thanks to school starting up, things have been pretty busy around here. here’s a shot that andy took of our outbound shipping palet.

it is now officially taller than our beloved shipper, pepe.

just thought we’d show you a few pics from the video shoots of the newest video Small Group curriculum from Simply Junior High. look for the curriculum to hit our site in mid to late october!

our catalog is finished and going to press right now! this is the best catalog we’ve put out, and we’re excited for people to interact with it. for a sneak peek, click the here…

our first major overhaul of SnapShot will be released in just a few days… here are a couple of screenshots of what you can expect…

if you’re already a SnapShot user, you should see the changes when you log into your account some time next week. here are some of the changes you’ll see…

• 22 templates total, with the ability to still create your own templates.
• flash-like elements on every template [every template has some sort of moving element]
• the ability to have background music on every template
• new tutorial videos to walk you through the SnapShot building process
• easier to use media gallery

look for all of these changes to SnapShot within the next week. as always, we’re looking for ways to make SnapShot the best website building tool available. if you have any suggestions, we’d love to hear them!

we’re kicking around the idea of a video small group curriculum. our initial thoughts are to have a 10-minute intro video that gives the lesson or background to what the students will study that evening, then a time for discussion, etc.

any thoughts, ideas, suggestions?

several new articles are now posted live on the site! the newest article comes from jim burns and deals with balancing your duties at the church with your family. definitely worth the read!

http://www.simplyyouthministry.com/jims-thoughts-42.html

also check out the 3 new articles posted in the from the field section. good, practical advice from in the trenches youth workers.

finally, check out the newest article from Chuck Bomar titled Graduating from Church. Great advice from a veteran youth worker on helping graduating high school seniors make a successful transition in their faith.

lots of fun stuff happening with Life Hurts God Heals right now. the new testimony DVD is close to being wrapped up as well as the new files themselves. we should be releasing these to the printer in just a couple of short weeks!