The number one tech question I am asked is still, “How do you download a youtube clip?” Well I have a new favorite and a Vimeo video grabber that has been great! The youtube grabber is simple and sweet! Just remove the “http://www.” and replace it with the word...
If you are not familiar with Evernote, it is a clean and easy note taking software (Learn More). It is a great way to capture and organize ideas, web pages, audio, and more. It is a web app, desktop app (syncs beautifully), it is available for Mac and PC and most...
We are always trying to think up new games to use in our ministry. NBC has done a great thing for youth pastors! The new game show Minute to Win It (premiering this Sunday March 14, 2010) has between 60 and 70 doable games that can be used as youth ministry crowd...
If I had a dime for every time I heard someone in ministry say that they did not pray as much as they thought they should, I'd be doing ministry in the Caribbean somewhere or maybe a cruise minister. Permanent vacationing aside, most of us really do want to pray...
Last weekend was the Simply Youth Ministry Conference, and there was lots of great training. One of the speakers, Tim Schmoyer videoed his seminar on Communicating Youth Group News with Teens and Parents and dropped it on YouTube. You can watch it here (it was really...
Jake Rutenbar made another incredible music video for this year's Simply Youth Ministry Conference. It's all about Youth Worker stereotypes. It's so funny, and so true.
Over at SimplyYouthMinistry.com we are having an 80's won't die sale. 80 products and you pay 80% (that's 20% off, get it?). There's some great stuff. In honor of celebrating the decade of Big Hair we made this video. WARNING: This video contains a side of Andy...
It's my experience that I can often tell when a site is going to spam me. However, there are those times when I need something, and the site requires me to fork over my email and "verify" it forcing me into the conundrum of deciding between and endless barrage of spam...
I'm at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference this weekend, and we've setup some opportunities for you to watch even if you weren't able to come. I setup the site SYMCLive.com to host live video from the event. You can check out the schedule on the page. And if you...
Though I have not received a kindle from a secret santa or generous church member, I have bought a handful of Kindle books to read on my iPhone. I know that some people really don't like the idea of reading on a backlit screen, but I find it less of a strain on my...
