Category: Ministry

Job 32:6-10 (NIV) 6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: "I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know. 7 I thought, 'Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.' 8 But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Be Old to Be Wise

Connecting with other children's ministry pastors is valuable, but sometimes difficult to do. Thankfully we live and work in a world that is always "plugged in." Connecting with people from anywhere in the world isn't the hurdle it was years ago. Here are five ways to connect with other children's pastors: 1. Call local churches … Continue reading 5 Ways to Connect with Other Children’s Ministry Pastors

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayneandd/4450623309/ A few weeks ago Sarah and I had our second-to-last adoption class (you can read more about our adoption journey here). This particular class dealt with how to care for our baby once he/she arrives. It was three hours of swaddling (I'm still not sure what this even is), changing diapers, burping, etc. Sarah … Continue reading Start as You Mean to Go

When I first started leading a staff team I didn’t know how to run our meetings. Up to that point I had only lead volunteer teams. Usually you can’t get all your volunteers together for a 10am meeting every Tuesday because most volunteers work another job. Our meetings (which were about once a month) were … Continue reading How to Lead Great Staff Meetings

I just finished Leading on Empty a few weeks ago and I have to say that I loved it. I picked it up because the title really resonated with me. While I'm not currently in a season of life and ministry where I feel particularly empty I've been there before and picked up this book … Continue reading Leading on Empty

Parent Newsletters have always been an important, but difficult aspect of my ministry to kids. I've done a lot of different things over the years: monthly/quarterly Top 10 lists, flyers, simply referred everyone to our website, weekly letters, etc. For the past three years or so I've landed on theParentLink.com and it has been super … Continue reading Parent Newsletters