3 Apps I use Nearly Everyday

In a world of hundreds of thousands of Apps, sometimes my iPhone can feel a little overwhelming. So over the past few weeks, I've tried to pay attention to the Apps I really use, and the ones that are more occasional in my world.

Here are 3 that I find myself living in, several times a day:

1. Twitter App.
     In my opinion, the twitter app is the easiest, most user-friendly way for me to "Read the Newspaper" of my life. Twitter for me is like reading the newspaper and all my friends and heroes are in the headlines. Complete with Pictures, editorials and comments.

     Additionally, and honestly, quite surprisingly, when I want to find out some piece of breaking news that I've heard about, I don't go to google, or my internet browser, I actually go to the search feature in the Twitter App. Amazing! I think I like the "bite sized" version of things that Twitter forces you to have.

     To hear more on my philosophy of who I follow, don't follow and why, go here.

2. Hootsuite.
     I LOVE Hootsuite for one primary thing: I can time release tweets!!! This is the single greatest feature ever, because inspiration doesn't always strike at equally spaced times. And I never want to overwhelm followers with 4 or 5 tweets in a row. I know personally, I always skip over those in my news feed.

     So the best thing is to input them and time release them for later in the day or even on other days. Seriously, I probably have close to 200 tweets scheduled to release right now. Thank you Hootsuite. Life changing for those of us with a message to share and inspiration to give.

3. Evernote.
     The final App that I'm just living in right now is Evernote. I think their mission is to be like a One-stop-shop for Data Collection. I love Evernote for a number of reasons.
             1. It's free. Come on free app lovers!!!
             2. It can record audio and saves it in mp3 form.
             3. Its SUPER EASY to email audio and other files to others.
             4. It sinks with my iPhone, iPad and computer. Like seriously, when I'm done recording something, within a few seconds it shows up on my phone. Unreal.
             5. You can share folders, etc.

      Honestly, I haven't even begun to fully utilize Evernote like it has the ability to be utilized. Michael Hyatt did a whole article on it, you can see it here.

? What Apps are changing your world right now?

I would love to hear your thoughts...

#AddingValue

@MatthewKeller

  

Grand Opening:: Next Level Church:: Funky Thoughts

I've spent the last couple of days trying to decompress and process through the emotions of our Grand Opening Weekend at Next Level Church. I have to confess that it was perhaps one of the greatest mountaintop experiences of my life, and probably not for the reasons you might think. Allow me to explain...

• My excitement had nothing to do with the Bricks & Mortar itself. For 9 years, we have always held the view that buildings are simply tools to build people! And that's what God gave us! A fabulous building to build people. And for that I'm so thankful.
• I was deeply moved by the amount of ownership you, the people of Next Level Church, took in the facility. I saw a deep, godly pride about creating a place where we could more effectively build people in so many of your eyes.
• I was moved by your trust to invite so many of your friends, family, co-workers and classmates. We had somewhere between 500 and 600 visitors attend one of our 3 weekend services which is just crazy! Thanks for trusting us with presenting your friends with the Gospel.
• I was blown away by over 200 hands that were raised to say Yes to a relationship with Jesus this weekend. I personally have never played that role before where God has touched so many for salvation at one time! It was amazing to see entire rows of people, whole families, throwing their hands up to say yes to God! Amazing.
• I was excited to know that our facility could effectively accommodate 2,000 people in 3 services. None of our environments were just maxed out and overflowing and crammed. Things were full, but not uncomfortable which is great!
• I was humbled to see hundreds of Next Levelites serving in 1, 2, and even all 3 services this weekend! You get the vision and you knew what it would take to see it come to pass. Thanks for sacrificially giving of yourself to make it all possible.
• I am surprised that we get to do it all again! We didn't have to tear it all down and we don't have to set it all up again next weekend. It's all there for us to use and leverage to see so many more lives touched in the coming days!

3 Things you don't want to miss:

1.  Feeding Fort Myers Weekend. Sat & Sun, April 16 & 17th. 

This is one of the highlights of our entire year as hundreds of you host parties and collect thousands of cans for hungry people in our community. Don't miss the celebration this weekend in all of our services. Sat - 5:30 & Sun - 9:30 & 11:30.

2.  Easter. April 23 & 24th.

This year Easter is going to be amazing as we launch our 1st series in the new facility called, "Starting Line." Trust me when I say, you do not want to come alone on Easter weekend. I'm excited to look at the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus from a perspective that you've probably never seen before! It's going to be creative, engaging, & life-changing!  

* We have 4 service options for Easter Weekend. Saturday - 5:30 & Sunday - 8:00, 9:30 & 11:30.

If you can come Saturday night or Sunday morning at 8 am that would be great to make space for guests at 9:30 & 11:30. Oh yeah, and be sure to get there early to make sure you have a seat!

3.  Mother's Day Weekend. May 7 & 8th.  

Mother's Day is always a special weekend as we celebrate mom's and dedicate children to the Lord. If you've never been apart of praying over families and children, it's truly a special time. Make plans to attend now... and bring your mom because we'll have a special gift for every mother in attendance.

Next Level Church, we are in a season of the miraculous! Thanks for making it possible! Let's keep building people together,


I love being your pastor,

Pastor Matt