Here is a guest blog post I did over at life way’s blog. Do well meaning folks focus on the wrong things? I would say yes. I love Christmas not so much in the lights and decorate the tree way but more because it forces me to evaluate the things that matter most in my life. In […]
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There has been a question that has dogged me lately, and it’s this. “Why isn’t there more innovation in Ministry.” I have thought about this for a while and the latest issue of Harvard Business Review is all about innovation. I read an article about the DNA of an Innovator, it really got me thinking. One of the biggest take
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This spring we are hoping to be opening the first of our Champions club’s in our Albany campus. We hope open one in our Utica Campus in a little over a year. What is a Champions Club? Glad you asked. The Champions Club is Lakewood Churches ministry to kids with special needs. It was started
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When it comes to starting a special needs ministry or anything in life that is worth doing the hardest part is knowing where to start. The first thing that you have to do is deal with the ignorance factor. This is so huge because I believe ignorance is one of the biggest reasons churches don’t
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I am really pumped about attending Children’s Pastor’s Conference this winter. I have never been to a CPC conference before so I am really excited to experience CPC for the first time. I have had many conversations with Michael Chanley the new Executive Director of INCM. He has a tremendous heart for the church and
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Don’t look now your values are showing. In contrast to Wal-mart we went to lunch as a family the day after Black Friday at Chic-fil-a. It was crazy busy but didn’t feel busy because even though they offer food at a great price they value their customers over their prices. Here is what my family
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Don’t look now but your values are showing. We all want to be what we are not. If you have brown eyes you want blue, if you have curly hair you straighten it. As a kid I had to wear “slim” jeans and so desperately wanted to wear “husky” it sounded so tough, and now skinny
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Understanding Preteens by Nick Diliberto I spoke to nearly 800 preteens and leaders at Springhill Camp in Evart, Michigan over the weekend. Can you imagine being in a room with nearly 800 preteens? The energy level was through the roof! God did some amazing things and I was honored to be a part of what
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The Power Of Family. At the end of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory it adds a few scenes that were not in the original movie. For me these last few scenes made the movie so much more powerful than the original movie with Gene Wilder. It really drove home that the four kids and their
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Mike Teavee – No Boundaries Kids need boundaries they crave them. Kids do not feel safe or loved in an environment where they can do whatever they want. It sounds very loving to embrace your child’s creative desire to do whatever they want. I believe it is cruel. By allowing you kids to do what
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