From TUAW:

AT&T remains elusive on official date for iPhone tethering
As long as I pay AT&T, I don’t think it matters that I want to use my “unlimited” (5GB) iPhone data plan with my laptop. I pay them for Uverse TV/Internet, home phone and two iPhones. They get almost $350/month out of me. Really AT&T, [...]

This is funny – wonder if the youth group would do it..

Trying out ChurchDirector.com

I am testing out ministry management software called Churchdirector.com. We hope to use this for all ministry’s within the church. So far, it looks fairly straight forward. However, I have to “invite” volunteers. It would be nice if I could create an account for them on my own.

What am I learning about Facebook?

I am learning that people really like the opportunity to communicate about many things at all times of the day. In the past few days, I have witnessed or commented on the following:

Youth asking others to come and volunteer unload pumpkins at our pumpkin patch
Someone else at the pumpkin unloading saw my post with [...]

Volunteer/Ministry Scheduling

It’s the inevitable question for any ministry coordinator – “Sorry to call you so late this (Saturday) evening, but I won’t be at church tomorrow, maybe you can find someone else to replace me”. No matter how many times you offer a ministry roster and remind all involved that locating their replacement is their [...]

YouTube for the Youth Group

It turns out that almost all the kids in my youth group have a YouTube page with videos. Now, if I can only get them interested in doing something for the church. Hmm…. Oh wait! We are doing something – that’s our summer project.
Here are the youth’s websites:
Godfather410
King Productions, Inc.
Their talents never cease [...]

Spring Fiesta Preparation Video is Up!

Uploading new YouTube video

The youth group finished a new video for uploading this weekend.  However, I have learned a few things during this process:

It’s sometimes hard to control the program you used to make the video.  We used iPhoto for the second one and we could not identify how to move a picutre’s sequence.
The video file is quite [...]

Electronic Newsletter, come on down!

The Diocese of West Texas recently hosted a conference for all congregations (Abide in Me: Congregations Growing Together) to come and participate in a daylong series of workshops addressing various aspects of ministry. While I was unable to attend (Yes, being “Dad” trumps being “Youth Minister”), several folks from St. Margaret’s were in attendance. [...]

First YouTube video is up

Check it out:

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church – Spring Fiesta 2009