One of the biggest time-busters of running a retreat/missions trip/camp is organizing all of the participants info. It usually goes something like this: Step #1: Collect registrant info. This usually entails collecting paper forms which – by the time it reaches your desk – are folded 7 ways from Sunday, have energy drink stains or [...]
I posted previously about a great way to download YouTube video (see here). Since then I’ve learned a significantly better way to do it. KEEPVID is a simple web-based program that can convert streaming video (YouTube, Vimeo..etc) into an MP4 file which makes it easy to embed in your worship presentation software or play through [...]
This is part 2 in a series on Wufoo. View the first post here. — One of the features I love about Wufoo is the ability to totally customize the look and feel of your form. This is great for branding purposes (events, camps/retreats, church/youth logo). Today we are going to show how to create [...]
Evernote is an extremely powerful tool. My last post gave some pointers on how to get started. Today we’ll look at what I believe to be the most useful way to use Evernote in youth ministry: collecting sermon ideas/resources. A major component of a youth pastor’s portfolio is teaching and preaching. Ideas for devotionals and [...]
There are tons of great apps out there for the web. In fact, there’s almost too many. Whether you realize it or not, you spend a lot of time managing your online accounts & applications. You write emails, update Facebook/Twitter/Google +, scour YouTube, upload to Instagram, sync your Dropbox, read RSS feeds, do virtually everything [...]
Hello! Welcome to my site. I'm a youth pastor in Calgary, AB, Canada. I like to talk about things I've learned along the way.
