Good Friday resources: Where are they?

Posted on 03. Apr, 2012 by Kenny.

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It seems that there really isn’t any shortage of Easter resources. From curriculum, video, and other needs, you can find just about anything you’re looking for. But that’s not true of Good Friday. It appears that most resources seem to lump all of Good Friday and Easter into one package, but the Good Friday stuff really can’t stand on it’s own. With more churches offering Good Friday services, events and experiences, the need for stuff specific to Good Friday has increased.

At Gateway we’re doing a very interesting and unique (unique to us) experience for Good Friday which I’ll write about later. We’re putting together a family experience around around Good Friday and we really had a difficult time finding what we were looking for. With what we did find, it was hard to find something that wasn’t too bloody and something that wasn’t too cheesy.

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Animoto: Still one of my favorites

Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by Kenny.

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Over the years you’ll see me post about various tech solutions for life and ministry. Some of these apps stick, others lose their luster over time. Back in 2008 I discovered Animoto, a slideshow application and fell in love. Of many of the things I find, Animoto has remained one of my absolute favorite tools. I know that there are many who read this blog who didn’t back in 2008, so I thought I’d visit this little app again and talk about what else it does as well.

When Animoto frist came out, it was an intelligent and simple slideshow creator. You simply upload photos and music and it would create a randomly generated slideshow using amazing transitions that seem to just move with the music.… Read the rest

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Legal usage of kidmin resources

Posted on 13. Jan, 2011 by Kenny.

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Earlier this week I reviewed a new Easter Resource by God’s Kids Worship (in case you forgot, I’m giving one away this week too… check here for details) and it prompted a very interesting thought. As a part of the theÂ resourceÂ God’s Kids Worship gives you in most of their products, they provide you with a license to burn up to 30 music CD’s to give out to people for rehearsal purposes. I think think that this is great. It provides great value for this resource, but on the other side, it makes the end user very clear what they are and are not allowed to do.

I’ve found that many of us in ministry and kidmin are not usually aware of what the license on mostÂ productsÂ grant us permission to do and in many cases, a lot of kidmin leaders are technically breaking the law in the ways they use their resources.… Read the rest

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Bethlehem Star

Posted on 23. Dec, 2010 by Kenny.

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The other night, my father-in-law introduced me to the most amazing video. It’s called the Star of Bethlehem. WOW! He meant to bring his copy of the DVD, but amazingly we found it on Amazon and watch the entire video there. I intend to purchase a DVD of my own. Since watching this video, I’ve not been able to stop thinking about the amazingness of our God and what he did.

Psalm 19:1-4

¹ The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
² Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
³ They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
⁴ Yet their voiceÂ goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.… Read the rest

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iPhone 4

Posted on 18. Aug, 2010 by Kenny.

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I was very please to get home from Colorado last night with a package waiting for me on the kitchen counter… my much awaited iPhone 4. A few weeks ago I upgraded my 3G to iPhone4 software and I’ve been regretting it as it choked my 3G. I knew there were options to go back, but I didn’t want to give up some of the new email options… so I’ve put up with the slow system until the new phone arrived. I’m really excited to play with the video options. A few weeks ago I came across this short film entirely shot and edited on the iPhone 4. Pretty impressive.

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Random video that makes me happy

Posted on 14. Aug, 2010 by Kenny.

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I don’t know why I like this video, but I do. It’s just weird… but couldn’t help smiling through the whole thing. Maybe it’s becasue there is a lot of fire and I’m a guy (which means I like fire). Enjoy!

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Review: Kodak PlaySport

Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Kenny.

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So, I want to tell you about the best electronic purchase I made this summer. A few years ago I bought a little flip mino, before they had the HD version. I was pretty impressed and I used it a lot… that summer. Since then it’s spent most of it’s time in my office or in my backpack. The audio and video was pretty good, but for most of what we were doing, it wasn’t useful enough. Also, if I had my digital camera with me, it was easier just to use it to take pictures and video. Since then the flip has evolved and has become a much better camera, but not enough for me to want to upgrade.

Then this summer a coworker brought a PlaySport to camp, which is Kodak’s version of the Flip.… Read the rest

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Chad Swanzy: Creativity is his middle name.

Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Kenny.

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I thought I’d introduce someone to you in case you didn’t already know him. Chad Swanzy is the Student Ministry Pastor here at Gateway. He came on staff about six weeks before me last year and I really enjoy working with him. Unfortunately for me I haven’t gotten to work as closely with him this last year as I would have liked (that’s changing this year though). One of the things I admire about Chad is his creative genius.

Perhaps it’s his need to be resourceful that sparks creativity, always maximizing resources on a shoe string budget. However, he connects very well to the students he leads and he connects through every medium possible. He’s constantly building sets, creating environments, designing totally insane games or filming promotion videos.… Read the rest