Last week, Amazon released the Kindle App for the iPhone
. I love the fact that I can download newer books online and read them on my iphone regardless of where I am.
Since I can’t go to the bookstore and pick up the latest books, having the ability to buy ebooks from Amazon is very appealing to me.
Here are ten books that I’d love to read on my iPhone. All these books would be great for youth workers. Which books from the Kindle Store would you recommend?
- When Church Kids Go Bad
- Engaging the Soul of Youth Culture
- Youth Ministry Survival Guide: How to Thrive and Last for the Long Haul
- 101 Ideas for Making Disciples in Your Youth Group
- The New Breed: Understanding and Equipping the 21st Century Volunteer
- Getting Fired for the Glory of God: Collected Words of Mike Yaconelli for Youth Workers
- Youth Ministry 3.0
- The Pirate’s Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism
- Comparative Youth Culture
- Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication
I’m looking forward to reading some of these on my iphone. What do you think of the new Kindle app?
Check out my post on using my iphone to improve my spiritual life.
Yesterday, we took Benjamin to the doctor for his usual checkup. While we were there, the conversation turned interesting.
The doctor asked us about President Obama, the stock market, and the global economy. He asked what was going on with Obama. I replied, “I think a lot of people put their hope in him and are not seeing the results they had hoped for.” I was trying to not get into the politics of the conversation and tried to give a simple answer. I said that I didn’t see an easy answer to the economic problems. He responded, “Oh, no. Don’t tell me that.” I had to respond with something, so I said the first thing that comes to my mind.
I said, “But it’s a good thing we don’t put our hope in a President, we put our hope in God.” I left it at that. He understood what I said, and I’m hoping someday to be able to continue the conversation with him.
It was a little glimpse of testimony and confidence in something other than the President of the United States or in the rebounding of the economy. My God is bigger than both of those things, and He is in control.
By the way, Ben is healthy. He weighs 23 pounds and is 28 inches long. He got some shots, but he’s fine.
Last week in our Youth Ministry class we talked mostly about how to create lesson plans. We talked about putting in details like goals, indicators, transition statements, and other things.
Today, in the continuation of that topic, we started talking about the big picture of how to create a teaching plan for youth ministry. It’s not enough to know the details…we have to know where we are going with each of those lessons.
So, we started off the class with this powerpoint game called What is it?. I created it to use in either an English or Spanish setting, so it’s bilingual. The first image is a super close up of an object. The participants have to guess what it is. After ten images, the answers are given. There’s even a bonus in case of a tie.
Feel free to use the free “What is it?” powerpoint game for your ministry. My students did fairly well. I don’t think it’s too difficult or too easy. Have fun with it, and let me know if you use it.
Oh…and while you’re at it, maybe you’re looking for a free Easter Powerpoint game. I created a trivia game about Peeps (the candy) a while ago. Click here for the link to the free Peeps Powerpoint game.
Every March, the weather gets nice enough to play in the sprinkler in our little bitty yard. Nathan loves it. So, in 2007, I took a picture of him playing. Then I took another one last year. I compared the two here. Remember that?
Well, take a look at the difference from last year to this year. Nathan has grown up so much this year.
March 2007
March 2008
March 2009
We recently published some information at the YMI Blog about what God has done through Youth Ministry International in the last few years.
It is a privilege to be a part of something that is greater than our own family and ministry. In one of my classes, I teach how difficult it is to measure success in ministry. We work hard everyday, invest countless hours in the lives of people, and do what we feel God wants us to do. But often it isn’t until years later that we see results.
Of course, numbers aren’t everything. But it is always great to see the impact that a ministry is having on the lives of those around them.
Be sure to check out YMI’s blog to read about the Global Movement in youth ministry and see how maybe you can be a part.
