Some of the highlights for me yesterday were : 1. Meeting new folks from all over the globe. Love the international representation here 2. Connecting with old friends. 3. Talking about the future of kids ministry and church in general. 4. Having the bass thump so hard that a glass at our table actually shattered. […]
First night at Children’s Pastor’s Conference Orlando Read More »
I won’t leaving you guessing for months. I’ll just tell you. I am really excited to be in the last stages of releasing a book that I had a part in writing. It was a book project a few other great kids pastors from around the country came together to write a leadership book. It
Something exciting coming soon! Read More »
One of the things that the kidmin community is lacking is a clear focus on special needs ministry. We have seen lots of traction when it comes to ministering to families, creating environments. One area that that is severely lacking is comprehensive ministry to special needs kids. You go to most churches in American even
7 reasons why Churches fail special needs kids. Read More »
(Here is a guest post from my friend Kenny Conely with news about his Illuminate conference.) With two Illuminate Conferences under my belt, one thing is sure… Illuminate is like no other conference. At both Austin (2010) and Birmingham (2011) I heard the same thing over and over. Amazing! Incredible! Inspiring! Encouraging! That’s what kidmin
Guest Post: Announcing Nashville Illuminate Read More »
In a few short weeks there will be hundreds of kidmin leaders descending on Chicago home of the thick nasty pizza. I am really starting to get excited about heading out to connect with some old friends as well as meet a bunch of new people who share my passion for kids and youth. Why this conference is different.
Conferences I’ll be attending: Group Kidmin Conference. Read More »
If you live anywhere near Birmingham Alabama you need to bring your whole team to Illuminate. Why? 1. You will get a national level conference experience with the content geared toward your volunteers 2. For the price it will cost your church to send 2 people to a national conference you can bring your whole team. 3.
7 Reasons you need to go to Illuminate – Roll Tide and War Eagle. Read More »
If you live anywhere near Birmingham Alabama you need to bring your whole team to Illuminate. Why? 1. You will get a national level conference experience with the content geared toward your volunteers 2. For the price it will cost your church to send 2 people to a national conference you can bring your whole team. 3.
7 Reasons you need to go to Illuminate – Roll Tide and War Eagle. Read More »
We started doing minute to win it games as a way to transition to different parts of our service and build excitement at the same time. We do three rounds of boys vs. girls whichever team wins gets 100 bonus point to our Uptown Store. The kids love it! It adds a great level of
Retro Post: How to change Minute to Win It Games for kidmin. Read More »
Another list I found enlightening and somewhat professionally satisfying to know that as a children’s pastor I don’t have to fit the mold most people have in their minds of what a children’s pastor should or shouldn’t be. The list is found in this blog post “an abnormal children’s pastor”. Over at Jonathancliff.com. Jonathan has
Retro Post: Being an abnormal kidmin is ok. Read More »
After 4 years of blogging I finally hit my 1000th post. Ha! A full year after my good friend Kenny. I just want to thank all of you who have joined me in the conversation. I am really looking forward to the next few years. I say this all the time. I started blogging to
My 1000th Post and thoughts on #kidmin Community Read More »
