I think after vision and calling the next thing that is important is the resources you choose to use. I am a huge believer in reading and networking because you become like those you choose to listen to. I know that my philosophy was largely shaped by my time alone with God and the ministries/resources […]
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Here is the bumper video to our churches series on Galatians. Our video team did an amazing job. Check it out. Bewitched Intro from redeemer.tv on Vimeo.
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I had a short lived idea to do a video podcast that I called TakeTen. It would TakeTen minutes to make and TakeTen minutes to listen to it. My idea was to interview different people in kidmin for ten minutes and release it as a podcast unedited and uncensored. The video aspect didn’t work so
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Tony Kummer put this on his facebook and it got me thinking. What kind of attendance numbers do you track in your #kidmin? Just say this post from Henrietta Mears that got me thinking. She said, “Don’t be afraid to count numbers. Numbers stand for people for whom Christ died. Count them!” I have a
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Yesterday I talked about how in our conversations and strategy we need to be careful. That we don’t focus so much on reaching families that we forget the power to change families lies in the power of the gospel not in programs, virtues or milestones alone. Communicating to our families that Jesus plus nothing else = our
Red resources: Tools to help families stay gospel centered. Read More »
My friend Michael Chanley has done it again. He has given the kidmin community another opportunity to connect and network online and with imakidmin maybe offline. Chanley created Cmconnet a couple of year ago and it has quickly become a sort of kidmin facebook I know I found a couple of kids pastors who live
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[Here is a post I did awhile back Mary-Kate posted a comment today so I thought I would bring it back up for debate or perhaps food for thought (pun intended)] I saw this movie the other day and loved it. Pixar rocks. I thought there were quite a few clips that could be used
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Today my beautiful bride turns — ! When I think of my wife I am there are so many things that flood my mind. I love that she is Italian, she’s an amazing cook. She is a great homemaker and creates an amazing environment for our family to grow in. My wife is an amazing
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I am currently reading a book by the Heath Brothers called Switch. In this book they talk about helping people with change. Finding the switch in a change situation. One of the things they said that has gotten me thinking in regards to family ministry is something they call shrink the change. The basic idea
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Rebekah grew up in Redeemer Church. She has a genuine passion to serve kids and families and feels called to children’s ministry. I asked her to type out why she knows she is called. There are few things more powerful than a personal testimony that you can go back to and revisit when times get
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