[Kid Inspiration]

I use bloglines to read all the blogs I participate in in one place.
I thought I might post all the Children’s Ministry Blogs I can find online here, you may find one that you had not heard of yet.
And leave a comment if you know of one not on this list!

Bob’s Blog

Cheap Technology [...]

A great option if you make videos in your children’s ministry, if you make one, let me know how it works!
Steadycams (or camera stabilizers) are attachments used to capture smooth looking video even when the camera and camera operator are in motion. The camera operator may walk (or even jog), move through tight hallways and [...]

I am a little fanatic about Muppet related stuff.
But here is one book that has shot to the top of my reading list:
My Life as a Furry Red Monster - by Kevin Clash who is Elmo’s performer. At the book site there is a short excerpt from the book, here is a part from the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

TheOOZE is a website dedicated to the emerging Church culture…
Have a look around the site, especially if you are wired into the emerging church discussion. There is not much on the site devoted to discussion of ministry to children in a post-modern context.
But I did just read a fascinating article of the type that [...]

One of the most profound thoughts running around on a rampage in my head is the idea that the church can take lead the way in educating our kids. Public education systems around the world are obsolete and irrelevant and getting more so by the day.
The church, free of the constraints of government mandated curriculum [...]

Interesting findings from a study in preschool programming…
Aussie iTV study tells preschool programmers to toss the narrative

A three-year research study from Perth, Australia’s Interactive Television Research Institute (ITRI) at Murdoch University may change the way producers and networks approach preschool programming the world over. Although the university is in the process of releasing the study’s [...]