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Kidmin Blog Madness – We Made It to Round 2 – Now Go Vote!

March 22, 2010 in Blog Patrol, Kidmin Resources with 10 Comments

We did it! Dad in the Middle actually made it through the first round of Kidmin Blog Madness.  Coming out of the Eastern Division as a fifth seed, we squeaked by into the second round with fewer votes than anybody else who progressed past the first round.  Only the top vote getter in each division will move on to the next round.  The competition is stiff, and if I’m being realistic, I don’t see any way Dad in the Middle can make it to final round – which is not to discourage you for voting!  Go HERE now and vote Dad in the Middle.  A win in this round would be akin to Northern Iowa taking out Kansas.

Instead of stumping for votes this week, I thought a better use of this space would be to highlight the other fifteen blogs that made the second round.  I am familiar with all of them as every single one has been featured in the Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol.  A number of them were also featured in:

·        Top Ten Non Children’s Ministry Blogs That Those in Children’s Ministry Should Follow
·        Next Ten Children’s Ministry Blogs (#11-20)
·        Children’s Ministry Blogs – Up and Comers and Consistent Contributors

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Kidmin Blog Madness – A DAD IN THE MIDDLE Call to Action!

March 19, 2010 in Dad in the Middle, Kidmin Resources with 1 Comment

Five days ago, I started a grueling week of shameless self-promotion with this post:  Dad in the Middle Needs YOUR VOTE Today!.  That post encouraged you to vote for DAD IN THE MIDDLE in Ministry-to-Children.com’s  new  Kidmin Blog Madness Competition.  As of the writing of this post, we were still barely hanging on to the fourth spot in the Eastern Division which (if the results hold out until Sunday) will advance us into the next round for our ultimate annihilation.

So, this post is a call to action!  Head on over to the Kidmin Blog Madness Competition today and vote for DAD IN THE MIDDLE!

This is a trend-setting blog – especially when it comes to self-promotion.  Since our initial post last Sunday, a number of other blogs have jumped on the bandwagon with their own shameless self-promotion.  In order to be true to our loyal followers, I felt like it was my job to take advantage of everyone else’s self-promotion to promote DAD IN THE MIDDLE.  As soon as the posts started to show up, I started hijacking other people’s blogs making comments encouraging people to vote for DAD IN THE MIDDLE – that D-A-D I-N T-H-E M-I-D-D-L-E (5th Seed – Eastern Division).

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Dad in the Middle Needs YOUR VOTE Today!

March 14, 2010 in Kidmin Resources with 5 Comments

Ministry-to-Children.com announced a new Kidmin Blog Madness Competition starting yesterday. The competition features 64 blogs related to Children’s Ministry seeded and placed in four divisions. You can vote for to four blogs in each division, and the top four in each division will advance to the next round which will be announced a week from today on March 21, 2010.  The competition brings together all the best blogs from the Children’s Ministry from the internet for an interesting and friendly competition.  Most, if not all, of the blogs have been featured at one point or another in The Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol.

Dad in the Middle is the fifth seed in the hotly contested Eastern Division.

Please go to the Ministry-to-Children Kidmin Blog Madness Post now and cast your vote for Dad in the Middle!

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Get 5 Free Copies of the Jesus Storybook Bible

March 12, 2010 in Kidmin Resources with 0 Comments

Several months ago, I posted a review and recommendation of The Jesus Storybook Bible.  It was, and is, one of the best books I have ever come across for telling the story of Jesus to children.  A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled Don’t Miss Out On This Kidmin Resource all about the forums over at Ministry-to-Children.com.

Now like chocolate and peanut butter, two great things which taste great together, two of my favorite things have come to together.  Ministry-to-Children.com is giving away a package of five copies of the The Jesus Storybook Bible.  Simply head on over to their forums and leave a brief post explaining why you love Jesus.  Hurry up though!  A winner will be selected on March 17, 2010, so go register for the prize today.

To register for the giveaway now: CLICK ON THIS LINK!

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Collaborate: Family + Church – Pre-order Your Copy Today!

March 8, 2010 in Kidmin Resources with 1 Comment

Starting today, a great new resources is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.  The book, call Collaborate: Family + Church brings together Michael Chanley and 34 other writers from the field of Children’s Ministry to share their views on connecting parents and the church in the spiritual development of children.  The noted list of authors includes the “Who’s who” of Children’s Ministry today including:

I was familiar with many of these contributors prior to this book, and I have linked their blogs / pages in the list above where I could find. This group brings a wealth of knowledge on the subject together in one place which I think is unparalleled in any prior publication. I can not wait to get my copy and learn from them as well as the other contributors!

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Review of “What’s In the Bible”

February 26, 2010 in Kidmin Resources with 13 Comments

Background

I trust that many of you know who Phil Vischer is.  He founded Veggietales in 1990 and built the company into a wildly successful venture.  Phil left the company in 2003 (though he continues to voice characters in the movies).  Phil wrote about the whole adventure in a series called What Happened to Big Idea? After a couple of other ventures, Phil started Jelly Fish labs and Jellytelly in 2008 as a revolutionary way to reach children with the gospel of Christ.

The Jellytelly website started as a subscription site, then went to a free format (which is when I found them) and now appears to be subscription based again with some free content.  With puppet based characters like Buck Denver, Sunday School Lady, and many more combined with interviews with kids and The Fabulous Bentley Brothers (check out Old Testament…New Ideas (Jelly Telly’s Books of the Bible Series)), Jelly Telly offers internet based programming to teach kids about Christianity.

In 2009, Phil Vischer and Jelly Telly announced that they were joining forces with Focus on the Family and Tyndale House Publishing to produce a new 13 part series for kids called “What’s in the Bible” to walk kids through the Bible.  An ambitious project to walk kids through the entire Bible, I was excited to get my hands on it when it was first announced.  I was lucky enough to receive a preview copy of the first episodes – “In the Beginning” to review on this site.

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Don’t Miss Out On This Kidmin Resource

February 18, 2010 in Kidmin Resources with 2 Comments

I wanted to post an article today to make you aware of an invaluable resource from one of my favorite Children’s Ministry websites on the internet today – Ministry-to-Children.com.  Today’s article will focus on the Ministry-to-Children.com Forums but first I wanted to tell you a little more about Ministry-to-Children.com website itself.  I have featured the page in several posts I’ve done of the best of best when it comes to Children’s Ministry including:

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