVersion thinks there are many more mobile apps in this ‘religious’ mobile space.

Interesting.  What take-aways do you have about how YouVersion is helping people connect with God?

NOTES:

• Since this interview YouVersion has been installed on 50,000,000 mobile devices.
• Meet e4e author Russ Martin and read Russ’s posts on e4e.

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Did you know April 29th is Internet Evangelism Day?  In fact, the entire month of April is Digital Outreach Month.

Are you doing anything on the internet to reach out to people with the love of Christ? Whether or not you already are, why not pick up a new idea this week?

• Learn more about Internet Evangelism Day and find a lot of ideas and great resources (see important notes about free downloads this week and a chance to win two books).
• Curt signed up to be an online missionary with Global Media Outreach. Have you?
• Did you know you can specifically request to answer eMails received from women who are seeking God?
• Check out these creative ideas from EveryStudent.com for sharing your faith.  (I’ll make myself accountable to you, I’m very interested in trying this idea in particular: it’s a mini-survey where you gather eMail addresses and send requested evangelistic articles to people.)

NOTES:

• On Sunday, April 29th, Internet Evangelism Day will be offering more than 10 free ebook titles and a mobile ph...

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It’s easy to read books on your computer or mobile device. Especially if you travel or like to have something to read while waiting for appointments, reading  on the go can be a great way to catch up with books.

Many classic books are in the public domain and available for free.  Correct me if I’m wrong, but the books I see on internet sites seem to be in PDF format (which is okay – see note) while your local library may offer the book in a more readable eBook format.

Bloggers and other internet sites may offer free eBooks, like Michael Hyatt of Thomas Nelson publishers.  He offers Creating a Personal Life Plan if you sign up for eMail updates to his blog (which I recommend).

Are you offering a free book from your site?

Not a problem.  Amazon wants you to buy their eBooks, so they offer a free app. You don’t need to own a Kindle; you can read Kindle books on your desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet, using...

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Were you at CSU2011?  Even if you weren’t, today’s your opportunity to attend Brian Barela’s seminar, Taking MPD to the Next Level with Social Media.

• Open this link on the Staff Web. Scroll down to the seminars for Saturday, July 23rd. Brian’s talk is near the end of the list.
• Download (either open or save) the seminar audio file.

Don’t be overwhelmed! Brian has a LOT of content, so you’ll probably want to save the file and listen several times.  Just pick out two things to try for now and come back to listen for your next steps after that. I don’t know how long these seminar files will be available, so that’s another good reason to save the file.  (I put several files on my MP3 player and listened during my workouts.)

• Another option is to watch this slideshow from a similar talk Brian gave: Social Media and MPD–Orlando 2011

How are you using social media with your donor team? Do you have any suggestions to share?

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I love shortcuts, systems and time-savers of all kinds. I enjoy finding ways to increase fruitfulness and efficiency – so that I can have more time for family, friends, and ministry.  I am not especially technologically savvy, but I enjoy learning new things and using tech tools that are basically user friendly.

One of my favorite finds has been DROPBOX.  DROPBOX allows you to share photos, documents, and large files between your tech devices. (DROPBOX works with Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry.)  Your DROPBOX folders are automatically and securely updated with the information on your computers and phones, etc. without having to email between devices.  Your DROPBOX files are always available offline and also protected online so that they will be there even if something happens to your phone or computer.  A simple tutorial video tour makes DROPBOX super easy to use.

Not only can you share between devices, but you can share files with other people.  A simple invitati...

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