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Last week I read “The Forgotten God” by Francis Chan. The basic premise of the whole book is that we have forgotten, downplayed, at times incorrectly portrayed the Holy Spirit in our churches and in our own lives. Francis said a few things that really struck a cord with me. 1. We don’t hear the […]

Hey kid min peeps want to give you an update on the all new super fun and exceeding helpful kidmin challenge. 1. Just by tweeting or commenting on facebook you could win prizes for free What might you win you ask? Worship music from Hillsong Kids Deluxe edition: Jesus Storybook Bible Shoutout – Interactive Game

To Pick up on Dan’s amazing post. I could not agree more one of the areas we need to focus more energy on in Kids ministry is our “stage presents” and performance skills. I recently read “The exceptional presenter” great book with tons of practical insight. The comfort food of verbal communication in the US

Performance Skills 102 – Specific training to increase your on-stage professionalism. Catchy Title huh? For some it could be intriguing and they are instantly hooked in, but for the most part I would predict that the title is confusing as the topic of on-stage professionalism is not usually talked about in the world of Children’s

Seth Godin has an amazing blog and is an amazing thinker. I came across a post of his that I thought would really help. I know I have a bunch of ideas every day and from talking to many of you out there I know many of you do to. Ideas have to be nurtured.

I found this video on Human3rror’s blog. It is un-be-stinking-livable. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpWM0FNPZSs And here is the making of it. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArJYvaCCB3c

Almost done reading The Exceptional Presenter. Great book full of practical steps to being an exceptional presenter vs. being just a good presenter. I think as a kids pastor one of the best things I can do for my church is coach and train leaders. This book is a fantastic resource to help you practically

I have been thinking about this post for a while. One of the greatest tools I feel at every children’s ministers disposal is social media. I have been on twitter for almost 2 years and have been blogging for almost 3 and have met some amazing people but have also been disturbed by some people

A new kidminchallange! A couple of months ago Funny Man Dan lead team (Rest of the World) I lead team (USA). We did a challange where you take an awkward bible verse and then give it a context where it would be even more awkward. I was loads of fun. It was great to see

We are going to be giving all of the money we take in from our offerings on Sunday’s for the next two months in Uptown to Living Water International. Here is a moving video about the difference one kid can make in the lives of many.