I know I said I wasn’t going to post much this week but I couldn’t pass this up. An Italian monk in a metal band. Wow. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbiItSiC4fo

Well I am about ready to call it a night. My wife and I are going to Paris tomorrow to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. So needless to say my blog will be a bit quiet. I did however find some sweet youtube Friday videos in my pre-trip internet prep. If you have any must

I have been blessed to be part of a group of colleagues who joined forces to become collaborators who I now count among my friends. This is a quick video I threw together for our pipeline conference last weekend. Collaboration Video from Sam Luce on Vimeo.

I am announcing the launch of a new blog that is specifically designed for parents and volunteers. The site is called Uptown news. I will use it to keep parents and volunteers in the loop, and hopefully parents and volunteers will join in the converstion. It will also have useful posts about things facing families

Aaron said a few times this weekend “To many children’s pastors are afraid to lead they, they lead to often apologetically”. This got me thinking. I really think that he is on to something. I think that many times we spend so much time filling holes that we never focus on vision and values. Any

Just wanted to extend an invitation to anyone who attended Pipeline as well as people who regularly read my blog. Aaron Reynolds has graciously offered to answer any question you have for him concerning kids ministry. I appreciate Aaron’s willingness to do this. If you have a question he will check my blog all week

Wow what a weekend. Talk about life transforming. I was challenged in so many ways and I know that our kids and youth ministries here at Mt. Zion where impacted in a profound way. Pastor Jude – Was so impacted by his experience and his passion for the Pipeline principle. I felt that Friday night

When working with children and families one thing that is always a challenge is communication. There are many different ways to communicate especially in this digital age. Some are more effective than others to be effective you have to ask yourself some important questions Who are you talking to? What are you trying to say?

Just wanted to post a reminder to everyone that the pipeline conference is this weekend. I am getting very excited. I is always fun to see old friend and meet new ones. I am really excited for our volunteers to really receive from Aaron Reynolds and Pastor Jude. If you haven’t registered yet make sure

Lesson 1: Listen This week I would like to hear suggestions from you. I want to discuss different ways to communicate with parents, volunteer, first time guests and kids. I would love to hear back from you what do you do in these areas. As a Ministry leader what have you found to work for