Category: YMX
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YMX Investment Club
It’s no secret that I think Kiva.org is super cool. The idea of little people like me giving microloans to people in developing countries so that they can improve their business… that just rocks. A few months back we started talking at YMX about forming an investment club. Not the type of investment club that…
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New stuff is in the air
There must be something in the summer air that has got me going… but there are all sorts of things swirling around my head. Sometimes I pray "stupid prayers" to God. I asked Him to take what I’m doing and blow it up for you. Maybe that meant "destroy" or maybe that meant "make it…
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A weekend at camp!
This weekend I am off to upstate New York to help out at a great retreat. I’ve never been to this part of the world, so I am pretty excited to see what "the camp capital of the world" is really all about. I also don’t get to go to a lot of retreats… so…
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Left for Dead? Keep the stories coming
I’ve gotten a couple of email responses to my article, "Left for Dead by the Church." Keep them coming. I know just last week of 3 people who were either fired or had to quit because work conditions had deteriorated beyond something tolerable. There are hundreds of stories out there. Sharing your story is important.…
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Troll problem?
We created YMX as a place where youth workers could come and talk freely about their ministries. We knew in creating it that way that “freedom” comes with a nasty risk. Trolls. In an online community like YMX, there are two types of trolls. One is annoying and the other is dangerous. Trolls who stir…
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We’ve hit 1000 members
I’m always looking for something to celebrate, and here is a big milestone for Youth Ministry Exchange: 1000 Members. In honor of this momentus occasion, I’ve posted our first "State of YMX." One thing I didn’t mention… Derek and I have still never withdrawn a penny for ourselves from the site. We are firmly still…
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Please sponsor me
Next Monday morning I will be playing 100 holes of golf for a good cause, Hackfest. (I know… tortured really.) But this is a very special cause that I think is worth me asking this little question: Would you be willing to sponsor me? What is Hackfest?Hackfest is a golf fundraiser for Fireproof Ministries. You…
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Rate Your Stuff
Over at Youth Ministry Exchange I finally got around to finalizing the launch of a cool new feature called Rate Your Stuff. Honestly, it’s the coolest feature I’ve ever added to the site. I think that it may actually become as or more useful to youth workers than the forums themselves. Basically, it’s the only…
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YMX Hosting goes live
This is only significant and fun for me, but YMX Hosting has gone live. (Beta testers still needed though, got a sweet discount just for providing feedback) I spent a little time Saturday and Sunday working out the final bugs. Getting the YMX Hosting site to talk nicely to the domain registrar and to automatically…
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Raising Lazarus taking shape
Back a few weeks ago I posted a mini-manifesto as we created the Hurting Youth Workers Fund. (Hence the chip-in widget to the left) The last 2-3 weeks since then have been amazing. My friend, Patti Gibbons, has taken to the task of setting up a charitable organization to handle the fund raising and care…