Development

Pew Research Center

PewThe Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan “fact tank” that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does so by conducting public opinion polling and social science research; by analyzing news coverage; and by holding forums and briefings. It does not take positions on policy issues.


Looking For Biblical Leadership?

lljAll people, old and young, in all cultures, in every church, in every business, in every country, and in every home desire to have leaders who model integrity, love, grace, forgiveness, and truth. At Lead Like Jesus they believe Jesus is the perfect role model for all leaders.  Lead Like Jesus exists to help all people learn and model the leadership principles that Jesus lived.


Mintools

mintoolsIn researching today for my sermon I came across this website (http://mintools.com) that was too rich to simply keep to myself. It covers virtually every area you can think of with links to resources, websites, as well as articles on the subjects at hand.  –Randy Vinson


Everyone deserves a little down time!

flotv-personalI like to catch a great ball game. Whether it’s live or on TV, it truly helps me calm myself down and find some of the rest I need. One of the problems I have found however is that my business can often times get in the way of me being allowed the joy of following my favorite teams. The amazing thing however is that new gadgets are making it possible to watch live television on the go using mobile broad cast services by FLO TV and Mobile DTV.


Tech Time – Printers

printersIs it time for you to move on to a new printer for your ministry?   Today’s printers allow you to print directly from the Web using apps or send jobs via phone and e-mail.   Here are four good options recommended by the Great Lakes District: Lexmark Pinnacle PRO901, Xerox Phaser 750N, Epson Workforce 635, and the HP Photosmart Premium Fax E-All-In-One.


Pastors.com – Where Christian Leaders Connect

Pastors.com is a place wpastorhere pastors come for inspiration, encouragement, fellowship, practical help, tools and resources for growing a healthy church. To join in the fellowship and collaboration on Pastors.com, they ask that you agree with the following statement: I affirm the essentials of classic Christianity such as they authority and inspiration of the Bible, the Trinitarian nature of God, and the sufficiency of Christ for salvation. Further, I commit myself to the work of the local church and in taking Christ’s message of faith, hope, and love to a work that is lost without Him


John Maxwell’s Maximum Impact Club

Maximum Impact Club is the world’s John-Maxwellpremier monthly leadership mentoring program impacting thousands of leaders around the globe each year.  Each month members receive a special lesson from John Maxwell as well as 24/7 access to MIC 2.0, an online platform of exclusive downloadable leadership content.  MIC 2.0 is filled with archived lessons from John Maxwell, Fast Company articles, interviews with leadership experts and practitioners, webinars, and more. Hear from leaders like Tim Sanders, Dr. Jim Goodnight, Seth Godin, and Jim Collins.


ESRI

ESRIESRI provides business, consumer spending, demographic, and segmentation data to help you analyze markets, profile customers, evaluate competitors, and identify opportunities.  In working to understand who is around you and what they value ESRI can be a great tool to evaluate market data. www.esri.com


Wufoo!!!! We need your ideas!!!!

Have you ever wanted to get great ideas from your teams?  Tired of simply making phone calls or sending out random emails?  Not sure of when feedback may or may not come in? 

Wufoo might just be the thing you need!   Wufoo strives to be the easiest way to collect information over the Internet.  Wufoo’s form builder  helps you create contact forms, online surveys, and invitations so you can collect the data, registrations and online payments you need for your organization, and the best part is that it is FREE!!!

Wufoo

WUFOO

At the GLD we think this is a pretty cool little resource for you to use.  So cool in fact we decided to put it into practice and created our own survey.  We want to know what you think about  how we are communicating and how we can interact with you.  So if you don’t mind take a minute, click on the link below and give us your thoughts!

Take Our Survey!


Act One

Act act oneOne, Inc., is a nonprofit organization founded to train Christians of all denominations for careers in mainstream film and television.   Act One offers the Writing Program, for aspiring film and television writers, and the Executive Program, for aspiring entertainment executives, in addition to many other programs and services for our alumni and the public.  Actone.com