The latest web tool I am looking into is Stroome. What is Stroome? Stroome is the world's most collaborative video editing community. Upload videos, share clips, then mix it up and mash it out. Thousands of clips, hundreds of collaborators, unlimited possibilities. Stroome is a tool for web reporting. I have not created a project yet, but I'm sure that will happen in the near future. Here's what intrigues me about this web tool.

Latitude in conjunction with ReadWriteWeb has released research on what children want from their technology. It's a fascinating look at the future from a child's perspective.

This year at our summer half-day camps, we produced another set of original worship songs. James Pomeroy, the KidsWorld Worship Director, co-wrote six songs with Grammy award winning songwriter and worship pastor Leonard Ahlstrom. These songs ROCK! Get 'em today for FREE!

I just came across an article entitled, "I Want It Now! The Fierce Urgency of Videogaming's Future." The article identified a key characteristic of today's video game consumer: impatience. Ever heard of Farmville? The insanely popular Facebook game's chief game designer recently pinpointed that many gamers lose interest in a game because the game takes too long to load. Take a guess about how long Farmville takes to load…. Six seconds. Be patient, there's more...

Several years ago I stood in front of a group of children's ministry volunteers and leaders at Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin. For the very first time, I shared my thoughts on how digital kids learned and the challenges ahead for the field of children's and family ministry. One of the big questions from that presentation that has stayed with me over the past six years has been: What if children's ministry became more like a video game than a book? Read more...

As a children's pastor interested in technology, media, and the Internet I am always looking for resources related to the way kids interact in the digital world. Recently OnlineFamily.Norton, a background computer program that shows that your children are doing online, released a fascinating report on the most popular search terms for kids 13-18, 8-12, and 7 & under. Read more...

Kids are more wired and connected than ever before. On one hand I can see the argument for becoming unwired and unplugged while at church. Ministry should focus people where they need to be. But on the other hand, I think it's more important to focus ministry on where people are before you focus them on where they need to be. Here are some suggestions...

So many things around us are changing. There are forces at work in the lives of our children and families that need to be recognized and addressed.

It is possible to shoot amazing videos with a camera that costs less than $200. I'll show you how!

I know, the debate over Harry Potter is essentially over. However the debate comes to haunt those of us who lead children’s and family ministry because the movies are still being released. This debate has a fairly polemical nature to it. The two sides (pro and con) routinely write books and fire away in articles and blogs. But I’m less concerned about the polemic nature of the actual debate. My brother John is.

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The Vatican follows the lead of President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II, launching a YouTube channel featuring the musings of Pope Benedict XVI.

A new video game changes the face of interaction.

Are the kids we serve becoming contributors or just bigger consumers? YouTube helps us decide.