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Kidinspiration Down


Well my kidinspiration.com website has exceeded its bandwidth this month… I actually had too many visitors! (For the not-so-technical among you, it’s kinda like they shut and lock the door on your website until they get some more money from you).
The good news is there is only one day left in August, so the site [...]

Kidshaper Pt. 1


Kidshaper 2006 was a spectacular success, it looks like there will be some photos coming soon on the official site.
Now, I took an elective during the conference entitled ‘Fast Ministry’. And basically exposed my nerd-dom to the world, talking about the internet and tech stuff in Children’s Ministry. So if you are visiting the blog [...]

Well I was going to talk about it.


Dear faithful blog reader,
You may not be aware of this, but I also have a newsletter at http://kidinspiration.com that you can subscribe to. It goes out once a month or so and I even talk about things that I don’t talk about here at this very blog.
But something has gone awry, yes there has been [...]

Reuters Photo Scandal


Nothing to do with CM… but got me fired up. You probably have heard about some of these photos on the news. Most of us adults trust the news services, believing them to be integrous. But I think our kids will grow up differently, untrusting (rightly so) of news media… which ain’t ALL bad. (Hey, [...]

Creation Animation


Kids 4 Truth International (www.kids4truth.com) announces the release of a brand new Dynamation:
The Watchmaker: www.kids4truth.com/watchmaker/watch.html
This dynamic animation (i.e. Dynamation) transports the viewer into an imaginary world where by chance and chance alone, a beautiful, working watch is formed over a process of millions of years. Where did the watch come from? Obviously, the [...]

Stop Reading this Blog!!!!


You heard me!
Stop reading this blog and watch this video right now!
http://www.devilducky.com/media/49265/
Brilliant!

9 Memorable Gift Ideas - Article.


So there is a child in your ministry going through a tough time? Maybe there is a birthday looming.. you want to get them a gift that will show them that you care, without showing your ministry budget the meaning of the phrase, ‘in the red’. Here are 9 memorable gifts you can give your [...]

Is Your kid a wimp?


Parents are going to ludicrous lengths to take the bumps out of life for their children. However, parental hyperconcern has the net effect of making kids more fragile; that may be why they’re breaking down in record numbers.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20041112-000010.html
[Seems like an interesting site to research on kids in general] - [...]

Right Brain Creativity


Brilliant post via Perry Noble… from Mark Batterson.
“I read a fascinating study a few years ago that suggested that we stop thinking about the lyrics of a song after hearing it thirty times. That has profound implications when it comes to worship. If we aren’t careful, we stop worshiping in spirit and in truth and [...]

Children’s Ministry Manual


It’s cool to see this stuff online… here is a manual online to have a look at…
http://www.sonlifeafrica.com/children/index.htm