We’re teaching the kids about the life of Jesus and last week’s lesson was called Jesus Was Born For Us. One of my goals is to communicate the gospel in a culturally appropriate way. So, with our urban context, I pieced together a video about the life of Jesus and put the song [...]
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Jesus our God: Contextualization for Urban Youth
Posted in ideas, theology, urban America, urban children's ministry, urban ministry, videos on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Top 60 Ghetto Names
Posted in urban America, videos on September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This has been floating around the internet for awhile, but my friends Craig and Abby showed it to me in Northern Ireland.
Obama note ‘pardons’ 4th grader
Posted in videos on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
President Obama writes a note for a student who missed her last day of school to attend his Wisconsin town hall meeting.
Watch the video here.
Awkward Questions about Jesus
Posted in videos on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spring Break 2009 Video
Posted in urban children's ministry, videos on May 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Check out this two minute montage of our spring break trips. Of course, the people who donated $$ will get an extended (much more awesome) version on DVD. We DID go over budget, so if you still want to donate (and thus, get the much more awesome DVD version) let me know!
Baby Preacher
Posted in videos on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Easter Story
Posted in urban children's ministry, videos on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I couldn’t find an Easter dvd to show my kids. The ones available were either watered-down Gospel cartoons or too brutal for children like The Passion of the Christ. So…I made my own!
Progression of information and technology.
Posted in ideas, videos on March 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m an information junkie, so I found this really fascinating.
Link via Already Been Chewed
Lecrae – intelligent, theological hip hop
Posted in theology, urban America, urban ministry, videos on March 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Check out rap/hip hop artist Lecare. I started crushing on him after watching the Desiring God: Don’t Waste Your Life series interview here, here and here. But, alas he is married.
His best song is “Send Me” a going to the nations, missional hip hop song. Represent! The video is brilliant. I wish [...]
MLK Speech contest winner
Posted in photograph, urban children's ministry, videos on February 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Congratulations to Jedi for winning 3rd place in our annual Martin Luther King Jr Speech Contest. I advised him to pound the podium with his fist and wave his hand in the air to emphasis points (a la Dwight Shrute) and he did!




