Category: Ministry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWDfuP25ieQ Last week some good friends of mine launched a kickstarter to fund a video game about the Bible that I'm super excited to share with you and back with my own money. They've been working on it for over five years and now the first stage of it is ready to play. Check out … Continue reading Kickstarter: The Bible Video Game

Just like a plant can't live without water, soil and sunlight there are some things your ministry just can't live without. This isn't an exhaustive list but here are three things I think are the most important to the life of the ministry you lead: Prayer As a pastor I hate to admit this but sometimes … Continue reading 3 Things Your Ministry Can’t Live Without

In my last post I talked about 3 Things Every Team Needs From Their Leader. Today I want to flip that around and talk about 3 things every leader needs from their team. Here they are: Questions As a leader its easy to think that everyone understands everything. A lot of the time that's not … Continue reading 3 Things Every Leader Needs From Their Team

One of the things I love doing is teaching kids. So a few years ago I put together a class to teach kids how to accept Christ and what baptism is all about. Here are the notes I use to teach this class. http://www.scribd.com/doc/234903060/Kids-Baptism-Class-Leader-Notes

Every year we take our 5th & 6th Graders up to summer camp at Forest Home. It's a great camp where our kids have fun, connect relationally, and grow spiritually. A few years ago we started to notice our counselors were having a hard time staying energized and engaged with the games and activities at … Continue reading How to Make Summer Camp Awesome for Your Counselors

I'm a pretty organized guy. I like to plan things ahead and stick to that plan. I have a tendency to freak out when things don't go according to plan. So a few weeks ago was a little stressful for me. I was leading our volunteer orientation meeting, going through our emergency procedures. As I started talking through … Continue reading What a Black Out Taught Me About Planning Ahead