My 100th Post: Seminary Classes

Oh man. Seminary classes. I've enjoyed learning more about Theology, but it has taken quite a while to get back into the groove of all that is encompassed in "school". Two more days and then we're done with Intro to Theology and Bible Study Methods!

(The lecture hall for both classes. I'm thankful for the breaks!)

Entitlement

As I was waiting for my Geunius Bar appointment at Apple, I realized I was getting a little impatient. The word "entitlement" popped into my head. I looked around, and there were many people waiting to have their questions answered, their products serviced or purchased. Why did I have this feeling of, "I made an appointment. I was here on time. I have things to do."?

What breeds this concept of entitlement? American culture? The media? My selfishness?

Just some unfinished thoughts...

New Staff Training: Week 2 Day 1

Man, I remember why I never chose 8:00 am classes. They are brutal to a night owl like myself! I am hoping my mental morning capacity will be able to soak in the lectures of my first seminary class "Intro to Christian Theology". Should be a good one!

It's been about 2.5 years since I've been registered for any type of class. I hope I remember how to learn and study cause these are some interesting classes!

More Digital Media Distribution

What is Jesus Film Media?

TV for the driver?

Headed back to America this morning. The driver was really nice, but I was a little nervous... if you notice in the picture, there is a TV screen. For the driver. That's playing a movie - I think Jurassic Park. While he is driving. Eventually he realized the one on the back of the head rest for me was not on and turned it on for me. I commented on the "funny" fact the driver had a TV also. He laughed and turned it off.

Hopefully not lost in translation

It's about 6:45 p.m. here at the conference. Glad to report our presentations went well - we hope!

First, we showed this clip (Once our digital platform is launched, we will be able to embed video clips like this. Special thanks to JP Erickson for help with subtitles.): http://bcove.me/0v5ejcs5

First. I talked about the easiness of streaming the Jesus Film from our website. It is currently available in over 1,150 languages! And once the digital platform is finished, people from across the world will be able to download the full length film! We are hoping to create partnerships with different communication centers across this part of the world, as well as globally with others. I then talked about embedding videos to blogs, emails and social media sites from Jesus Film Media. Embedding these videos from our secure digital platform will allow for solid follow up, real statistics and create more of a unified optimization of these videos in ministry.

Nifer then talked about the power of social media and how we can utilize our presence on the various forms: Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, blogs. She also shared with them about the exciting future plans we have once our digital platform is complete.  Partnering with Jesus Film Media will allow us to track views, check demographics and see what parts of films are most viewed. We can also share the successful strategies and plans with other communication centers across the world.

After our presentation people were able to have some good discussions among their different communication teams: Radio, Television, Communication, Internet and Literature. We walked around answering questions as asked.

During the afternoon, we ate lunch with two girls from Central Asia. They shared a story about when they used a clip from Magdalena, during a conversation with students they met, both of those girls came to Christ! It was great to hear about their ministry on campus. They also tried teaching us Russian - which is incredibly hard!

It has been a great time here, reconnecting with national staff. Early tomorrow morning (4 a.m. here)/tonight (10 p.m. Florida) I will start my journey back to Orlando. Prayers for connections, safety and sleep would be greatly appreciated.