We all want to do big things in our ministry. We want to cast a big vision and see a big God bring big results. That’s the way most of us think, and that’s good! But thinking big often results in missing what’s really important – the little things that are the real fruit of…
You can see earlier posts in this series here: #1; #2; #3 & #4. Axioms for KidMin #5 – Are We Still Having Fun? How do you gauge the fulfillment level of your team? Whether you are talking about staff or volunteers, the answer to this question is a critical, fundamentally important to the success – or failure –…
Sometimes people just don’t get it. They don’t get the vision that you are trying to lead to. They don’t participate in ministry as they should and as you want them to. Perhaps parents don’t participate at all. Perhaps they are somewhat flippant in the way they approach ministry. Perhaps they are lacking commitment, easily…
What do you do in your ministry just because you’ve always done it? Do you know why you do these things? I’m a huge baseball fan (go Padres!!) and I came across this little story in ESPN magazine about the tradition of players wearing stirrups. Here’s what it said about why they wear them: “In…
See the rest of the series here. We left Jesus in a really bad mood in the last post (see Mark 10:13 – 14). The disciples were being obnoxious and Jesus wasn’t happy at all about their behavior…and he let them know about it! The only other time we see Him angry was when He…
Vision casting is an essential function of the KidMin leader. It’s a non-negotiable. We’ve talked about what it is in earlier posts, but how do you do it? There are almost a limitless number of ways to cast vision, but here are a few ideas: Embrace the vision wholeheartedly. You’ve probably heard the phrase “vision…
We’ve been sharing some ideas on what KidMin leaders do (see earlier posts here). We’ll talk about a lot of different “do’s” of the Children’s Pastor / Director, and in most cases we’ll talk about these duties over the course of several posts. I believe that the first important duty (not necessarily the most important,…
If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; but when they attend to what He reveals, they are most blessed. Proverbs 29:18 (The Message) What a great visual this verse offers – lack of vision causes confusion! You’ve seen it in ministry before, either as a leader or a follower (or…
We kick off our series on The Future of Children’s Ministry with Karl Bastian, the Kidologist. Read more about the series here. And be sure to check out how you can be part of the discussion on Kidology.org and possibly be part of the published ebook we will be creating (see details at the end…
When my boys were little one of the favorite events for all of us were “playground dates”. If you’re a parent, you know exactly what these are. For the kids, a great time of fun. For parents, a few moments of sanity! As a Dad, my “vision” for this time was to get a Happy…
Yesterday we said a Kidmin leader is a Christ-follower. A Kidmin leader is also a Vision-Caster. The Message makes it pretty clear: If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. Proverbs 29:18 God has a plan for your…
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