tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43128421387030489702011-04-21T16:09:02.948-07:00John Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395272515250601899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312842138703048970.post-14860698412761851202008-08-01T15:02:00.000-07:002008-08-01T15:03:39.832-07:00

John Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395272515250601899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312842138703048970.post-4124043443883814722008-07-31T16:51:00.001-07:002008-07-31T16:53:29.800-07:00

I have moved my blog over to WordPress. Please change the link on your blogroll if I am on it. You can find my blog here. Thanks for reading.SNYDER

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I'm thinking about importing this blog over to Wordpress. Any thoughts at all? Does it even matter? Do enough people read my blog anyways? I think I am going to do it.SNYDER

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Last week I had some great ministry conversations with some really good friends who I have known for 25 years and one I have known for just over a year. The conversations were great and I really miss working in a church. Anyways, as you can see the title of this blog is Spiritual Gifts Tests.We some how got on the topic of these tests. One of the guys I was talking to was mentioning the fact

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I am back from my original home of Oklahoma to my adopted home of California. That is why I have not blogged. It felt great not to while I was gone. You should try it as well. SNYDER

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I have heard a lot of people over the years say they do not like the worship at ________ Church or I don't like so and so as a worship leader. Or the music is too loud. The music is too slow. I don't like hymns. Now, who is to say that God doesn't enjoy all of this. And I understand that we want to enjoy worship and what it is all about, but we have to remember that worship is not for us.

John Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395272515250601899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312842138703048970.post-15268118510438347852008-07-04T12:29:00.001-07:002008-07-04T12:29:53.870-07:00

I found another video on www.msnbc.comSNYDER

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Here is one of our logos for this new service. It was created by Brian Hurst. We now have a Facebook Group that you can connect to here.SNYDER

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Here is the story that was shown tonightand here is some web only stuff.Super proud of my brother.SNYDER

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This Sunday at Mariner's Church in Irvine we will be launching a new Sunday Night Service. Our desire is for people to meet with Jesus in community, have our lives transformed, and be used by Him to change the world around us.Our service will start at 8pm and last until about 9:30 in the Upper Room above the Global Cafe.It is for all ages and life stages.Come check it out. If you go to Mariner's

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Right now I am at a church 2.0 forum that is being lead by Greg Atkinson. How is your church or ministry using web 2.0? I know a lot are, but what does it look like? How do we use social networking for the church and especially our youth? I think online community can be used super well for youth. What ministries are doing this well?SNYDER

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This was done for their student ministry. So, In This Hour... from Ben Coleman on Vimeo.

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I know you can some how use this for your youth ministry. Some of you might already be using it. If so let me know. I just signed up for it today. Stickam Check it out. Let me know your thoughts. I am sure you will not be disappointed. You can find mine here.SNYDER

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The past few days I have really been thinking about a lot of stuff. I currently am part time at a school as the elementary/JH chaplain, but lately I have had this tugging to do more and bigger. Can I do it part time, the time I am away from the school? I think so. What is this more and bigger? I am not sure. I have been talking with my wife about and praying about it. I know that I can

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I hope so.SNYDER

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Why do we (Christ Followers) call people who don't know Christ lost? They do not think they are lost. When non-Christians here this do they just laugh? Is there a better name people who don't know Christ the way we do? We know what that means, but they have no idea. Thoughts?SNYDER

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Recently I have been reading Mike Foster's Blog, Deadly Viper. It is a really good blog. Check it out.SNYDER

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I hear all the time that Small Groups is where the growth happens. This is especially true for Seeker Friendly churches. I have heard over and over again people complain that they don't get anything out of the Sunday message and that if that's what they want they should join a small group. I agree. But I also believe that you can always get something out of a message. For more on this check

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About two weeks ago I dropped my iPhone on its face. Yeah it was awesome. I feared the worst as I picked it up. Yup, you guessed it. The face has about 30 cracks on it. The best part though is that it still works just fine. I got all the glass out that was loose or could cut me. I am still pretty ticked about it, but I am super glad that Apple makes a product that even when dropped and

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How are you using tech and social networking in your ministry? Are you using Facebook or Myspace or Twitter? Do you have a blog set up for your ministry? What online tools are you giving to your students? Do you use YouVersion or suggest it to your students? How do you use video and other media tools in your ministry? The more you use tech and and the web and all these gadgets do you tend to

John Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395272515250601899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312842138703048970.post-23541860974338182592008-05-22T15:15:00.000-07:002008-05-22T15:21:10.559-07:00

How are you accommodating the families of your students? How are you including families?Is your Youth Ministry family based? If so how is that working for you?Do the parents know what is going on in your ministry?What resources do you have available for parents?How are you creating shared experiences for students and their parents?These are just some questions I think as a ministry we should be

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The past couple of weeks I have been asking myself this question. Am I doing ministry because I feel called to it? And by ministry I mean either in a church or in a Christian school setting. Am I doing ministry because this is all I have known for the last few years? Do I keep forcing myself to do church or school ministry when I should be doing another type of ministry? I don't know the

John Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395272515250601899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312842138703048970.post-32003194539923597402008-05-19T11:31:00.000-07:002008-05-19T11:34:10.608-07:00

The guys over at Lifechurch.tv have revamped their leadership blog called SWERVE. It is a great blog and it looks great. If you have never checked this blog out then you are really missing out. SNYDER

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We went to Disneyland last night and i shaved my head. It is really hot. If you know me at all I tend to flip out when my hair is long and it is hot.SNYDER

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I know I have blogged about Collide Magazine before. It is a great magazine for some one who works in a church, but even better for some one who works in the media department in their church. They just launched their new website. Check it out here.SNYDER

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My youth ministry friends from Saddleback are in Atlanta at the DRIVE Conference. Kurt and Josh took the JH and HS teams there this week. Check out their thoughts. And if you are a dude and your wife works in youth ministry at a church check out My WIFE is a Youth Pastor and if you happen to be a lady whose husband works in ministry you will want to check out Married to a Youth Pastor.SNYDER

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My friend Bobby has been using qik to stream some things live from his phone to the web. Right now only a few phones work with it, but it is definitely worth checking out. If you are doing an event or something that you want people to see from anywhere this is one way to do it that is fairly cheap. You just need a phone. If you are using qik, let me know your thoughts.SNYDER

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Obvious statement I know. But I just started a blog called My Wife is a Youth Pastor. If you are a husband of a youth pastor check it out or even if you just want to check it out I would be happy to let you. I got the idea from Jeff Maguire. His wife runs a website call Married to a Youth Pastor. It is for wives, but I am in the minority. Pass it on, let others know. It is a Wordpress site

John Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395272515250601899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312842138703048970.post-41609412647316196382008-04-29T11:40:00.000-07:002008-04-29T11:55:08.673-07:00

You Version has gone mobile. It is a great tool for anyone who wants to grow closer to God. You will not be disappointed. Check it out.SNYDER

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If you were starting a Sunday night service and you wanted it to cater to a younger generation what are some things you would add? Kind of an alternative/liturgical service. Here is what it will kind of look like. The message is video from the same weekend. Everyone sits around the low rise stage where the band will be. So, it's in a circle. There is one big screen and then 2 flat screen

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That is what I have been doing for a few days now and will be doing for some weeks to come. Research for a documentary is a huge part and very time consuming. Good thing I love research. I have a lot of people I need to contact in youth ministry and a lot of questions to ask. The style will be Direct Cinema Style. More handheld, genuine locations, non-professional actors. "Fly on the wall"

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SO if you read my last post you will see I am working on a new project. I am currently in the pre-production stages of a documentary. I would rather not say what it is about right now, but it does have to do with the church and youth. I have a lot of research to do before I even begin writing. I am super excited about this and am ready to see what comes of it. As I was doing some research

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So, here is the deal. I am actually going to use my degree. In college I majored in Broadcast Journalism. During this time I took a documentaries class. I really enjoyed it. During the class I had to make a video documentary and an audio documentary. I still have the audio documentary to this day. As for the video one, who knows where it is. I really don't know why I told this other than

John Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395272515250601899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312842138703048970.post-50014791874706410402008-04-17T12:30:00.000-07:002008-04-17T12:32:47.755-07:00

Right now I am watching the live stream of the introduction of our new coach. I am really excited about this. I was against Sean Sutton when they named him head coach designate. This is the first time I have been excited about OSU basketball since 2004. I know that Travis Ford will be a great coach. He has learned from some of the best and knows the game. He is a gym rat and loves the game.

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I had seen this site a few times, but never really looked at it. But today I took a closer look, thanks to Kurt. Stuff Christians Like is so funny. Take some time today to look it over. SNYDER

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SNYDER

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My wife is currently attending the Shift Conference at Willow Creek Church in Chicago. I got to thinking. Why do you attend conferences? Do you go to copy a system or what they are doing? Do you go for the breakouts? Do you go for spiritual renewal? Why do you go to conferences? Or are you one of those people who does not attend conferences because you don't need to learn or you like what

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One of my friends, Brent Ryan Green is the Director for Ethnographic Media. They are doing some amazing things and have an awesome vision. This is what the "About Us" page says on their website."We are a video magazine designed to explore, discuss, and act upon the stories and social issues of our time. We are a global youth community working together to change the course of these issues while

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a picture really is worth a thousand words.

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Well, college basketball season is over after tonight. Right now I am reading Collide Magazine and watching Sportscenter on ESPN. I hope Kansas can win tonight. SNYDER

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April 4th, 1980 I was born. It also happened to be Good Friday. The nurses also happened to tape bunny ears onto my head, and every other baby who was in the hospital over Easter. It was a good birthday. My wife and I spent yesterday with some very close friends at the happiest place on earth also known as Disneyland. I am sure she will have some pics of it on her blog soon. But if you head

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For those of you that "Count people, because people count", don't get discouraged when your JH and HS numbers are down in the next few years. Blame it on the baby bust, not on your Youth Pastors.U.S. college registration is expected to be down for most of the next decade because of a baby bust that began in 1991. The number of 18-year-olds is expected to drop by 10 percent by 2016.- Source: U.S.

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I wish I knew about this sooner. I am huge tech nerd and someday hope to work at a church that is doing multi-site. I would have gone to this conference if I knew about it. It is called MinisrtyTECH. It is held in Edmond, OK (just north of OKC. I really hope they do this again next year. You can go here to see the schedule if this is something you would be interested in doing next year.

John Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395272515250601899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312842138703048970.post-1140868565438854012008-04-01T11:04:00.000-07:002008-04-01T16:57:17.315-07:00

No, this is not an April Fool's joke. Everyone in sports is reporting this. Why they (OSU) took so long to announce this is odd. I feel like a lot of people had a feeling this was coming. I have head that a lot of people (OSU higher ups) were against this hire before his father Eddie retired, but Eddie used his position to get OSU to name his son head coach designate. It is sad that the

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Lifechurch.tv is doing something amazing this summer. They are already giving away their resources here. In June they are doing something amazing with hundreds of other churches. The Church. Watch this video below by Craig. He explains it all.SNYDER

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What is our world coming to. Once again another time I wish people would use their time for good. This story is terrible. What possesses someone to do this. What kind of person would do this to other people and what happened to this person in the past to cause them to think this would be funny. It is really disappointing. I wish people who had this talent to hack would use it for good.SNYDER

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This guy explains it all. What he is saying is accurate and it's awesome. SNYDER

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I found out that I am really out of shape. I know that it will get easier the more I go. It is also good for the heart. Thanks to Jaime I hope to mountain bike more often. And don't worry the pic below is not me.SNYDER

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My parents, brother, sister-in-law and niece were in town for a few days, but I am back in the blogosphere. When you are designing something for your church, or you are programming the weekend, or shooting a video, or designing the worship set who do you have in mind. I really ope it is the end user. Now i know this sounds like common sense, but sometimes we get into a groove of just getting

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So tonight I'm driving south on PCH. That's Pacific Coast Highway. And I see these people at Main Beach in Laguna Beach protesting the war. Not actually the people in that pic, but war protesters with signs and candles wanting peace not war. Now don't get me wrong. I would much rather have peace and I also believe that this war has not been going the way we had hoped and that it has lasted

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I am not sure where I stand on this. "Stand on what?", you say. Well, if you feel a calling by God to plant a church then I would call you a missionary rather than a church planter. If there is a group of people in an area asking you to plant a church and God then I would call you a church planter. Not that any of this matters, but it might make you look at things differently depending on

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This is my favorite video associated with this day. Please enjoy. Also, check out the rap video to go along with the news report.SNYDER

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This was made for the High School ministry at Mariners Church. You can find J Pockets blog here. SNYDER

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I will not be blogging very much in the next couple of weeks.  I just returned from 6th grade science camp with my school, and now college basketball is on 24/7.  I will try to blog, but can't promise a lot of it.SNYDER

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Apple just released the iPhone Developer Kit for applications.  This is so awesome especially if you are an iPhone owner.  But the real question is how will the church embrace this and use it to reach more and more people.  How many churches will not even try to build iPhone applications for their church?  Technology is only getting better and better.  If your church has not embraced this it is

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This last year has flown by, and it has been crazy.  You can read about it here.  Every once in a while I have to relive what has happened in the last year because people ask and want to hear all the details.  It really was a crazy year.  I know that people aren't perfect and because of that churches will not be perfect, but they should still represent Christ behind the scenes, and treat staff

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So, God creates man.  Adam and Eve are created.  They have two boys, Cain and Abel.  Cain kills Abel.  God takes pity on Cain, and says whoever kills him will have sevenfold vengeance on them. God puts a mark on Cain so people will know not to kill him.  So, hold on a minute.  Other people.  His family knows him.  So, are there other humans on the earth?  Who does he need to be protected from?  

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If you need any video loops or ideas or openers for a sermon series then check out Lifechurch.tv OPENSNYDER

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If you are a college student or a young career adult who attends Lifechurch.tv, particularly the South Oklahoma City Campus, and you are a member of Facebook, then you should join this group.  Even if you have never heard of Lifechurch.tv or you just want to join this group, go ahead it is open to anyone.  SNYDER

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I ran across this great blog post by Scott McClellan.  He is an editor for Collide Magazine.  Are you supposed to be doing what you are doing.  Read the blog and subscribe to Collide.  It is great and makes you think.SNYDER

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I just started reading this book. You can go here to buy if you want.There are 208 stories in the book about the most important people, events, and ideas of the Hebrew Bible.I just read the first story about the beginning and the very last paragraph says, "Yet good as it was, creation was still unfinished (after the 7th day). The Rabbis of the Talmud deduced from God's ceasing to create that it

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Went to Starbucks with a friend named John. I put his drink and mine together to make my name. Lame I know.SNYDER

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I am trying to get on a normal blogging routine.  I am going to start blogging Monday - Friday and if I blog on the weekend consider it a bonus.  And yes this is my blog for today.  See ya Monday.SNYDER  

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I was hoping it would never come to this, but the time has come where I have to moderate comments.  On my last 2 posts I had some SPAM comments.  It said "click here" with a link.  I clicked to check it out and it wanted me to install some antivirus program that I know is not legit. Thanks for understanding.SNYDER

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Lifechurch.tv has a new look for its website.  Their site was easy to move around on and looked clean before, but now it is even better.  It is said that your website is the most important thing that people first look at when looking for a church.  Is your church's website outdated?Is it hard to find things on your website?Does your website look the same as it did 3 years ago?It's time to update.

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well a mile from here. This is me enjoying a green tea lemonade 3 pumps melon Sean and I chatting and enjoying the ocean My best photo yet Our Neighbors

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I stumbled across these blogs and I wanted to share them with you. They are really great and worth reading.1. Scott Williams. He is campus pastor of the Northwest OKC Lifechurch.tv campus.2. Ben Coleman. Ben is a Production Designer at New Spring Church in Anderson, SC.3. Anna Meadows. Anna is the Associate Youth Pastor at Northwest OKC Lifechurch.tv campus.

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I usually stay away from politics on here, but please people, please stop telling me you like or even you will vote for Barack Obama because he can speak really well. If that is why you are voting for him then you should have your voting rights taken away. If you are voting for him because you believe he will make a great President and you like what he stands for then great. I personally don't

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If you don't know what HULU is please check it out. It is the best way to watch TV on your computer. I received an invite for it a while ago and just realized that I have some invites to give away. I have 6 of them that I am giving away right now. I will give an invite to the first 6 people who comment. I just need your name and email address, and I will send you an invite.SNYDER

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I just got home last night from an amazing JH retreat. I got a little sleep, but got to enjoy some good times with our students at CVCS. IT started raining here last night and not one weatherman predicted it. I really miss Oklahoma weathermen, although I am biased considering my brother is one. Any ways it rained and then our ceiling started leaking on our bed. Good times.SNYDER

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We had a pastor's appreciation day this week at school. He put on a chapel just for pastors. It was very cool to get to know some of the youth pastors in the area a little better. Also, this week we have been gearing up for our JH retreat. As usual it has been a busy season. I am looking forward to the retreat, but am also looking forward to having a little breathing room before our yearbook

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Lifechurch.tv has added a Tuesday service. I am guessing it will be a replay of the weekend, but I am not sure. This will be good for me, since I miss the Weekend services because of church. You can check it out here.SNYDER

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I went to Oklahoma State University. I managed to cram 4 years in to 5 and a half. My parents were so proud, but at least I received my degree. While I was there I attended every single home basketball game except for maybe 5. During my time there I witnessed Eddie win 149 games and lose 50. It was so great to be able to see one of college basketball's great as our coach. Eddie had to

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Ben Stein has a movie coming out that looks really interesting. It is on intelligent design and evolution. Go here to watch the trailer.SNYDER

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This conference will be amazing. To find out more about it you can go to Ben's blog or you can go to the Whiteboard website that went live today. Check it out. It is going to be an amazing conference.SNYDER

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He is going to Africa for a month. He currently works at First Pres of Nashville, but is taking some time off for this trip. He was suppose to go to Kenya, but because of the unrest he will be staying in Uganda and Rwanda. If you know Trey or just want to hear some great thoughts by a young leader he has set up a website to keep everyone posted. You can go here to stay up to date.SNYDER

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I am originally from Edmond, Oklahoma and there are some restaurants I really miss. I am going to list my top 5 in Edmond.5. Around the Corner - It is in downtown Edmond. Great for breakfast. Sorry, no website4. City Bites3. Taco Bueno2. Charleston's1. Steve's RibQuick story about Steve's Rib. Right when you walk in the doors, look to the left and left again at the door. There is a

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Why is it so hard to show the world what we are for instead of what we are against. Check out this flier and read the article here. Let me know your thoughts.SNYDER

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There is a new web browser called Flock. It is great if you have a Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, or a Twitter account. It is geared towards social networking. I just downloaded and I am checking it out. It is pretty sweet, but it is not simple. I like simple. You sign into your accounts and they all show up on the side. It is very interesting, but I am not sure whether it will take off or not

John Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395272515250601899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312842138703048970.post-2364789929528601882008-01-22T20:42:00.000-08:002008-01-22T20:43:38.638-08:00

Even if the guy speaking is boring, your were the President of the United States. Wake up and at least act like you are enjoying it.SNYDER

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This is a really good question in this day and age. Is your website up to date? Do you blog? These are very important questions when it comes to ministry. We need to realize that the internet can be used in many ways when it comes to ministry. But what about cell phones. How are you using cell phones in your ministry. I know of several youth ministries that are using mass texting in their

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Tim Stevens has a book coming out and I am very excited to check it out. Last I heard it would be out mid-May. Can't wait to get my hands on it.SNYDER

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After my last 2 posts it is funny that my Collide Magazine showed up in the mail today. I have not read it through yet, but what I have seen is awesome. There is a great article by Tim Stevens and many other articles that deal with the church and media. Check it out and I hope you enjoy it.SNYDER

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So, I changed the title of my blog. Why, you ask? I have a huge heart and desire to work in church media someday. I want to use my degree and my calling together to work in ministry. This blog will look at what churches are doing and what software, hardware and toys are out there that churches should be using. in this day and age, media plays a huge pat in churches. I hope you find this

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I just spent about 30 minutes putting together a blog post and decided to scratch it. I guess now is not the time for it to be posted, but maybe some day. So instead I ask this simple question. Are you living out your desires and doing your dream job? If not why? Are you scared? Worried you can't do it? Don't think your good enough? Why aren't you doing what you love? I ask myself this

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A lot of stuff has been going on. It is all good stuff though. Hopefully I can explain more in the next couple of weeks. In the mean time I have a lot going on at school. We have our JH retreat coming up in the next month and some other things. Basketball season is under way. We already had our first game. We lost by 7 I believe. We have our 2nd game this afternoon. It should be a good

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I would love to attend this conference. Ben Arment is the brains behind this idea. The website will be up soon, but you can head to his blogto read all about it. I love the idea and all it will consist of. If you are going let me know. SNYDER

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Tony Morganhas written on article in Outreach magazine listing the top 25. It is a pretty accurate list, but there are a few on there I question. It is a great list and there are many great churches on it. Tony has a great blog and one worth adding to your blog roll. The church where he works, NewSpringin Anderson, SC is an amazing church that seems to be doing great things. NewSpring was

John Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395272515250601899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312842138703048970.post-42950146968084118572008-01-07T22:07:00.001-08:002008-01-11T00:02:01.032-08:00

2007 is gone, but will not be forgotten. Here is just a glimpse of what happened. 1) My 2 year internship at Saddleback Church came to an end.2) I took a job as a Junior High Director at a church in Oklahoma. (that's where I'm from)3) I bought my 1st house.4) My wife, Mariah, and I got married in May in California. (that's where she is from)5) Found out the church I was at was very unhealthy

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I figure i would change the look of my blog. I want it to be simpler and cleaner. SNYDER

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2008 is finally here. I am very excited for this year. It is going to be a great one for many reasons. I hope you had time to reflect on '07 and are ready to take on '08.SNYDER

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iWorship is available for Macs. It looks really good. I am going to check it out. If you use it let me know how it works. SNYDER

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Started working hard on an exciting product this week. I am actually going to be using my degree a little bit. Will be doing some producing, directing, writing, shooting, editing and everything else that goes a long with making videos. There will be more info up soon, but just know you will want to check it out once we launch in January. If you know of a good place to get video equipment,

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One of my wife's friends who was in our wedding is engaged to a guy named Brent. He is one of the band managers for the Cold War Kids. I bought there CD and have really enjoyed it. I am not sure exactly who they sound like. Even if you ask them they will say they are not sure. They have some stuff on iTunes. Check them out and let me know what you think. SNYDER

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I know a lot of you have seen this, but it is so funny. I had to put it on my blog again. Enjoy!SNYDER

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Saddleback Church is losing one of its greatest leaders. Shaun Blakeney, the high school pastor, is moving, with his family, to Florida to be a student ministries pastor. He was one of the pastors who did our wedding. My wife and I are going to miss his family dearly. They were our Monday night hangout. They are great friends. I know God has awesome plans for them in Florida. It will be

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...January 2008. We are in the process of putting together some pretty sweet stuff for young leaders and youth pastors. Who is the we I talk about. If I told you you would figure it out. It launches in January. Hopefully we will have a promo video for it by Christmas. If you are my friend or an acquaintance through youth ministry... well we will tell you more later.SNYDER

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Just got my invite to HULU. Checking it out right now. So far it is pretty great.SNYDER

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