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ONE.LIFE. Course Website

davemiers — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:40:45 +0000

I made a basic website for our new Christianity course earlier this week: onelifecourse.com .org is an atheist course from the UK… I’m hoping we get some of their visitors! I made it using a great wordpress theme from Woothemes (affiliate link).

Here’s a promo vid featured on the site:

Our next course starts on May 22nd.

Not a Christian? You’re welcome to join us. Or check out this site for more info about Jesus or this site for other similar courses around the world.

Fervr Wins a Webby!

davemiers — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:29:35 +0000

Massive congrats to the crew from Youthworks and all the peeps that help to keep FERVR.NET online. They’ve just won a webby. I think that’s a big deal!!

If you haven’t checked them out before, go. They claim to be the “Number 1 Christian Youth Website” – now they can officially claim the number 1 Religious and Spirituality website on all the interwebs! Well done.

Involved in youth ministry? Get your crew on there…

GROUP GAMES // iPhone App Giveaway!

davemiers — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:14:18 +0000

My mate Calum Henderson has just created his first iPhone App. It’s a really well designed and functional app showcasing over 100 group games. I really like the different ways you are able to sort through the catalogue. A great resource for anyone involved in Youth Ministry.

Calum has given me 2 codes for free downloads of the app. Do you want them? Leave a comment below. The first two win. Simple.

If you don’t win? He has an introductory price of only $0.99 anyway, so it probably won’t break the bank. Download it now.

Had a play with it? What did you think? What’s your favourite youth group game?

Soulies Term 2 Bumper Vid

davemiers — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:21:54 +0000

soulies.net

Google Maps 8-bit for NES

davemiers — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:13:12 +0000

Google continue to innovate. This development increases the usefulness of Google Maps.

New York, New York

davemiers — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:47:54 +0000

Stumbled upon this image while searching for “construction” images this morning. I like it. It’s now my display picture on Facebook. Can you see the resemblance?

(image from sxc.hu)

SOULIES True Freedom Bumper Vid

davemiers — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:53:04 +0000

soulies.net

Keep Running Up That Hill

davemiers — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:35:18 +0000

Here is my March desktop wallpaper. I chose it while preparing my 2 Peter 1 sermon from the this past weekend. Nice little link to persevering in the Christian faith.

Here is the sermon:

KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING – Dave Miers

Soulies Youth Community – New Logo

davemiers — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:09:39 +0000

Here is the new Soulies logo. I like it. Props to Fi for helping make it happen!

High Quality Design at an Affordable Price

davemiers — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:32:13 +0000

Some mates have just launched a new design business. Introudcing: Tyro Designs.

For too long, good quality design has been out of the reach of the ‘little guys’. We’re hoping to change that with our company!

We are seeking to offer many of the design skills that usually cost thousands of dollars at a reasonable price for people who are just trying to get off the ground.

Good stuff. Definitely worth checking out.

3photos: My First Thomas

davemiers — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:28:46 +0000

Kid number two has just hit the 6 month mark. Before we know it he’ll be driving!! Here are 3photos of Tom. Maybe I made them a little dark? Still cute…

2 more below

A Year in New York // Andrew Clancy Short Film

davemiers — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:01:46 +0000

Webcam 101 for Seniors

davemiers — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:09:59 +0000

Last week: Digital Natives. This week: Digital Immigrants. Cute + funny old couple:

(h/t Justin Buzzard)

A Little Bit Behind // 48 Hour Film Project

davemiers — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:20:56 +0000

Jason Perini stars in this funny short film. Best Film, Script + Male Actor. Check it:

More on 48 hour film project. Cool concept.

Online Youth Ministry – Resources

davemiers — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:23:11 +0000

“A ‘Digital Native’ is someone who has grown up in a digital and web-connected world. How do we effectively minister to ‘Digital Natives’? The Internet brings with it great dangers as well as incredible opportunities. How can we teach our young people to avoid the harmful while leveraging it for good? This seminar will not just raise the questions; it will give you an achievable strategy for developing an effective web presence for your youth ministry. This includes creating a website, using social media and protecting children online.”

The above is a blurb for a 3 hour workshop I ran today at National Youth Ministry Convention (NYMC). Did I deliver? You might need to ask someone else! But it seemed to be a useful time for people with plenty of good interaction. I really appreciate the collective wisdom that can be gleaned from that type of forum. My prayer is that youth ministries would unleash the internet for good that Jesus would be made famous and God glorified

HERE ARE MY SLIDES FROM THE WORKSHOP

Here are websites I referred to that aren’t on the slides:

Talks will be available for download from the NYMC website.

If there’s anything else I said that I’d put on line that I haven’t… let me know!

If you’ve got any questions, feel free to contact me, or if they might be helpful for other people – leave them in the comments below.

See more of my posts on technology.
See more of my posts on youth ministry.

Vote for ‘Broken’ Directed by Michael Snowdon

davemiers — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:41:38 +0000

After his success in 2010, my mate Snowy has a made another video entered in this year’s Ignite Film Festival. Check out Broken:

If you like it, you can help him win the People’s Choice Award. Check out the other entries here and then vote for his video and two others here.

It’s exactly a year since this blog post…

Sideshow Alley // Indie Hipsters from Melbourne

davemiers — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:16:31 +0000

What do you get when you combine Melbourne alleyways with tight indie folk musicians and killer video design skills? www.sideshowalley.tv It’s a tidy little project. Matty J linked to this vid from The Waifs:

I haven’t watched them all yet, but really enjoyed the ones I’ve seen. See below for a selection and/or browse the site:

The Tiger and Me:

The Australian Ballet:

Passenger:

MOVE + EAT + LEARN

davemiers — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:15:52 +0000

“3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food ….into 3 beautiful and hopefully compelling short films…..” These were commissioned by STA Travel Australia. Short. Simple. Creative.

EAT + LEARN below

(h/t Carlos)

Hunger for the WORD + Pray for the WORLD

davemiers — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:29:54 +0000

SOULIES UNDERGROUND is on this Friday night. As I’ve learnt more about the persecuted church, I’ve been struck by the hunger for the Word of God of underground/secret church members. So SOULIES UNDERGROUND will be an opportunity to be BOUND WITH our brothers and sisters in the persecuted church by learn from their hunger for the Word and also spend time praying for them and for our world. We’ll be looking at Romans 8.

If you’re not part of our youth community, you’re more than welcome to join us online!

We’ve just launched www.souliesunderground.com which will include a live video stream and the opportunity to interact via twitter and facebook. Check it out for details.

Why broadcast it online? There probably aren’t many ‘real’ underground churches broadcasting their gatherings via webcam!!

Here are 3 reasons:

I first read about running an event like this in David Platt’s book Radical. And then Secret Church was simulcast to over 50,000 people around the world in April this year. Our aims are smaller scale, but I like the idea and that leads to point 2…
The technology is fairly straightforward. Livestream is free. LIVE THEME is relatively cheap and easy to customise. And it’s brilliant! (Affiliate link)
If a few more people can be encouraged from God’s Word (in Romans 8 ) and spend some time praying for the persecuted church, then why not?! I’m keen to keep leveraging new technology for good things. I think this is a good thing.

It’s not cool to ride a bodyboard

davemiers — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:26:06 +0000

Unless you’re a professional, it’s not cool to ride a bodyboard when you’re 30! So next summer, I plan on finding a cheap surfboard and shredding some salt. In the meantime, I enjoy learning from the daily photo gallery emailed out by the Saltmotion Gallery Manly.

Joel and his team take regular shots of Northern Beaches waves as well as pics from surfing trips around the globe. Check out their website.

I’ve been given permission to use their pics on blog posts. So keep an eye out for more pics in the future! Peace.