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Do you ever get in your car to drive home from a morning of Sunday services only to realize that it’s the first time you’ve sat down since you got out of the car? That can’t be right. You’ve must’ve had time to sit down at least once in between... read more
I had the opportunity on Thursday, February 18th to attend The Conservative Convention in Greenville, South Carolina as a member of the press. The event was attended by nearly 5,000 South Carolinians and featured a number of conservative authors, commentators and presidential candidates, including David Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dr. Ben... read more
The movie RISEN hits theaters today. RISEN is the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection and the weeks that followed, as seen through the eyes of an unbelieving Clavius (Joseph Fiennes), a high-ranking Roman Military Tribune. Clavius and his aide Lucius (Tom Felton) are instructed by Pontius Pilate to oversee... read more
As a Church Media Director, if you are a guy, you need to have the ability to minister to both the men and women on your team. You need to make both aware of ministry opportunities available to them. We also need to learn from people who masters at their... read more
You just landed an audition for the role of your dreams. You’re perfect for the part. It’s the one that could catapult your career into stardom. You’ve prayed for an opportunity like this and you’ve never wanted anything more in your life. Now forget what you want, release your clenched... read more
To be honest, I was not as impressed with the Superbowl Commercials on Sunday night’s game as I have been in year’s past. You would think for Superbowl 50 they would pull out some big guns, but there were only a few that really grabbed my attention. As Church Media... read more
A while back, I had an experience that you might be able to relate to. We had just finished our church service with worship and communion. As the music team was slowly unplugging and turning off their equipment, we felt encouraged by how God had used us. Just as... read more
Close to a year ago I began writing these blogs here on twelve thirty. Several times you have heard me write about the effects of media on how people make their decisions and with this being a big election year there is no doubt the media will have its play... read more
As we led our volunteer teams at our churches, we need to be involved in the conversations that are important to our culture. Obviously this year, the political scene is a hot topic of discussion. As leaders in our churches, we need to be informed and knowledgable of our... read more
Hello everyone and Happy 2016!! Another year in which we all can proclaim the goodness of our Lord Jesus through the various avenues He has given us. At our church, we have a radio program on the GO MIX Christian Radio Network every Sunday afternoon at 12:15 called “Pleasant News... read more
There have been many faith-based films and tv projects over the last few years, including films like War Room, God’s Not Dead, A.D. The Bible Continues, and others. Few deal with as serious a topic as a film that opens nationwide today. Caged No More is an entertaining feature film that... read more
Despite what we would like to believe, every church has to live within a budget when it comes to stage design, and that budget will never be the biggest in the church, no matter how much we may wish for it! A few months ago, our team built some panels.... read more