keeping things simple and focused and sustainable Colleen Derr (Children’s Ministry Leader via Spiritual Formation Department @ The Wesleyan Church World Headquarters) shared along with...

celebrating and thanking volunteers regularly Shannon Whaples (Next Generation Pastor @ 12Stone Church) had a volunteer appreciation event called “Ovations” on the second night we...

Capturing and capitalizing moments when you have a captive, parental audience Chad and Autumn Ward told me this @ reThink. After our meeting and question/answer...

milestones (faith, social, physical, etc.) in a child & youth’s life and connecting with families (family ministry) at those natural, stages of life This is...

creating a continual layer of leading leaders leading leaders As I said earlier, I have “evolved” into leading leaders rather than just doing the ministry...

having enough (programming enough) spaces for people to serve I love what we do on Sunday morning. I love the simplicity of it. I love...

building a culture of volunteerism Eric Echols (Executive Pastor @ Mountain Lake Church) lives and breathes this idea. At his church they are always asked...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzNnNrh7wUk?rel=0&w=570&h=350] On Saturday, during the Beyond Atlanta Tour, we did a couple of touristy things, one of which was visiting one of the largest...

Over the next several days I plan to post some reflections on my trip this past weekend to Atlanta, GA on the Beyond Atlanta...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNTvqrF9Buc?rel=0] Followers is an after school program held every other Monday @ Hayward Wesleyan Church. On October 25, 2010, I took the camera around...

The cycle of sin continues. The Israelites have been around the cycle 11 times up to this point. Samson (the next Judge) is the...

The television. Also known as: the TV. Love it or hate it, the TV has been an influential force in the last hundred years....