I just sent a quick message to my small group leaders thanking them for leading and offering a quick tip on caring for their students. I hope this is helpful for you, and if you really like it feel free to send it to your leaders.…
The Bible app, which recently celebrated 200 million downloads, is the best thing to happen to smart phones and a tremendous tool for Bible readers. When people get upset that I am reading or teaching from a digital Bible (By the way, that confrontation is a rarity.),…
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.…
I love digital and yet I am still a very tactile person. When I leave my house to study, I love that I can take my iPad Air and not 200 lbs of study resources, BUT I still like the touch of paper.…
If you are a white board fanatic, and you have a need to host meetings where your staff can stay home, Rocketboard may be part of the answer. Rocketboard is an app with a small monthly fee and the results are pretty cool.…
This week we played Flip It! This is a super simple game of heads or tails…but better. Rules: Ask the crowd to choose either heads or tails publically by either grabbing their head… or tail. Then the game host flips a coin.…
If you’re a leader you can’t escape it—you will be criticized. Criticism is aimed at leaders because everyone (including leaders) is imperfect and hurting and hurting people end up hurting others. At the beginning of one’s leadership journey it’s very difficult to try to separate personalized criticism into a truth or untruth category–criticism jumps straight to personal hurt.…
