What Kind of Checkin System Do You Use?
I get this question fairly often. It's one of those questions that children's pastors and leaders ask each other.
The Database / Checkin System is...
Story of the Saint on a Plane
I forget about these stories until Amanda tells me: "You should write about ______." Then I'll go: "Oh yeah, I forgot about that."
Here is...
Our Family’s Spiritual Practices
We are not the perfect family nor the perfect parents by any means. I'm a recovering control freak. I've even lost my temper a...
What Does Your “Easter Eggstravaganza” Look Like?
I'm often asked by other churches or children's ministry leaders what we do for an outreach during Easter and how we do it. Here's...
Stephen’s Speech and Stoning
Stephen is described as a man full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom (Acts 6:3). He did "great wonders and miraculous signs among the...
Sticky Teaching // What Sticks in the Brain
Interesting infographic on how the brain interacts with input (i.e. teaching):
HT ym360
source Chris Lema
Internet: The Biggest Shift Since the Industrial Revolution
These kind of figures always astound me:
HT Youth Ministry Media
Mom, Dad… R U Listening?
Jonathan McKee has an interesting resource he's working on called: "R U Listening?"
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k7sXiDwYbM?rel=0]
About "R U Listening?":
We are asking thousands of teenagers across North...
World’s Largest Rope Swing
This video has been making the rounds among the various blog feeds in my Google Reader. It's pretty cool!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B36Lr0Unp4?rel=0]
HT the overflow
source YouTube
Need Help w/ Your Facebook Profile Picture? [video tutorial]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUvLZeDgU-c?rel=0]
HT the overflow
source YouTube
Useful Keyboard Shortcuts | FREE Training Included!
These are keyboard shortcuts for doing word processing or any kind of transferring of text, graphics, or elements in the computer world.
Whenever I'm "training" folks on...
Some Technology Boundaries
A little over a month ago, my wife and I sat down to create and agree to a set of boundaries around our use...










