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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
Ideas about using wikis in ministry
I spent some time on PBwiki.com this morning, thinking through the possible uses of wikis for ministry. It seems like it could be a pretty useful service for youth workers. From wikipedia: A wiki is a type of website that allows the visitors themselves to easily add,...
read more5 Reasons for PDF files
In response to Tony's comment below, here are 5 reasons for using PDF files. (He and I have already talked about it and decided that we are geeks). PDF files can be read for free (if you send a .doc file, you have to have Word; not everyone has Word). PDF files look...
read moreConverting PDF files for free
If you're looking for something easy and free to use to convert files to PDF, look no more. There's a website called PDF online that will take your original document, convert it to PDF, and email it to you for free. It works great, and it is very easy to use. You can...
read moreYouth Ministry in Mexico: A rant
Here we go again. Amidst our bagel breakfast today, in my first class, we talked about the attitude that certain seminary students (and I would say the church in general) have towards the youth ministry program. This is an attitude definitely of misunderstanding....
read moreMy first E-book
With the recent popularity of YouTube and video on the internet, I felt the need to write sort of a tutorial (35 pages) on video on the internet, specifically focusing on the use of internet video for youth workers. This is the first edition of the e-book, and I am...
read moreAnother Preacher Joke…
A visiting minister was very long-winded. Worse, every time he would make a good point during his sermon and a member of the congregation responded with "Amen" or "That's right, preacher" he would get wound up even more and launch into another lengthy discourse....
read more10 Questions with us
We recently received an email from a freshman homeschooler who is interviewing missionaries. We get these types of emails probably two or three times a year, and we are always happy to respond. Here are the questions she asked us and the answers we gave. Hopefully,...
read moreBeanie Cap Nathan
Tickle Me Elmo TMX
Have you seen the new Tickle Me Elmo? It's the tenth year anniversary edition, and it's really pretty cool. Here's a video of it if you want to see what it does. They say that in the US, there are none in the stores. We saw them in Walmart yesterday here, but they...
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