My mancrush on Andy Stanley is well documented on twitter and my blog. I love his leadership insight every staff member of his I have met I have left the conversation amazed at their leadership ability and could see and hear the influance of Andy in every answer they gave. What I didn’t know until […]

I think after vision and calling the next thing that is important is the resources you choose to use. I am a huge believer in reading and networking because you become like those you choose to listen to. I know that my philosophy was largely shaped by my time alone with God and the ministries/resources

The first thing you need starting off in kids ministry is calling. The next thing which is just as important is Vision. You can’t lead without it because no one will follow. One of my college professors used to say that if you are leading and no one is following you are just going for

The winner of the the Go Fish VBS curriculum is….. Cash Hunter from Woodruff Road Christian Church Congratulations the winner was selected using a random number generator just encase you are wondering 🙂

I had a great conversation the other day with a kids pastor who was just starting out. She asked me what do I need to know? I want to spend the next couple of blog posts unpacking that question a bit. The first thing I think you need to be successful in kids ministry, actually

That guy who plays Obama on SNL is horrible. He sounds and looks nothing like him. # Angels go up on the sinking red sox! Woot! # The red sox getting swept and the Yanks sweeping the twins = Christmas come early #fb # SWEEP!!!!!! Hate the sox! SWEEP!!!!! #fb # RT @TheBombers: Yanks will

I saw this video on Kem Meyers Blog and at the same time was reading Jim Wideman’s book Volunteer’s that stick. All at the same time thinking this thought when it comes to volunteers. Change is tough, make it fun.  We need to create a fun environment where change and growth can take place in

We live in a disposable culture and because of that fact I think we have lost something. Our dishwasher isn’t working right my wife called the repair guy and you know what he said “It would cost as much to fix it as it would to buy a new one you should just buy a

Well Fall is  here and summer is right around the corner so I thought I would do a VBS giveaway. I have a copy of The Go Fish Guys VBS curriculum that need a good home. We don’t do traditional VBS so I can’t use it. I looked it over and they have alot of

Having been born in Canada and my wife being born and raised there we are often asked why do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving, they didn’t have Pilgrims. I answer the question enough I though I would devote a whole blog post to how Canadians started their thanksgiving tradition. For the record I like Thanksgiving further from