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Month: July 2012

Why you should attend CMLeaders Conference!

In Leadership, MinistryTags children, kidmin, kids, timePublish DateJuly 31, 201213 Views2 Comments samluce

  This is the very first year of CMLeaders conference. So I am not sure 100% what to expect. I am very honored to be a part of this conference. I think it really has a chance to become a must attend conference. Here’s why. I have never heard of a children‘s ministry conference that focuses solely on developing kids pastors as leaders. Most conferences are designed to help kids pastors hone their craft very few if any are designed to help kids pastors …

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Why you should attend Group’s Kidmin Conference!

In Leadership, MinistryTags Bible Belt, network, old, VBSPublish DateJuly 30, 20125 Views2 Comments samluce

Last year was the first year group did their own ministry conference. I attended and did a couple of breakouts. I had a blast got to meet a lot of new people and reconnected with some old friends. …

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4 Things to keep in mind when deciding what conference is right for you.

In LeadershipTags kids, list, read, thingsPublish DateJuly 30, 20123 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

I remember when I first became a kids pastor years ago there were only a couple of options when it came to attending a conference. It was this or that. There are now so many conferences …

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Retro Post: How to tweak minute to win it games for kidmin

In MinistryTags games, kidmin, Retro Post, winPublish DateJuly 11, 201214 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

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 …

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Retro Post: Guerrilla Parenting: Tattling vs. Telling

In PersonalTags Guerrilla Parenting, kids, problem, Retro PostPublish DateJuly 10, 20127 Views2 Comments samluce

Chris Spradlin over at EpicParent.tv wrote a great post about Tattling vs. Telling. I love his take in encouraging our kids not to tattle we need to also let them know when to tell.Read it here. …

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How to become a kids Pastor.

In MinistryTags Bible, children, kids, PastorPublish DateJuly 9, 20121 Views2 Comments samluce

Of all the teens, young adults and especially those in Bible college I have asked what they want to do in the ministry, almost all say youth pastor. I don’t say this in a bitter way …

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My name is Sam Luce and I have been a pastor at Redeemer Church in Utica NY for the past 24 years. 18 of those years serving as children’s pastor. Currently, I am serving as the Global Pastor to Families. This is my personal blog it is focused on Discipleship, Family Ministry, and Theology.

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2 responses to “How to become a kids Pastor.”

  1. Dustin Nickerson Avatar
    Dustin Nickerson
    July 10, 2012

    10. You must value highly and work well with parents.
    11. You must submit to and honor your senior pastor well.
    12. You must love Goldfish Crackers, and be OK with stealing them from kids.

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    1. samluce Avatar
      samluce
      July 10, 2012

      Ha! You and your goldfish! You are to much.

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