In Uptown our Be Attitudes are: 1. BE SAFE 2. BE COURTEOUS 3. BE ENGAGING 4. BE CONSISTENT Our next be attitude is be engaging. This is one of the big ones for me. Most children’s ministries have the safe thing in mind and are courteous. Being engaging puts you in a totally different ballpark. […]
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As someone from New York I never would have used courteous to describe it. But hey I found this clipping on the internet and we all know that if it is on the internet it HAS to be true. But since New York is the most courteous place on the planet that leads me to
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As someone from New York I never would have used courteous to describe it. But hey I found this clipping on the internet and we all know that if it is on the internet it HAS to be true. But since New York is the most courteous place on the planet that leads me to
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One of my favorite segments on Sesame Street was the “Which of these people are doing their own thing” segment. I can’t tell you why I liked it I just did. I came across this one, very funny. Had to listen to it twice to catch it see if you can the first time through.
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Here is an excerpt from Seth’s Blog… It costs a ton of time and money to go to something like SXSW. Other than having a blast, why go? Here’s an interesting way to think about it, something I’ve used to change the way I attend events (I don’t do many, and won’t be there, so
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Guerrilla concept #1 – Talk to your kids through play. I have heard lots of parents say that their kids don’t talk to them. I am still figuring this out myself but I often find my kids talk to me when I understand how they communicate and when I understand where they communicate. The other
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Influence in my mind is measured not by how great people think you are but how you can leverage those feelings of goodwill to help others. I know that I am not the most influential blogger in children’s ministry and being included in the original field of 60 and still be here with the remaining four is humbling to say the
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The irony of this post is I am writing about writers block because I have writers block. I usually have no problem knowing what I am going to write for about two weeks at a time. I also have a magazine article due at the end of next week. This is not a good time
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It’s a family heirloom. History is more valuable in baseball. In most sports it’s what have you done for me lately. It’s the only game where the defense has the ball It’s the only game that spans the seasons (Well the seasons I happen to like) It’s the only game that has no clock it’s
I had the opportunity to do an episode of FMD and Me with the ever talented Dan Lee-Archer of “The Thursday Blog”. It was a blast if you have the time take a listen Listen to internet radio with CMConnect on Blog Talk Radio So hide your kids, hide your wife, hide your husbands too
