Leading for the long haul Lesson #1 Motivation: who benefits from what i do. – The My kids and the team I am apart of. – Motivation gets tested early – Need a kingdom mindset. No job in kids ministry is more important than the other – We are all building the kingdom by using […]
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Here is an excerpt from an article about being a self-feeder I wrote for K! Magazine. If you don’t subscribe you need to. Being a self-feeder is a must for any growing healthy Christian. It is even more essential for those involved in leading kids. We are often in that position of giving out and pouring into kids and families.
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For me the hands down number one thing you need to make it for the long haul in children’s ministry is an overwhelming sense of calling. I have talked to many people in ministry who have lasted over the long haul nearly all of them can point to a specific sense of calling, an event
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I want to start a new blog series talking about lessons I have learned and am still learning about how to last in kids ministry. I haven’t been around as long as some have but I have been around long enough to see many people come and go in kids ministry. Ministry in general can
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The next conference I will be going to this fall is Lifeway‘s Kid’s Ministry Conference. I have never attended Lifeway‘s conference and am very excited to be teaching three breakouts. I will be doing one on volunteers, one on leading for the long haul and one on the 5 things ever leader has to get right. I had the privilege of
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If you didn’t come to CPC Orlando you missed it. It was fantastic. I thought I would put together a blog post that links to content about CPC Orlando from around the web. Photos of CPC Orlando Sam Luce Why I’m Excited about CPC this year. First Night at CPC Orlando Kidz Blitz Wrapping Up
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Here are the breakouts I am doing. I would love for you to come to CPC this year. Michael Chanley has done an amazing job of keeping the things about CPC that have made it great and fixing some of the things that have kept some people away from CPC. There is a great mix
I have been involved in family ministry at my church for the past 20 years. Here is the problem I ran into over and over again. I could not find anyone who could speak with clarity and authority on the topics I need speakers for, including camps, conferences, volunteer training, and leadership development.I believe that
Leadership is not easy. The reality is that every person leads at some level. The question is not are you a leader as much as how well are you leading. Growing up in the church I saw one insecure leader after another. I never saw them as insecure leaders until I started to work at
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One of the best things you can do with your kids is teach them how to work. The kicker is that teaching your kids how to work is far more work than actually doing the work yourself. You have to slow down involve them in the process and explain why the work you are doing
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