Videos for Early Childhood

by | Jul 27, 2010 | What Matters Now

Now that we are finished with all three weeks of our half-day summer camps, I’ll share some of the video components we created! Each day, we told the Bible story to 225 kids (ages 3-entering Kindergarten) on video.  Throughout the week, we covered the story of...

How to make Glow-Sticks

by | Jul 24, 2010 | What Matters Now

Somewhere in the soul of every children’s ministry leader is an inner geek.  And if you are like me, you’re always searching for cool ways to interact with kids in a teaching environment .  I came across this video on how to make Glow Sticks and knew the...

Pixar on Collaboration

by | Jun 29, 2010 | What Matters Now

Check out this video from Pixar University’s Dean: Randy Nelson. Here are three quotes that stuck out to me: •    The core skill of an innovator is error recovery not failure avoidance. •    Collaboration means amplification. •    Be interested, not interesting....

The Best Video Ideas

by | May 24, 2010 | What Matters Now

Part of my role in ministry involves the creation of video teaching resources for K-5th grade and 3-5 year olds.  Every month, we create an average of 80 minutes of finished video for these age groups.  The more video I create, the more I realize that video is one of...

Taking the Time

by | Mar 17, 2009 | What Matters Now

I recently ran across a website advertising a new phone – it’s called the Pomegranate.  You should check it out first, then read on below. http://www.pomegranatephone.com/ Seriously, if you read on you will spoil the fun – not the mention the point of this posting....