On behalf of everyone at StuMinGames, we want to wish you a happy and prosperous New Year!
This past year was an exciting one for us and we thank you for your loyalty and support.
Looking forward, we are thrilled to be making some changes to the blog to further enhance your ministry or group experience. Over the next few months we will be launching a dynamic new look and announcing some great partners who will provide even more incredible resources.
Stay tuned for more details and make 2014 your best year yet!
Happy Thursday! Next month will mark stumingames one year anniversary.
We desire to become the best free resource for group and up front games out there. It’s been a blast interacting with so many of you and we have received some amazing feedback that has helped us along the way.
Moving forward, we are simply asking you to subscribe to our blog by clicking the follow button. You can also follow us on Twitter and like our page on Facebook to get all our updates.
Please help us by sharing any games that you’ve played from our blog and by sharing your game ideas with us. Your feedback is appreciated and makes us better.
As 2014 approaches, stumingames is looking at some exciting new features to include as well. Thank you again for your support!
In case you’ve missed it, here is the first half of our Top Ten Relay Countdown:
Stay tuned next week as we reveal our Top 5!
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Ok. I really have no reason to post this, other than I need to laugh sometimes. I know it’s pretty old, but if you’ve never stumbled upon it, take a break and watch it!
Today’s tip revolves around evaluation. If you’ve read our blog before, you may have noticed that I’m not only big on introspection, but also on having people in your life that can give necessary feedback.
As I run across successful people, I’ve noticed a few important traits.
1) They Admit Their Wrongs
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Today I want to share with you a new app idea that I created. The app is entitled, Mimic Me, and I just launched an Indiegogo campaign last night.
Mimic Me blends social networking and pictures into a fun game. While you can read the details on the Mimic Me Page, the basic premise of the game revolves around you and your friends taking pictures of yourself and then trying to copy, or mimic those pictures. You accumulate varying degrees of points based off of computer facial recognition and user ratings.
The reason I’m writing this post is because I’m hoping that you will be able to support the app through giving (there’s incentives for those who give!) and by sharing the page/video with your friends.
As mentioned in the video, this app only works when powered by people, so I figured, why not reach out to the people that we share games with every single week.
Take a moment to click on Mimic Me’s Indiegogo campaign and keep tabs on us through Facebook & Twitter as well!
It’s not too late to get in on the action! Make sure to stop by our friends over at Stumin Sidekick. Not only are they running some crazy deals, but they are also nearing an amazing giveaway. You can click here for all the details on the giveaway. You can find all sorts of curriculum, resources and games!
Make sure to follow them on Twitter @StuminSidekick to hear about their latest updates and contests.
This Monday I am departing from my normal format and topic to share something that I believe is vitally important in any ministry.
In the wake of the past week’s events, I, like most others, am left with many more questions than answers. I hear of a mall shooting in Portland, OR (minutes from where I used to live), a horrific act of evil in Newtown, Connecticut and have dealt with a more personal tragedy. This past Saturday, one of our student’s close friends, a young man who attended our church on many occasions was killed in a freak car accident at the age of sixteen.
My heart breaks for every one of these families. I have shed tears, offered up prayers and done all I know to do… yet it feels like it is not enough. When I survey these events, I feel demoralized, depressed, and at times, defeated. Yet in the midst of all of this, I know that hope remains. I know that that the Spirit of God is able to bring comfort and peace to the hurting. I can testify to His ability to bring good out of the darkest of situations, but He does that through people like you and me.
Have you ever whiffed on a game? I have… lots of times. I’m here today to tell you it is okay.
One of my worst game ideas was when I bought four blocks of ice and set them right in front of the stage. I selected four students and said that they had to sit on the block “as long as they could” without freezing.
Here’s the problem: they didn’t freeze. In fact, I ran through the announcements and stalled for a couple of minutes, praying that hypothermia would set in so someone would bow out, but it didn’t happen. We just sat there for what felt like eternity, watching four students sit on blocks of ice.
Today has been such a good day that we are going to share with you a bonus game to play with your Youth Leadership Team.
Every year, college football teams participate in an excessive amount of bowl games. Our suggestion is to have some fun with your youth leaders by selecting the winners of each bowl game. The beauty of this is that you can do this through a simple email with a link attached.
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