Last month was pastor appreciation month, and last Sunday our kids ministry team surprised me by giving me a scrap book of cards, letters, notes of thanks from adults and young people on our team, some notes from parents, as well as notes from the kids in Uptown now and some kids who are all grown up […]
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The last sign of a miserable job is Anonymity. Here is what Lencioni has to say about it: Anonymity – People cannot be fulfilled in their work if they are not known. All human beings need to be understood and appreciated for their unique qualites by someone in a position of authority. As much as
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Last year we started something in response to our adults doing for the Advent conspiracy. We were looking for ways to get our kids involved a few of the charities our church was supporting were Love146.org an amazing organization but what they do wasn’t the easiest to translate to our kids. We decided to use our Uptown store
Things we are doing for Christmas in Uptown: Uptown Christmas Catalog. Read More »
We started something last year called a “Happy Birthday Jesus Party”. It was great around 4 weeks before we informed the parents about it by giving out flyers that were actual birthday cards. We encouraged kids to invite their friends to a Birthday Party for Jesus. We taught our normal lesson about 2 weeks before
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I really don’t like cats and when asked why I never have a good answer. Now I have one. [special thanks to a couple of the kids from Uptown for letting me know about this little video]
YouTube Friday: I Hate Cats. Read More »
