I rarely sleep through my morning alarm, yet I have a fear of oversleeping when I have an early morning responsibility. There are a few weekends each year where I am home alone and need to get up early to preach on a Sunday or I have an early morning flight to catch.…
I remember purchasing Logos Bible software well over a decade ago while in college. It was so robust and innovative. Their software helped me accumulate resources, study, and complete assignments all from the comfort of my dorm (helping me keep my distance from the school library).…
When possible, I use 7 tech touches for marketing events. If promotion is not a normal part of your event process dive in using a few of these. Don’t feel like you have to use them all, if you get overwhelmed you may abandon the process.…
I have a few avenues and tools for brainstorming and planning for events. Here are a some of the ways I get ideas out of my head and into action…or the garbage bin. NO TECH: When I am brainstorming with no tech I usually cram ideas into my Moleskine or I unload ideas on Post-it Notes and stick them around my office.…
I cram as much tech as I can into a Rubbermaid Roughneck 31 gal Storage Tote and then I shove that tote into a trunk or under the bus for the week or weekend that awaits. I trust you will bring or have access to things like a video projector (VPU), laptop, sound system, etc.…
This Sunday will be week 4 for us in our Reframing Jesus series from Simply Youth Ministry Store. We used it for our Sunday morning program and the students got into it. The questions were great which sparked good discussion and more questions.…
I have gigs of duplicate files on multiple hard drives, I am wasting so much space! The Duplicate Finder is the app we need! For a limited time we can grab The Duplicate Finder for Mac (which is normally a $9.99 app) that will sift through files and folders, finding all our duplicate files.…
Have you been thinking about making your own iPhone app but did not know where to start? A year ago I wrote on column in GROUP Magazine to help youth workers think through the idea of creating an app, you can read it here.…
A slow internet connection drives me crazy, when my computer is dragging I do an internet speed test with speedtest.net. Check out this video of a Google employee running speedtest.net inside a Google campus. Your browser does not support the video tag.…
I recently did a live Periscope broadcast on two easy, DIY youth ministry games: paint slides and Gaga Ball pits. If you missed it, watch it below: Paint Slide Needs: • Construction Grade Plastic ($75 at Lowes…we bought a large quantity.)…
