It was a perfect storm: 1. I realized I could save well over $200 a year on seminary text books purchasing them on the kindle store. 2. I found $100 off deal when you subscribe to Audible 3. I made the decision to wait until the next revision to buy the iPad. It...
I, like many in our field, have ADD. That makes assigning, completing and following up on tasks an adventure with our team. It is common for us to be in a car on the way to Starbucks or walking down the hall when we remember an essential task we need to do, or we need...
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 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...
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...
Well 2009 is officially over, and I was thinking about some of the tech that made it's way into my world during the year. Here's some of my favorites: Software: Mozy - I committed to online backup this year having deciding that my time machine wasn't enough. Mostly...
There is an interesting article over at churchrelevance.com about the most popular words searched by teens. This is good insight for youth workers. Here's what they deemed as "bad" in the top 100: BAD SEARCHES FROM THE TOP 100 by boys and girls (ages 18 & under)...
There's a lot of Christmas Freebies floating around this year. I thought I'd let you know about some before it's too late. Free Media from the Simply Youth Ministry Media Store Free Media from Centerline Blog Free Training from Cadre Connection iTunes Holiday Sampler...
