Online whiteboarding is something that I just discovered. I have not used it in a real time setting, but I can see how it would have some collaborative uses. Online whiteboards allow you to draw, write, upoad and mark up photos and documents and share ideas without having to be in the same room. These allow you to invite only specific people into your “whiteboard room” and can even handle free conference calling and chat. I can see this being helpful in the following scenarios:

• Conducting an online training.
• Communicating about a trip a group is on.
• Collaborating with other Children’s Pastors on events or ministry ideas.
• Conference call with a speaker to show them various aspects of your event you want them to be familiar with.

You may also try Twiddla, a similar web service. Have you used something like this? If so, how was it either beneficial or cumbersome to you?

Recently I posted about the resources available at John Piper’s website for Desiring God. In that post, I made mention of the Advance ’09 Conference which was held in my backyard of Durham, NC. There were some heavy hitters at the conference including Ed Stetzer, John Piper, and Danny Aiken.

As I have been listening through some of the messages from this conference on the Church, I could not withhold sharing with you two messages from Mark Driscoll. One will really challenge your thinking of the church as well as your ministry’s role within Christ’s bride. The other is called Ministry Idolotry. This message will lead you to rethink how spiritual you really perceive yourself to be. I commend both messages to you. Go to the links below to listen or download or watch the embedded videos of these messages. The are two of the best messages on a theology of the church that I have ever heard.

Mark Driscoll–What is the Church? (mp3 download)

Mark Driscoll–Ministry Idolotry (mp3 download)

What is the Church by Mark Driscoll from Vintage21 Church on Vimeo.