Evernote

The latest edition of the Youth Pastor Toolbox is a phenomenal web app called Evernote.  I first heard about Evernote through some other people raving about this tool.  After using it for about one week, I am just as excited about it as them!  Basically, Evernote is a idea-capturing web application.  At first glance, it is very similar to Google Notebook, which I had been using to capture things online.

Evernote really pulls away from Google Notebook due to it’s extensions. First, there is a desktop app (for both Mac and Windows) which allows you to seamlessly work with all the notes and notebooks.  Second, the Firefox extension allows you to highlight whatever (text, picture, link) and add it to a notebook in a few short clicks.  Third, Evernote is built to work easily with mobile phones.  Rumor has it that the Evernote iPhone app totally kicks butt.  And, for those of us not cool enough to own an iPhone, you can send text or picture messages to Evernote and add them to a notebook.

I have been using Evernote for only 1 week, but already I am using it way more than I ever used Google Notebook.  Here are my notebooks:

• Youth Ministry Ideas  (illustrations, sermon series ideas)
• Youth Ministry Administration
• Grad School
• Honeymoon (ideas and planning)
• Blog (post ideas and outlines)

Be sure to check Evernote out.  Even if you don’t become a crazy addict like me, it may help organize you and/or your ministry.