Hey check out this branding page at http://about.me/robstill
This is pretty cool.
Usually I don’t blog about non-worship related stuff, but today I gotta make an exception.
I’ve been wanting a simple one-page “branding” or landing page for a while. But it was … complicated.
About.me has made it so simple and easy to use.
Best of all, it’s free.
It was a blast volunteering for the Killer Tribes Conference
Your people will volunteer freely …. Psalm 110:3
It is more blessed to give than to receive …. Acts 20:25
The church runs on volunteerism. If you have served before, you know that you often get far more than you give. It’s an inherently good and right thing to do for the sheer joy of giving to others. Serving is an expression of love, God’s love.
Are your rehearsals heavenly?
My blogging friend David Santistevan recently posted about The Rehearsal From Hell and How To Avoid It.
It’s a great post and I recommend worship folks check it out. His concluding challenge was “If you blog and have written about rehearsal before, leave a link to your post.”
Well I didn’t have a post on rehearsal yet and thought, heck, there’s no time like the present to start. So here we go.
With early arrival and delays, this trip was well over 20 hours
In Romania, I arrived in a time zone 8 hours ahead of where I came from. Spent over 20 hours traveling by plane. I’ve heard it said it takes about one day per hour of jet lag for your body to adjust to the change so you can be functional. That would be 8 days in this situation. Why suffer that long?
I found this sweet plug-in called “GigPress” through Michael Hyatt’s blog post on favorite Word Press Plugins. to publish event dates & details.
So I added an Events page to the blog and, for this post only here’s my itinerary for the next 2 months. By the way we will be hosting a Live Webcast Home Concert on July 24 from 6-9pm CDT as a fundraiser for our missions trip. More details coming soon on that.
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: Sunday Worship | |||
| 05/26/13 http://www.robstill.com | Rob Still in McMinnville, TN | Christ Commuity Church Sunset Hills | United States |
| Time: 10:30am. | |||
| Purpose: Rock Band Camp | |||
| 06/23/13 - 06/28/13 http://www.robstill.com | Rob Still in Salisbury, MD | Rock-n-Worship Rock Band Camp | United States |
| Time: 10:45am. | |||
| 06/23/13 - 06/28/13 http://www.robstill.com | Rob Still in Salisbury, MD | Rock-n-Worship Rock Band Camp | United States |
| Time: 10:45am. | |||
| Purpose: Eastern Europe Missions Trip | |||
| 07/29/13 http://www.robstill.com | Rob Still in Timisoara | Scoala de Inchinara | Romania |
| Time: 8:00am. | |||
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Why is this dude so happy?
Worship Dude Rocks !
About a month ago I began my on-line version of Extreme Makeover and re-launched my website and blog. It’s been a DIY project and a fun journey. But I’m a worship and music dude, not a web geek. The learning curve has been steep as I’ve dived into the worlds of WordPress, Social Media, music sharing sites, etc. The site is still under construction and has a way to go before it’s “finished”.
Last week I had the privilege of sharing my story with the students at Visible School of Music and Worship Arts College in Memphis, TN.
I met the founder and totally cool guy Ken Steorts in Hungary a few years ago where I was Director of Worship for the Sozo International Music and Arts Festival. I was invited to share about my experiences in music entrepreneurship and worship ministry. Yes, an unusual combination, but that’s my story.
My talk was about how I started out producing music for advertising, built a successful business, and transitioned into worship ministry. When I got out of college with a music degree, there was not a clear path to figure out how to make a living doing it. I shared some timeless and universal principles I learned. I’ll feature these in a blog series “Principles for Starting Out in Business.”
Visible Students are awesome!
It just so happened that the Songwriting Program led by VS Alumni Andy Newton is conducting a jingle contest to promote their Pancake Breakfast fundraiser coming up.
So I recorded this little ditty … just for fun.
I recently attended Podcamp 11 “Express Yourself”. Though this was most definitely a secular event, many sessions were about authenticity and transparency, reflecting the craving and spiritual hunger people have for honest, real communication and connection. That’s what being wholehearted is all about – living in spirit and truth.
This was my first time experiencing anything like the “ultimate symposium for on-line media”. The host venue, Cadillac Ranch was full of techie geeks, wiz kid creatives, and a few wanna-be’s like me. As a “newbie” in the serious blog-o-sphere, I occasionally felt like an alien from another planet, or RipVan Winkle just awakening from a very long nap. The amount of information was sometimes overwhelming, but also fun, enlightening, and inspiring.
Mitch Canter is the man in WordPress world and his session on “The Ultimate WordPress Experience” (video link) was tight. WordPress is awesome for website content management as well as blogging.
Blogging Tip: Slideshare (on-line app) is a great way to post and share slides. Here’s the slides from Mitch Canter’s presentation – killer content. I’m going to tweak my site with his ideas, too. He also just began a series 50 Days to A Better WordPress Blog. I’m on that.
Josh Byrd’s presentation “Get Real: Creating Authenticity Online” debunked the “fake it till you make it” idea.
Blogging Tip: Be who you really are, use discretion, don’t try to present a persona that is not who you truly are.
Jeff Goins is another young whipper snapper who shared wisdom and insight on “How To Lead and Motivate Creative People (Including Yourself)” (link to his slide show).
Three qualities of creatives – they are non-linear, imaginative and introspective. They struggle with productivity, authority and insecurity. They can see what others can not see. They can be very sensitive. They need a system and translators.
His seminar really connected with me cause I’ve led very creative people most of my career. My communication roles have been primarily the translator, but I have a lot of the introspective creative personality type in me too.
Blogging Tip: Jeff’s a very good writer and his site is worth a visit. On there I discovered this BlogRocket community/training I’m thinking about joining.
Spanish, English, Romanian, Serbian, Hungarian, Dutch
Introducing the new design and focus of www.robstill.com. I’ve been investing a lot of energy learning how to upgrade our web presence so we can Encourage Wholehearted Worship Worldwide. This is a DIY site and will be the digital home for communications about music, teaching, events and stuff like that.
The purpose of this blog is to help people everywhere, in any cultural context, have a better understanding of worship so they can respond wholeheartedly and authentically. I’ll be writing about spirituality, theology, music, leadership and songwriting.
This will also be a forum for refining the book I’m writing on Practical Theology of Worship, based on the course I’ve been teaching internationally. The languages in the “Welcome” picture above represent some of the nations where I’ve taught – Argentina, England, Romania, Serbia, Hungary, Germany. BTW the photo is from my backyard deck (hey, I’m into sky pics!)
By the way, this Web Site is Still Under Construction and will be a work in progress for a while. Already found a few techie bugs to fix with the feeds and social media links. So expect improvement along the way. This is my first “new” post in and I’m looking forward to Encouraging Wholehearted Worship Worldwide!
