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- 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
Tag Archives: ministry
How’s your vision?
A couple of weeks ago Rick Warren posted a tweet that went something like this,
“You don’t have a giving problem, you have a vision problem. People don’t give to need they give to vision.”
I’m not sure you could say that any better and with the situation many churches are facing in the current economy, his advice is even more relevant. As I was thinking about this tweet it occurred to me, the same thing is true with volunteers.
“You don’t have a volunteer problem you have a vision problem.” Continue reading
Posted in Volunteers
Tagged Children, Children's Ministry, enlistment, Leadership, ministry, Recruiting, team, Volunteer Minisrty, Volunteers
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How not to recruit
So, what are we doing to recruit volunteers? I’m glad you asked… but let me start with what we haven’t done.
We haven’t publicized our need. We haven’t asked for help from the pulpit or in the bulletin. We haven’t held any enlistment campaigns. We haven’t sent letters of flyers home to parents (we did do this once a couple of years ago but we probably won’t again). We haven’t made “cold calls” to people not serving. We haven’t required people to serve… ok, enough of that. I think you get the picture. Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Volunteers
Tagged Children, Children's Ministry, enlistment, Leadership, ministry, Recruiting, team, Volunteer Minisrty, Volunteers
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Need more volunteers?
Everyone who serves in children’s ministry has one thing in common. We need more volunteers. I’ve heard of the elusive “waiting list” to serve in children’s ministry, and I’m sure it exists somewhere, but I’ve never seen it. What I’ve seen more often is that as soon as we enlist more volunteers, God sends more kids. In truth, this is where I want to be, first because it means the kingdom is growing and second because it keeps us looking to God to provide for us. Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Volunteers
Tagged Children, Children's Ministry, enlistment, Leadership, ministry, Recruiting, team, Volunteer Minisrty, Volunteers
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Big News
I have big news I wanted to pass along to everybody. I’m moving on from Brookwood Church. This isn’t a good place to get into all the “what” and “whys,” but if you’re interested you can contact me and I’ll let you know more. I do want to take a minute and say a few things though. Continue reading
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
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
Posted in Adventure Week, Blog, Children's Ministry
Tagged Adventure Week, Brookwood Church, Brookwood Kids, Children, Children's Ministry, ministry, Swamp Stomp, VBS, Volunteers
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That’s how you know
I just finished watching the movie “Enchanted” with my daughter Brindley. I’ve probably watched this movie with her a dozen or more times. At the risk of cashing in one of my few remaining “man cards,” as well as my dignity, I have to admit, I love this movie! Continue reading
Snow Day and Sabbath
Greenville, South Carolina has just recovered from a rare March blizzard. Ok, so it was just a few inches of snow, but it was still enough to shut down the city and knock out power to my house. So, I got to spend an impromptu day off at home with no electricity, no TV, no computer, no Internet, no… well you get the picture. It turned out to be a great day and it got me thinking that a snow day without power is probably a lot like what God intended the Sabbath to be. I’m not talking about some legalistic-based version of Sabbath but a day to just “unplug” and rest. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Thinking Out Loud
Tagged christian living, christianity, life, media, ministry, sabbath
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