Many people like the idea of using laser skirmish to provide a technological ‘upgrade’ to classic wide games such as ‘Capture the Flag’. However, some people have raised concerns at the idea of promoting shooting games in a Christian environment.
I’d consider the idea of creating a purpose-built laser skirmish battlefield at Youthworks Outdoors with the latest simulation weapons for those who might like to take advantage of it, and to offer an alternative activity for groups whose leaders or teachers find this unappealing.
But, would it be grossly unpopular and potentially offensive to the majority? Would you let your school or youth group dress up in camouflage and play war games in the bush? Or would you find the very notion to be antisocial and insensitive?
Read the full article at sydneyanglicans.net and get on board with the comments!
Now that PowerPoint has become passé, what is the next big thing we should use to display our song words?
Check out my latest post at sydneyanglicans.net and give me your thoughts as to what you think is the Next Big Thing.
I’ve finally got around to hooking up with iTunes to produce a podcast.
To listen to my latest Bible talks and ministry training, subscribe to my Podcast at iTunes. It’s free!
Or, you can subscribe using the URL www.jodiemcneill.com/podcast if you use a different method.
Special thanks to MightySeek for providing the excellent podPress Wordpress plugin that makes all this podcasting work so seamlessly.
Over the holidays I’ve been busily nerding away on a major overhaul of my website.
It’s been nearly three years since I updated my installation of WordPress from 2.0.5 to the latest 2.9 release, and it’s only months away from the ten-year anniversary of jodiemcneill.com.
However, with this major update to the core ‘engine’ of my website, it was necessary for me to change the appearance of the website, given the fact that the template I previously used was not compatible with some of the features of the latest version of WordPress.
So, one thing led to another, and the result is that many new features have been added, plus some nice improvements in appearance and functionality.
For those who get excited about these kinds of things, here are some of the changes:
- Added an RSS feed of my weekly ‘Modern Ministry’ blog at sydneyanglicans.net in the sidebar
- Added a funky Flash word cloud of my popular categories
- Installed a new Twitter widget that displays my latest Tweets
- Re-organised my categories into ten top-level categories
- Removed the event calendar
- Added a large option of icons to enable the easy sharing of my posts with social networking sites
- Updated my list of links, including an ‘Affiliations’ list
- Created a Picasa account, and have provided access to my albums from the ‘Photos’ page (and a fancy ‘Latest Photos’ sidebar widget)
- Enabled automatic tweeting of new posts
If you’re reading this on a FaceBook note or by an RSS feed, then drop by jodiemcneill.com and check it out.
What do you think of the changes? Any other suggestions for improvements? Let me know in the comments.
I’ve been trying to hold off, but for no longer. This weekend I signed up for Twitter, the latest trend in online social networking.
My blog on this new Internet phenomenon is now live at sydneyanglicans.net. Have a read, and join in the discussion.
Jodie McNeill lives in Sydney, Australia, and is the Executive Director of 
