When I first started full-time Children’s Ministry back in 2003 I had no clue how to put together a budget. I knew I needed to but no one ever showed me how. For a while I thought I was as likely to figure out budgeting as the Trix Rabbit was to having those kids give … Continue reading 6 Tips for Budgeting
How to Be a Leader Who Develops Other Leaders
http://youtu.be/MYK0HH5XUy0 Doug Fields is one of my favorite speakers. This video is taken from the National Youth Workers confession back in 2011. You may not be a youth worker (I'm not) but there's a lot of great transferable principles here to help you develop the leaders who are following you.
4 Disciplines of an Extraordinary Children’s Pastor
One of my favorite books, by one of my favorite authors, is the 4 Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive by Patrick Lencioni. I remember reading this book several years ago and wondering if there were a set of obsessions, or disciplines, that would help me be an extraordinary Children's Pastor. Since that time I've been … Continue reading 4 Disciplines of an Extraordinary Children’s Pastor
1 Simple Tip That’ll Make Any Pastor Better
Recently I've been thinking about the story of Mary & Martha in Luke 10:38-42. There's a great principle here we know but sometimes forget in ministry. And it's this: Don't put your work for God before your walk with God. Have you ever been guilty of making Martha's mistake? I have. Sometimes I find myself … Continue reading 1 Simple Tip That’ll Make Any Pastor Better
How The Phantom Menace Should Have Ended
http://youtu.be/g4hvUvBmoaA Maybe if the queen focused more on making her case to the senate instead of focusing on changing in and out of elaborate costumes so much...After all she wasn't elected to watch her people suffer and die right?
Free Permission Slip for Your Ministry
Whether you're going to summer camp for a week, taking students over the weekend to a winter retreat, or one of your small group leaders is taking their small group out for pizza after church having a permission slip on file BEFORE you take kids out is a good idea. But finding one that covers … Continue reading Free Permission Slip for Your Ministry
Jeff McClung 