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I just got this email and thought I would pass it along to you all...

Hi Kevin,

I just discovered Church 2.0, and I can see that you’re passionate about the use of technology for praise and worship. The NAB Show (http://nabshow.com) is a client of our communications firm, and I want to tell you about two exhibits that you and your readers may be interested in at this year’s show, coming up April 10-15 in Las Vegas.

The Technologies for Worship Pavilion offers comprehensive training for house of worship staff and technical volunteers and is the focal point for all things related to worship technology at the NAB Show. In addition, you may be interested in Destination Broadband - the newest broadband-centric exhibit at the 2010 NAB Show. It will be featuring technologies like online video platforms, streaming video, mobile video distribution, and much more.

Technologies for Worship Schedule: http://ow.ly/1fCqd
Destination Broadband: http://ow.ly/14hgA

The reason I'm reaching out to you is because I have a special registration code for you to pass along to your readers, giving them access to the show – a $150 value - for FREE. This special pass includes the exhibit floor, the Opening Keynote and State of the Industry Address, Info Sessions, Content Theater, Destination Broadband Theater and Exhibits. All you and your readers need to do is visit http://ow.ly/13TL9 to redeem or register at http://nabshow.com/register with the code A913.

Thanks, Kevin, and please let me know how I can help your coverage of the 2010 NAB Show on Church 2.0.   Don't forget to check out the official show website at http://www.nabshow.com for more information, news, and to register!

Thank you!

Jason Rouse
NAB Show Team / Tuvel Communications

Happy New Year Everyone!

One thing that is synonymous with New Years is Resolutions.  What resolutions are you making?  May I suggest committing to a bible reading plan.  YouVersion has recently rolled out reading plans of various lengths and styles.  With over 20 to choose from you will be able to find one that is perfect for you.  Click the picture below to get started...

Have a blessed 2010!

My friend, Tony Steward, contacted me to let me know about This Christmas presented by LifeChurch.tv.





LifeChurch.tv will be hosting a whole bunch of Christmas worship experiences at Church Online this year. Church Online’s Christmas experiences are perfect for people who may be traveling, people who have friends or family who do not attend church, and anyone else who would like to join an online community for Christmas worship. 


The Digerati team is excited about reaching people who aren’t planning on attending church this holiday season, and they’re committed to providing a welcoming environment in which they can experience the message of Christ’s love.  They have 12 different online experiences scheduled on Wed, Thurs, and Friday! Christmas day!


Go here to get more information and download free Christmas music!


MERRY CHRISTMAS from Church 2.0 and the LifeChurch Digerati Team!

Amazon is giving away MP3s for Christmas in what they are calling 25 Days of Free. They are giving away Christmas songs from some of your favorite artists. One per day, so you need to keep checking back periodically and download them for FREE!

Also don't forget about Worship House Media's 12 Days of Christmas.

If you don't know I am a huge fan of Worship House Media. Not only do they save me hours of time surfing for the best video for our worship gatherings by offering many different producers works, they give a lot way for FREE!

Your not going to want to miss 12 Days of Christmas.

On the 1st day of Christmas Worship House Media gave to me Fearfully Made
...and a partridge in a pair tree!

TruthCasting is a website that will allow you to host your sermon video's for free.  Now they are offering you a customized iPhone app that will show up on iTunes for a small fee.  Check it out.

For those of you who missed the Nines online conference on 9.9.09 check out all of the archived videos...

Which speaker impacted you most and why?

Can't go to Catalyst?  Don't have the money?  Missed purchasing your tickets before they sold out? Check out Catalyst Backstage the day of the conference for interviews.

Just kidding.  But Granger Community Church (GCC) is offering their Exposed Conference online to watch for free.  If you missed the event you should check it out.  Also check out the film festival.  Very cool.

I just got an email from the YouVersion team
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This October, YouVersion Live will give you a brand new way to interact with live events like church services, conferences, and more. Want to know how you’ll be able to use it?

Join us for a live webinar: Wednesday, September 23 at 2:00-3:00 PM CDT at http://www.youversion.com/live

LifeChurch.tv Pastor, Innovation Leader Bobby Gruenewald and Digerati Pastor Terry Storch will guide you through YouVersion Live and show you how this free new tool can work in your environment.

• What will it look like to use this in a church service or other live experience?
• As a communicator, how can I use it to help people get more out of my message?
• How will people find a live experience?
• What will it take to set up an experience ahead of time?
• How likely is it that people around me will be able to use it?

Get answers to these questions and have a chance to ask your own during this free webinar. To join us, just go to http://www.youversion.com/live on Wednesday, September 23 at 2:00 CDT. Hope to see you there!

The YouVersion team
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So mark it on your calendars!

YouVersion Live looks amazing. Check out this ChurchCrunch Exclusive of YouVersion Live with Tony Steward.

YouVersion Live Exclusive from John on Vimeo.

DreamHost is offering FREE web hosting for Non-profits.  Yes Church, this means you!

Click here to see how you sign-up.

I am sure that most of you have heard, but I thought I should give these two FREE conferences a plug anyhow.


THE NINES - On 9/9/09 Leadership Network and Caltayst is having a conference from 9:09a CDT and will be approximately 9 hours. Each speaker will have 9mins to communicate one thing, idea or principle to you.



THE FORUM - presented by LifeChurch.tv, Southeastern University, and 316 Network on Sept 10-11th looks to be a very high quality, high impact leadership conference.


You will want to check both of these out, and why not, they are FREE!

The culture and industries are making the shift to social media.

Has your church?

FreeCountdowns.net is a great site for FREE Video Countdowns.

Well it's not Blockbuster, but there will be blockbuster movies online for free through EpixHD. Many of you may use hulu for TV shows. Epix will be the Hulu of movies.

Let's see what comes of Epix when it finally goes live.

If you need to fax a file or document and you don't have a fax machine. Check out faxZERO. It's Free!

You've got to check this out...
Gurus User-group from Church Tech Talk on Vimeo.

Hope to see you in Louisville at Southeast!

With the economic crunch at we are in churches need to save money. See how we made a green screen for less than $10.


Tim then edited the footage on an very old version of Sony Vegas Video Editing and we came up with this...


Also the spinning 'Plugged IN' box was made in Google Sketch Up which is Free.

Is your church website ugly? Need a new one?

Tony Morgan and Collide Media are giving a free website overhaul (valued at $1499) to whom ever has the ugliest website and the most interesting story.

Click here and register to win!