As a leader you will have to criticize people from time to time. It’s rarely fun but there is a world of difference between a critical person and someone who has to speak or look at a situation in a critical manor. If you are not willing to be critical you are not ready […]
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Here are the notes for my breakout at Lifeway’s Kids Ministry Conference. 5 Things every leader has to get right 1. Delegation – We don’t delegate because we don’t trust God with the results. We don’t delegate because our default mode is to do. If I do this my pastor will be pleased with me.
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The Lifeway Kids Ministry Conference is officially underway. Really enjoying meeting lots of new people. This is my first time to come to this conference. Love how each conference has it’s own personality. The opening session was both funny and engaging. Really enjoyed it. I had the opportunity to do a pre-con breakout with my
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What is teamwork? It is crazy messy scary awesome nutty fun amazing powerful and life changing. Paul talks about the church as a body. An interdependent structure that can only fully function when every part is doing their part. Ephesians 4:14-16 14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown
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If you attended the breakout Gina Mcclain and I did here is the tool we promised you to go over with your team. You will find the notes from the first day here on my blog and the notes from day 2 on Gina’s. 2012_Leading-Volunteers-Well_Participant-Tool
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Many of you may have come with questions like: What do I need to do to get more volunteers? What are some sure fire tried and true methods for keeping volunteers for the long term? How do I get volunteers to come to my training meetings? We all start in the wrong place. Sunday comes
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Honored to be a part of Group’s KidMin Conference. Love Chris Jones and her staff. They have such great hearts to help refresh and equip kidmin leaders from all over. Really appreciate what they bring to the conference scene. 1. I get to teach a breakout with my good friend Gina McClain. She’s amazing, such
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The past two days have been incredible. It has been a steady flow of amazing content. I have been challenged in so many ways. Here are a few of the things I love about CMLeaders so far. 1. Love that the whole thing is streaming. 2. Love the relaxed feel 3. Love the all general session format
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Every four years one of my favorite things takes place: the summer Olympics; and every four years one of my least favorite things takes place: the election of our new president. Here is the thing. I used to believe that politics was the hope of the Christian world. I have since swung so far
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There are many conferences out there. Lots of options having gone to many of them I have learned that each one offers a unique take on training, on networking, and on resources. In a couple of weeks I am going to be speaking at CMLeaders conference in Columbus OH. I am stoked to hear
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