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Sometimes innovation happens by accident sometimes it happens on purpose – I have always been on the fence when it came to rewards in kids church. I have used everything, stamp books, fake money with Jesus on it, even manually putting point amounts on name badges. I needed to come up with a new system […]

Spending some time with my family and watching the yanks play the pesky Angels. Go Yankees. Red sox suck! #fb # RT @jonathancliff: have u visited the new http://www.childrensministryonline.com/ ? //has world's largest twitter button. #kidmin // ha! # Doing a puppet right now that's right @Jonathancliff a puppet. #kidmin # For the record. I

The buzz is beginning to build for the napkin conference. The napkin conference is not going to be your normal everyday kids pastors conference. I believe that there is a serious need for innovation in kids ministry not just for innovation sake but to use new methods what ever methods necessary to reach a new

You may not believe this but I can not ever remember fighting with my siblings. We did get upset from time to time but I don’t ever remember having a knock down drag out with either of my sisters. Over the years I have heard many parents bring up the topic of how to handle

I want to do a few posts for parents that you may or may not find helpful about things I have found to be helpful and saw work in my family growing up and seem to be working in our family now. In an effort to be transparent and let you know that I do not know it all and I struggle with many of the same things you do.

Just found out I am going to make it home to be with my family for the 4th. Woooot! #fb # Why is CNN and Fox so slanted to the right and left? I hate them all. Why can't there be a news outlet that gives you just the facts! # On the plane. It's

This series, including the original Oscar-nominated short, from Brown Bag Films is based upon the 1960s recordings of young children telling Bible stories in a classroom to their schoolteacher. When a film crew arrives at an inner city Dublin National School to record the children, the result is a warm, funny and spontaneous animated documentary,

I had the privilege of guest posting a blog for Ryan Frank. He asked me to talk about “How to use Twitter in your ministry to kids.” Ryan has a great blog full of great insights. What I appreciate about Ryan is his passionate about the local church and about helping children’s pastors grow and

In the summer I listen to podcasts much more not sure why. I have a list of who I listen to most. I would love to pick up a new podcast or two. They don’t have to be preaching by the way. I would love a good tech podcast that isn’t a snoozefest. Andy Stanley

Well the last few hours have been interesting. I am no longer a twitter fugitive. I have been fully reinstated but being reinstated alone does not heal or repair the significant amount of emotional trauma I experienced. I have since been approached by Random House publishers to write a book on my ordeal. (Not really,