(image originally uploaded to Flickr by Mr Wabu) You can read more about this series here. 5. Futurecast One way to stay dynamic in children’s ministry is to futurecast. “What is futurecasting?” you might ask. Well, I’m glad you asked! To futurecast is to predict what something might look like based on trends, culture and … Continue reading
You can read an explanation of this series here. 4. Be Involved in Your Community I’ve found that being in full-time vocational church ministry it is very hard to be actively involved in the community. We spend so much time putting our programs together and getting people to come to us that we never get … Continue reading
(photo originally upoloaded to Flickr by El Negro Magnifico) You can read an explanation of this series here. 3. Question Everything For some reason in church world we are afraid of questioning what we do and what we believe. There are lots of reasons for this that I won’t get into because I will end … Continue reading
(image taken from ajc.com) You can read an explanation of this series here. 2. Cross Train We all know that if we want to continue growing, we need to continue learning. There are an abundant number of ways to learn: reading, conferences, schooling, mentoring, workshops, blogs, magazine, etc. The list can go on. Learning, though, … Continue reading
(photo originally uploaded to Flickr by Torley) A few days ago I put up a post about saying something is new and innovative when it really isn’t. I thought I would follow up that post with this series called Staying Dynamic in Children’s Ministry. I like the word dynamic better than innovative because dynamic refers … Continue reading
http://flash.sonypictures.com/video/universalplayer/sharedPlayer.swfI first heard there was a Karate Kid remake yesterday on Twitter. I had flashbacks of watching the Karate Kid movies… yes, even The Next Karate Kid (I’m not proud of it). I remember trying to do the crane and wanting to have awesome movies just like Ralph Macchio’s character… And don’t even get me … Continue reading
A little while back, Sam Luce posted about innovation in children’s ministry. He asked the question, “Why isn’t there more innovation in Children’s Ministry?” I then saw an article via Alltop on 50 ways to foster innovation in an organization. We want to be original. We want to be new, fresh, and all that jazz. … Continue reading
(image taken from ASBO Jesus) So, who’s right? Does it matter? Can both be right? I’ve been reading a wonderful book entitled Manifold Witness by John Franke that explores the theology of the plurality of truth. I’m almost done. It’s not a long book, but boy has it got my brain doing back handsprings and … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by theirhistory) I thought I’d throw this out to all of you brilliant people in the Elemental Children’s Ministry community… I’m in the midst of writing an article on the topic of apologetics and kids. The topic surrounds the idea of what apologetics looks like with kids today? When kids … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by James Jordan) OK, I’m going to add my thoughts to all the Christmas and Santa posts that have come out. (You can see some here, here, here, here, here, and here; if I didn’t link to yours, then leave it in the comments.) In a spirit of full disclosure, … Continue reading
