Once in a while I’m going to start giving an NLCast State of the Union update of sorts. Here goes.
Nobody’s Listening Podcast
The show’s going well… better than ever in my opinion. We just recoded Episode 100 last Monday! What a milestone. Every week I’m overwhelmed by the amount of listener participation we receive. I try to read or play almost everything we get… but every week our backlog grows. A good problem to have I guess.
Nobody’s Listening Webcomic
So far I’ve pushed out 6 weekly comics based on stories submitted by our listeners. Traffic to the new comics is good. I really enjoy the challenge of condensing and illustrating folks’ stories.
Geek Loves Nerd Podcast
One of my favorite things I do all week is sit down with my wife and talk about marriage. I really feel that GLN has found it’s true purpose… helping people avoid divorce! The show has become less about us and more about our opinions, the lessons we’ve learned, and the hope we have to share. It’s still funny, it’s still us… but it has more of a purpose… and I like that.
I’m trying to get my wife, Jennifer to start blogging at least once a week. We’ve put it on the calendar for her to start his Saturday with a Monday AM release. Excited? I am.
Jenn and I have been invited to bring GLN to The Marriageability Conference in Kansas City on May 1st and 2nd. We’ll be recording two episodes with a live audience. It’s going to be weird… but a lot of fun.
Geek Loves Nerd Webcomic
Just this week I’ve switched to updating on Wednesdays and Fridays. Still twice a week… just different days. I’ve got a ton of ideas on paper. I’m enjoying drawing them up, putting them out, and getting your feedback. I’m working my way around the internets adding the strip to different webcomic communities and lists. I feel like GLN webcomic has the most potential of the two strips I’m doing.
That being said… I’m far from happy with my inconsistent art style… or lack thereof. I feel that I am improving… it’s obvious if you go through the comic archives… I just hope it continues. I need to do up a ‘How I Draw My Comic’ post because I’m starting to get questions.
Children’s Ministry Monthly
In the big picture… there aren’t really a ton of Children’s Pastor’s out there. There are even less with iPods. There are even less that have iPods but actually know what a podcast is. Even considering all that, we’re running a pretty successful little show here. CMMonthly is one of most regular and longest running shows on this topic.
The Christian world doesn’t seem to give nearly as much feedback and interaction as I’d hoped… but the little that I have received has been overwhelmingly positive… and in many cases has turned into real-life communications and resource sharing.
We’ve recently gotten back our original co-host, “Super” Dave from Macon, Georgia. I’m glad his schedule has been freed up. It’s great to have him back.
Though the show is only once a month, we’ve also started releasing ‘mini-casts‘ weekly to fill in the gaps between shows. Currently we’re doing a multi-part series entitled Proper Discipline in Children’s Ministry.
I’ve recently been in touch with the fine folks who publish High Voltage Curriculum and we’ll be sharing a special offer on the next show that will save folks some money.
DrawYouAPicture.com
Things stay fairly busy over at DYAP. It’s a blast being able to fill the artistic needs of folks who would otherwise not be able to afford the quality we give. I’ve recently finished another curriculum cover and will shortly be doing a great playing card-style business card for a magician.
I’m in the process of redesigning the site. I think I’ve found a theme I’m happy with, I just need to update the graphics and decide on a background color.
