I've got some questions lately about the teaching series that you can get at SimplyYouthMinistry.com, so I thought I would talk about how they've helped me save time as a teacher. First, thing that sets them apart is that they are almost all downloadable. I love that....
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This may not be very geeky, but I thought it was funny. I had many conversations lately about getting out of debt and watching family budgets that I thought this was timely also. It seems we as Americans could be in a better place if we would have followed this simple...
iPhone 3.0 Debut
Earlier (much earlier) today Apple debuted version 3.0 of the iPhone software. As far as can tell this has eliminated most all reasons for spending any change any other smart phone. In 3.0 Apple is releasing the ban on turn-by turn GPS software, adding peer-to peer...
Communicating Throughout the Week
Here's another video from Tim Schmoyer for a session he did in the media center at the National Youth Ministry Conference last week. He talks about the tools he uses to keep the lines of communication open between him and the students and parents in his ministry....
Leaders are Learners
I am always on the prowl for good leadership resources: books, dvd's, mp3's, etc. When I attend a conference I often buy sessions and workshops that I could not attend at sites like these ($3.50-$30): National Youth Ministry Conference (Now the Simply Youth Ministry...
Quick Tip: Google Text Message Translation, etc.
Did you know you can text message Google for translations, flight status, addresses, stocks, movies, directions, math, and a lot more? You simply send a properly formatted text message to 46645 and it replies almost instantly with the info you requested. By properly...
Blogger Panel from NYMC
Here's the video from the Blogger Panel from National Youth Ministry Conference a few weeks ago. The panel was made up of Josh Griffin (MorethanDodgeBall.com), Tim Schmoyer (TimSchmoyer.com), Chuck Bomar (CollegeMinistryThoughts.com), and Me. Although I was more AV...
New Kindle App for the iPhone
I've been thinking about getting a Kindle 2 for a while, in fact I was pretty sure I was going to order one this week, but I'm not so sure now. I was traveling home from NYMC yesterday and was telling my buddy Andy, that this exactly what I wanted, and today Amazon...
Site Creation/Management
I thought it might be helpful to do a quick roundup of a couple of my favorite website creation/management tools. These are all web-based solutions which means you sign into your site and do everything within your web browser. The first of these solutions I ever used...
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