Twitter: nedgable
- GAMECOCKS WIN!!! Now heading to ER for EKG. :)
- This morning my 7yr old daughter exclaimed "Daddy guess what starts today... College Football !!!!! #prouddaddy
- ... After :D http://t.co/6h0Qemg
- Hard Eight BBQ - Before... http://t.co/iAzG5aM
- Happy Birthday to me :D http://t.co/GytKl1L
- WOW!!!! @AllyEvans & LifeKiDS.tv our @12Stone kids and leaders LOVED Danny's Traveling Circus. Great Job and thank you!!!!
- Blown away by the kindness of @AllyEvans and the @lifechurch.tv team. These guys are the real deal.
- We took back roads, so we are a few minutes off. Be there in 5.
- Future worship kid in training. #prouddaddy http://t.co/bDzK4iP
- My view for the rest of the afternoon. # #dayoff http://t.co/SrdD3jH
Category Archives: Children’s Ministry
Helping Kids Fall In Love With Jesus
When I was a kid I loved the Chronicles of Narnia written by C.S. Lewis. I still love the books, but when I was young they completely captivated me. Long before I could read on my own, my mom used to read to me. Whenever we would go on long car trips she would choose books to read to my brother, sister and me. (these were the days before in car DVD players) She read all types of books but the Chronicles of Narnia were always my favorite. Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Children's Ministry, Thinking Out Loud
Tagged C.S. Lewis, children's books, Children's Ministry, christian living, christianity, creative, journey, life, me, Resources
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Basic Training
Guess what… nedgable (or “nedjible”) isn’t dead. Even though it has been quite a while since I’ve posted a blog. Between Adventure Week and writing our fall curriculum I’ve been pretty busy. I’m still busy but Gina McClain has coaxed me out of hiding. Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Children's Ministry, Leadership, Volunteers
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Tweet-ups, 3am web shows and the Orange Conference
Had a great night last night. A lot of that is thanks to a couple young guys that I work with at Brookwood Church, JC and Josh. They’ve been using blogs and social media to connect with people for years. So, after watching them for a couple of months I decided to join twitter about a year ago and I started blogging about 3 months ago. Continue reading
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Out of the “Church” Box
One of the volunteers in our children’s ministry is the CEO of a large company. I had the opportunity to meet with him yesterday to talk about the children’s ministry at our church. I thought I was meeting with him to help him understand what we’re trying to do in children’s ministry…
That’s not exactly how it went down. Continue reading
Lead the Leader – Pt 1
Last week I introduced a series of posts based on lessons I learned in a workshop I attended years ago. (apparently it was MANY years ago if you listen to some of those who commented on the post ☺) The workshop was called “Growing the Children’s Ministry You’ve Always Wanted” and it was presented by Gordon and Becky West. The principles I learned there have had a huge impact on my ministry and I wanted to pass them on in hopes that you will find them equally valuable Continue reading
More Than “Just” A Volunteer
I just got back form the hospital. I was there to visit Sarah. Sarah is a beautiful little three-year-old girl who has cancer. I’m not sure there’s much on the planet that makes less sense to me than that. Never … Continue reading
Child Dedications
Last week Kenny Conley wrote a series of posts about Parent/Child Dedications. You should check out what he wrote he’s got some great thoughts.
Here’s part of my response to his post.
First let me say that I have wonderful staff. Patti Jo Mackey and Jenni Bowman are the main reasons our dedications are successful. Here’s what they do. Continue reading
The Reinvention of VBS
I was blessed to grow up with VBS and it was always a highlight of my summers. So, about 15 years ago when I began children’s ministry it was a natural part of my ministry plan. Over the years I’ve been a part of some incredible VBS programs. Kids loved coming, they brought their friends and we had a great opportunity to share Jesus with kids in a creative way. But several years ago I began to see a shift. Even though the quality of our VBS program was getting better and better, and kids and parents loved what we were doing, attendance began to drop off. Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Week, Brookwood Church, Brookwood Kids, Children, Children's Ministry, ministry, Swamp Stomp, VBS, Volunteers
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Swamp Stomp is coming
It’s almost time. Registration for Adventure Week starts this Sunday. Here’s a look at our second promo trailer. Continue reading
Help, I need somebody…
Do your kids have somebody? A while back, God really brought something to my attention. I started looking at our children’s ministry and realized that it was possible and sometimes probable that a kid could come to our church, check-in, go to small group, go to large group, check-out and leave and nobody ever got to know that kid. Continue reading