March 2010

When the lightbulb comes on. One of the things that Children’s pastors like is when the lightbulb comes on. If you ever ask a children’s pastor what their favorite thing about being a children’s pastor is they will invariably say “I love seeing the light come on in a child’s eyes when teaching them about […]

In watching Undercover Boss each week one of the things I find to be a common thread is that breakdowns in an organization occur where there are no systems in place to carry out great ideas. I love good ideas. I love creative concepts but anyone working more than one day in kids ministry understands

Wow! What an incredible sense of God’s presence at Redeemer.tv‘s launch this weekend. We officially changed the name of our church from Mt. Zion Ministries to Redeemer Church and It’s been awesome to hear the stories of folks who had invited their unsaved family and friends. God is doing some powerful things in the Northeast!

Well we are now in our third week of the epic struggle of good vs. good. 64 bloggers started off to claim the title of soul survivor. It is down to the final four. I am honored to be this far and could not have done so with out your help.I need your help once more.

I actually do use puppets but am very limited and very specific in how I use them. I often get asked why I don’t use puppets with older kids I always say “Hensen”. They usually come back with “The boy band”. I say no, Hensen not Hanson. I now have a new reason as to

In undercover boss. A CEO of a major company goes undercover in his or her own company to see, observe and learn in ways he or she never could as CEO. In the process the CEO learns more about themselves, their company and employees they never would have any other way. The next thing I have learned

I did a poll yesterday. I was curious to see what people would say. I thought this because on sunday there were two shows on TV that had significance to me as a children’s ministry leader those shows were “Minute to win it” and “Undercover Boss”. I had to decide which one to watch. I chose Undercover Boss and

What show is a must watch for anyone in #kidmin? (polls)

Fundamentals of Children’s Ministry In the 1960s, the premier football team in the NFL was the Green Bay Packers. They won five NFL titles in 60’s. They also won the first two Super Bowls. Their coach; the Superbowl Trophy’s namesake, Vince Lombardi. Vince Lombardi was an incredible coach and an outstanding leader; one of his

In anticipation of John’s Book Stuff Christians like I thought I would share a video that demonstrates why I hate rap and especially Christian rap, but why I love side hugs. (viewer warning police sirens going off as 6 white kids in oversized hoodies rap about giving and receiving side hugs. Just thought you would appreciate a heads