BlackBerry 9000 Unboxing Video

by | May 8, 2008 | Technology

Being a new (and very happy) Blackberry user (some would say cracberry abuser), I have been following the rumors about the next generation of Blackberry to come out.  Actually, the BB 9000 is still officially a rumor.  But Kevin at Crackberry.com bought one on E-bay.  Here’s the first peak: BlackBerry 9000 Unboxing Video |...

E-Mail and the Ordinary Pastor

by | May 5, 2008 | Ordinary Pastor, Technology, Time/Life Management

A few weeks ago, I linked to and posted a question about how to handle e-mail clutter. I think it is safe to assume that the vast majority of modern and ordinary pastors deal with e-mail and thus they deal with the clutter that comes with it. A significant portion of my conversation with a variety of people takes place via e-mail. I am fully aware of the possible impersonal downside to ministry by e-mail. However, we should probably be slow to chide conversation by e-mail (For a humorous take on this see HERE). Long before the advent of the telephone and well before cars could take us a few hundred miles in a round trip visit within a day, pastors and people in general used to correspond and communicate via letter.  E-mail, if done thoughtfully and handled carefully could be a good means of carrying on helpful, engaging, fruitful conversation – but that sounds like different post for a different month. While I don’t want to suggest that phone calls are unimportant or a hand written note is not valuable, I simply want to say – don’t discount e-mail as a valid and helpful means of communication. So, how do I handle e-mail and use it for the benefit of an ordinary pastor’s ministry? My approach is my approach. I neither commend it or suggest it as THE most helpful means of dealing with electronic correspondence. I’m open to help and helpful recommendations. But, then again, I am but an ordinary pastor. Here’s some thoughts: Keys to Quicker Responses and Clean In-Box Those who know me well, know...