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No one is more surpised that we are to be nominated for an award in the Religion Inspiration catagory over at <a href=”http://podcastawards.com”>PodcastAwards.com</a>.

In a few days they’ll open voting… and we’d love to get your votes! You can vote daily! More info as it comes!

Due to circumstances that came up just before recording tonight, Episode 10 of CMMonthly has been delayed. We expect to record this show within the week.

I recently had the honor of working with KidzTurn Labs (and by working, I mean emailing and nagging) in influencing the creation of some awesome score keeping software called Score Keeper 2.

If you keep score for teams (boys vs girls or Team 1, Team 2, etc) and have a video projection system, this is a MUST HAVE.

I’ve been wishing for something like this for years… I always had an idea of what it would do to the kids to know their standings in real time, but I couldn’t imagine how much excitement it brings to the service.

We have our group divided into 5 teams (by grade 1st through 5th) and so having up to 6 teams is great. The scores can be placed anywhere on the screen and will stay on top of your powerpoint or media shout presentations. I use it with SongShow Plus with no troubles at all.

I urge you to check it out Score Keeper 2 - It’s only $10 through the end of September!!

I’m trying to raise money to replace 7 windows that were damaged and are leaking water into our new home.

Through my art site DrawYouAPicture.com you can now get super-cheap drawings for just $10 or $20!

Visit DrawYouAPicture.com for more info. Thanks!

Last year I created a series of fun images to announce our Trunk Or Treat. If any of you can make use of it… feel free.

You’ll find the ppt file and a txt file with the announcement that I used. You’ll note that there are two blank slides at the end that you can use to add your own date, time and contact info.

[Trunk or Treat PowerPoint]

You’ve heard me sing the praises of this great, free online social networking site… so get over there already!

Once you’ve got an account, you’ll want to make sure to add me as a ‘friend’.

http://www.cmconnect.org/profile­/JamesKennison

Also, join CMMonthly’s group!

http://www.cmconnect.org/group/cmmonthly

We’ll see you there!

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This month I’m joined by Thomas, a ‘rookie’ Children’s Pastor from Texas and we’re talking about the dread you can sometimes feel when it’s time to ask your volunteers to take on some of what you’re doing. How much can you ask them to do? Aren’t I getting paid to do this stuff? They have a full-time job already!

These questions answered and more!

Resources mentioned on the show:

• 100 Pushups
• CMConnect.org
• KidsTurn Labs
• Bubbl.us

Be sure to call in or email in your comments! (206) 600-5704 - cmmonthly@gmail.com

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