"Real Church," Larry Crabb (Thomas Nelson Publishers, May 2009) In one sense, Larry Crabb doesn't think anybody's got it right—not the traditionalists, the liberals, the conservatives, the …

As annual reports from the Church of the Nazarene began to highlight the slowdown of church growth in North America in the early 1970s, denominational leaders reacted in shock and disbelief. Then …

John Melillo is president of Diversified Media Group. This commentary and others appear in the guide "Digital Signage Project Planning." Click here to download. Whether your business is marketing …

Katy Dailey is the communications specialist for CE labs, manufacturer of electronics, a/v products and creative services specific to the digital signage industry. Digital signage continues to gain …

David Little is the director of marketing for Keywest Technology. So, you've decided your business or institution will be well served by adding a new digital signage network. Now what? Where to turn …

The 25 gotchas is a five-part series on Digital Signage Today. Click to read numbers 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20 and check back tomorrow for the next installment. Mike White, president, Multi-Media …

The 25 gotchas is a five-part series on Digital Signage Today. Click to read numbers 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 21-25 and check back tomorrow for the next installment. Mike White, president, Multi-Media …

The 25 gotchas is a five-part series on Digital Signage Today. Click to read numbers 1-5, 6-10, 16-20, 21-25 and check back tomorrow for the next installment. Mike White, president, Multi-Media …

The 25 gotchas is a five-part series on Digital Signage Today. Click to read numbers 1-5, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25 and check back each day this week for more installments. Mike White, president, Multi …

The 25 gotchas is a five-part series on Digital Signage Today. Click to read numbers 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25 and check back each day this week for more installments. Mike White, president, Multi …

Communications devices such as digital signage, Web sites, TV, posters, newspapers and circulars all feature messages that, to get noticed, engage and communicate with customers in very different …

Keith Kelsen is executive chairman of the board of The MediaTile Company and chair of the Content Committee for the Digital Signage Association. Trend #1: Content is the next main talking point for …

It goes by many names — player to screen, the last mile, video extension — but when it comes down to it, back-end connectivity for digital signage networks can be one of the most …

Houses of worship, including churches, synagogues and mosques, are emerging as some of the most logical places to install digital signage. With large groups of parishioners needing updated …

Ah, the day has finally come … your fresh team of volunteers sits before you, leaning forward to hear about your new outreach campaign. You launch into the vision, sketching diagrams on the …

The bad times are worse. The National Association of Church Business Administration (NACBA) updated a 2008 economic survey in February, 2009, and found more churches struggling in the economic …

Contemplate a total surrender of meaningless activities and church busyness. What would the church look like if we stopped counting people, stopped soliciting new donors, and stopped staffing or …

Our parents' and grandparents' memories of the Great Depression are not fond ones, but they came with a silver lining: When you're making do with less, you learn what really matters. Having less is …

A Nicaraguan hammock sways between two trees in my backyard. It's from a recent trip I took with two missions team members and my husband, Ron Barnes, who is the Community and Missions Pastor for …

The church facility was scarcely nine years old. It enjoyed an idyllic, serene setting, encased by rows of trees and surrounded by subdivisions of expensive homes. To many congregations, this was the …