Archive for March, 2008

Webcast Reminder: Cultivating a Cutting-Edge Children’s Church

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Cultivating a Cutting-Edge Children's Church - click for more details

One final reminder…you can join Dick Gruber and me for this first-of-its-kind 3 hour interactive online workshop where you’ll discover the practical steps to Cultivating a Cutting-Edge Children’s Church.

Despite the fact that my flight to Little Rock out of O’Hare today was canceled, we’ll still be offering a free webcast of the pre-conference session that is being offered conjunction with the National Children’s Ministries Leadership Conference, this pre-conference workshop offered face-to-face at the conference will be webcast live online on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 from 9:00am-12:00pm (CDT) and then repeated later that day from 1:00pm-4:00pm. View the FREE session online and interact with the presenters and other participants live online during the session!

Two identical sessions will be offered:

  • Session 1: Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 9:00am-12:00pm (CDT)
  • Session 2: Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 1:00pm-4:00pm (CDT)

Both sessions will be webcast live online using Ustream. You can click here to register for a free Ustream account. Then, 10-15 minutes before the session begins, click here to login to participate live online!

View webcast

For those unable to participate live, the sessions will be recorded and archives made available afterwards at www.cmuo.com/workshops/kidschurch. Links to additional resource materials and the slides referenced during the sessions will also be posted.

FREE Webcast: Cultivating a Cutting-Edge Children’s Church

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Cultivating a Cutting-Edge Children's Church - click for more details

Join Dick Gruber and Jason Rhode for this first-of-its-kind 3 hour interactive online workshop where you’ll discover the practical steps to Cultivating a Cutting-Edge Children’s Church.

In conjunction with the National Children’s Ministries Leadership Conference, this pre-conference workshop offered face-to-face at the conference will be webcast live online on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 from 9:00am-12:00pm (CDT) and then repeated later that day from 1:00pm-4:00pm. View the FREE session online and interact with the presenters and other participants live online during the session!

Two identical sessions will be offered:

  • Session 1: Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 9:00am-12:00pm (CDT)
  • Session 2: Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 1:00pm-4:00pm (CDT)

Both sessions will be webcast live online using Ustream. To participate in the chat room to ask questions and post comments during the workshop, you need to login to Ustream. If you do not have a Ustream account yet, click here to register for free. Then, 10-15 mins before the session begins, click here to login to participate live online!

View workshop

For those unable to participate live, the sessions will be recorded and archives made available afterwards at www.cmuo.com/workshops/kidschurch. Links to additional resource materials and the slides referenced during the sessions will also be posted.

Twitter in Plain English

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

CommonCraft has released yet another wonderful video explaining a technology in plain english. In their latest video, they explain Twitter in Plain English.YouTube Preview ImageHow might Twitter be used in a children’s ministry context? I’m looking for examples of how children’s ministry leaders are currently using Twitter. If you have an example, comment with your ideas.