Category: Ministry

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlspence07/450811740/ Any Kids' Pastor worth their weight in goldfish crackers has been there. It's the end of service. Kids and volunteers are ready for pick-up. Everything's good to go until you look at the clock and realize the senior pastor is going to go over. Panic suddenly begins to set it. In my current role … Continue reading Stuff Kids’ Pastors Like #5: “Playing 4 Corners to Stall When the Senior Pastor Goes Over”

If you've been in ministry longer than a month chances are good that you've either taken a meal to someone going through a significant life change or put together a plan for others to bring meals. TakeThemAMeal.com is a phenomenal, easy, and free service that we use at High Desert Church to plan for these … Continue reading TakeThemAMeal.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hsm_brasil/5164775234/ 1. Build a personal board of directors who have the character you want to emulate. 2. Take Make time to think by turning off your electronic gadgets for an hour each day. 3. Work where your greatest passions, skills, usefulness intersect 4. Stop trying to be so interesting and start being more interested. 5. … Continue reading 10 Things I Learned From Jim Collins

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23679420@N00/545653437/ 1. What was your most recent encounter with God? 2. What are you most thankful for right now? 3. What is going well in your ministry and what needs work? 4. What's one thing I can do to help you be more successful? 5. How can I be praying for you? What questions are … Continue reading 5 Questions to Ask Your Team

I'm always on the look-out for good training to pass on to other leaders. A few months ago our elementary team put together a great training event for our small group volunteers. Their training covered great topics like how to lead a small group, building community with your kids, leading a child to Christ, and … Continue reading Kids’ Ministry Small Group Freebie

Email is almost dead. I'm not going to go into all of the reasons why email is dying. You can Google Email is Dead to find out why. I say "almost" because it's not dead yet. Like many of you, I use some email almost every day. More and more I am finding myself utilizing social … Continue reading Your Emails are Too Long