Many of you know how much I respect Andy Stanley. I love how he speaks practical truth to people far from God. How he creates environments that people are attracted to once they are there he shares biblical truth with them. Another leader I have been listening to a lot lately is Dr. Timothy Keller. To say […]
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Growing up in church all my life and working in a church for the past 14 years I have met my fair share of Youth pastors. All of which had great hair, a hot wife and a goatee but that’s a post for another day. I am not sure if this is my perception or if it
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Jim Wideman has been a part of all of the major shakeups and startups in children’s ministry today. This week is another first for kids ministry. There have been many people who have offered mentoring programs in kidmin but none as successfully as Brother Jim. The idea that you would be able to keep 12 kidmin leaders
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Check out what my friend Roger Fields is doing. One hour from now he’s going to be broadcasting live from downtown Louisville. Less than 1 1/2 hours away Roger Fields (FX Live), Jeremy Collins (Pajama Conference) and Michelle Romaine (Fitness Camp) will be broadcasting live from downtown Lexington all about the cool things happening at
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I came across this tool the other day on Techcrunch. It is a free open-source collaboration tool. A few months ago when we were working on God To The Rescue we used Google Docs. It worked but it was a bit cumbersome. We are about to start working on a curriculum for Summer of 2012 and Christmas
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1. Casey’s Contraptions – crazy addicting think angry birds meets actual laws of physics. 2. Parent Cue – ReThinks Cue box for the iPad – If you use ReThink’s 252basics curriculum this is a no brainer. 3. Toy Story Read Along – Stunning ebook for the iPad also includes interactive treats like video, coloring and
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True confession: The past two months or so I haven’t been able to hear the Michael Jackson song “Smooth Criminal” enough. A friend of mine shared this video with me. It is unbelievable. These guys are crazy talented. Happy Friday! Hope you enjoy.
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Very excited to be going going to Group’s Kidmin Conference. Why you should register. 1. Connect Groups – groups created to make a large conference small. Groups designed to force you to connect with other kids pastors so a conversation can start that you can take home with you and relationships can start that
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There has been an age old debate in parenting. The debate always has been between quality time and quantity. Which is more important? I believe that new debate for the 21st century for parents to struggle with is between active time with your kids and passive time. I still am wrestling with this idea, I
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One of my new favorite iPad apps is Flipboard. Basically it turns your twitter, facebook or blogging feed into a magazine like reading experience. You can comment, like and read your social media content massively visual appealing layout. If you don’t use Flipboard you need to be. It will change how you read and interact with your content. I
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