When you look at a kid do you see the same thing your youth pastor sees? I believe that commonality of vision is one on the most important things Youth Pastors and Children’s Pastors must share. Because you have commonality does not mean you have to be a carbon copy. You don’t have to do […]

Here is a flyer that is the size of a ticket for our upcoming Shipwrecked series.

My wife took our oldest boy into Lowes with her to get some supplies for our sunroom renovation. The store was about to close so they basicly had the store to themselves. A few minutes in and this became aparent to my oldest boy who then wispered to my wife. “Mom, where are all the

You need to start with the end in mind. What is the goal of a successful children’s ministry? I have had a few conversations with children’s pastors who seemed happy that kids don’t want to leave their ministry. To me that is very self serving and unnatural. I believe a successful children’s ministry works hand

I know, I know I am starting to sound like a Hillsong groupie. I saw this video last week and was blown away. It is a fantastic, fun, out of the box camp promo. It is a great take on how guys view camp vs. how girls view camp. I would say that I am

We are hosting our first ever Youth Worker/Children’s Worker conference. Very excited. What is this conference all about? Context is everything. As youth and children’s workers we need understand the proper way embrace culture and use things from culture to communicate the lifechanging truth of God’s word. Jesus did this all the time. He understood

Went to this store called “Rice to Riches”. First off I hate rice pudding, but went into the store because I love great design. I went in was impressed by the design tried the pudding and was surprised how good it was. What I liked most was in this day and age of we are

We are pounding it out at our yearly staff meeting, in the heart of NYC. Good stuff

Here is the highlight reel from my latest wedding. Michelle yours is next! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DndS3LHI7-A]

What are most churches looking for in a children’s pastor. 1. Education 2. Experience 3. Passionate about God 4. Passionate about kids 5. Organizational skills 6. Vision 7. Works well with volunteers I think that church should look for: 1. Passion for God 2. Education 3. Passion for kids and families 4. Chemistry with staff