November 2009
81 posts
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childrensministry.com blog: Fact or Fiction? →
I could not agree more with Christine’s post about mixing fact with fiction in Children’s Ministry!
One of my biggest pet peeves about Christian education today is that we’re fictionalizing the Word of God. And then we wonder why people who’ve grown up in our ministries aren’t sure if the Bible is completely true or not. (Barna cites study after study where even...
October 2009
40 posts
One of my favorite blogs: Get Rich Slowly →
We’re all trying to get by with a little less these days. I love the tips, encouragement and ideas in this blog. I think you will too.
Gridlock on a massive scale
As an immigrant, I still take great interest in the goings-on of my former homeland. One of the most glaring differences is the ease with which elected officials are able to (and do) change policy, laws and regulations.
It seems to me that we a Americans are often both hampered not just by the (genius) system of checks and balances, which I think should never be messed with, but also by an...
“Church building campaigns can be hard for congregations to swallow. But how...”
– Church Marketing Sucks: $5 Million Bridge to Somewhere: Tie it to the Purpose
I love that the North Point team is willing to take some heat. What is one expense at your church (at our church) that we should look into to make sure we stay on mission?
New service: Netflix for Clothes - new clothes in... →
I don’t know who in the world would want to walk around in my used clothes (I’m sure there are a few people who actually would love to look more like me, but I have restraining orders out on them). Then again, I am not sure if I would feel comfortable in receiving others’ used clothes for me to wear. #yuk
Liquid Gathering-Leadership Training →
Join Craig Jutila (former Children’s Pastor at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church) and learn how to be a better leader in ministry. The LIQUID Gathering is committed to helping you be more effective in leadership. LIQUID will help you plug the “leaks” that waste your time and provide you with a pool of resources that not only wet your appetite but cause you to overflow in your...
Making It “Their” Church →
I totally didn’t write this, but I wanted to. Nah, here’s Craig Groeschel. He describes an experience I have all the time when I encounter Cornerstone people!
When I meet people from our church, they often tell me more with their words than they realize. They almost always say one of two things:
“I go to your church.”
“I love our church.”
When they say, “I go to your church,” I...
WatchEach year we visit Moore’s Pumpkin Patch in Dublin. We couldn’t get Eliana to stand that close to that height-measure, but hey…
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of...”
– LifeVerse
“We realized…how God had led us over the past 18 years to be a church where...”
– Book Review: Family-Integrated Church
Each time I browse Children’s Ministry Blogs I come across these well-meaning and frankly, very emotionally statements. However, year over year my thoughts about this issue become even more convinced that giving the whole family a shared experience each...
President Bible Cover →
I wonder if we can get a Cornerstone-branded cover made, with Steve’s face?
Why Use Media in Children's Ministry? →
Dave Wakerley highlights reasons why we use all sorts of media with our kids on the weekend and throughout the week. Read part 1, then don’t forget part 2!
“10 Best Healthy Halloween Snacks and Treats”
– 10 Best Healthy Halloween Snacks and Treats | Halloween | Reader’s Digest
Although, if any of you try to pull out the figamajigs or pretzels, I might have to hurt you. Come on, gimme candy!
Chuck Swindoll’s 10 Ministry Lessons →
10 Things Chuck Swindoll Learned in 50ish Years of Ministry:
It’s lonely to lead. Leadership involves tough decisions. The tougher the decisions, the lonelier it is.
It’s dangerous to succeed. It is dangerous to succeed while being young. rarely, does God give leadership that young because it takes crushing and failure first.
It’s hardest at home. Nobody at home is applauding you. They say,...
Andy Stanley on Creating a Healthy Work Culture →
Sorry that the actual content is below “the fold” because church relevance has a ton of ads and stuff cluttering their blog. But, scroll down and enjoy!
How can staff leaders set volunteers up for... →
A really cool read for anyone who leads volunteers!
WatchKids Prayer
I love videos like this!
Pastor Henry writes:
As evidenced by the prayers of the children in the video (which I believe is an accurate snapshot of where many children are today, in the Western world at least), their lives are already messy. They are craving for a new story to be a part of. A story that realizes and admits the realities of a fallen world and helps them partner with...
The Zone Come to YOU →
I have been convinced for a while that The Zone needs to be a part of all sorts of local events by driving their cool video/audio/gaming-pimped Airstream or Vanowagon or Milk Truck. But we don’t have one. Yet.
I love that one of the cool workplaces mentioned on this site is a trailer. Perhaps that would solve some problems at Cornerstone. We can buy a bunch of cool trailers and park...
“As we at Cornerstone (and other growing churches) deal with a severe shortage of...”
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Interruption is productivity’s biggest enemy. It sounds counterintuitive to many, but we should be working harder on staying apart and less on getting in touch too much. A healthy dose of physical and virtual distance is a good thing. If we want to be highly productive we need more alone time.
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coolest. business card. ever. →
Now I wanna work for Lego. Kinda.
Make a decision
It doesn’t have to be a wise decision or a perfect one. Just make one. In fact, make several. Make more decisions could be your three word mantra. No decision is a decision as well, the decision not to decide. Not deciding is usually the wrong decision. If you are the go-to person, the one who can decide, you’ll make more of a difference. It doesn’t matter so much that...
“Booty, God, Booty”
– Booty, God, Booty – Remix « Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff
So many parents today sandwich their relationship with God (to some known as: “Going to Church”) in between, let’s say… questionable behaviors and decisions. I love this post from Stuff Christians Like.
Who Says Church Announcements Have to Be Boring? →
What do you think…creative? Over the top? How would this go over at your church?
Happy Hallow….Harvest Festival. →
Michael totally hits the nail on the head with this excellent post about Halloween Alternative events at our churches.
Christine in turn asked on her blog what we are all planning to do. Well, there’s a ton of creativity out there as we try not to celebrate Halloween. Check it out: Christine Yount Jones
Happy Hallow….Harvest Festival
How Different Generations View the Bible →
I wonder what the views are that the 4-14 year olds have?
Ministry is Messy →
I loved this post by Tony Morgan. When you take just a few minute to listen to the people who attend church with you, you find out how much you are needed to be the church, not just attend the church. Huge difference.
Sheriff: Charges will be filed in balloon saga. →
The lengths people will go through to get some attention!
Super Franks Fun Adventure Harvest Event - October... →
Cornerstone Fellowship’s Children’s Ministry is partnering with Super Franks for this year’s Halloween day. Come and play games, eat great food, hang out and have a great time without all the weirdness and scariness of traditional Halloween events.
Brutal Honesty →
The staff of Grace Church had a quick 24 hour retreat together. It was a great time together and yet I’ve never returned from one of these more emotionally drained. We spent the time answering these questions and helping each other answering them honestly: 1) How is the way that I am doing the work of God affecting the work of God in me? 2) What is the singular way that I add value to this team?...
Threadsy Now Talks Back To Facebook →
Threadsy takes all of your online communication and aggregates it into a single service. All of the messages directed at you (email and Twitter @replies) are put into a single stream of messages, called the “inbound” column. And all of the activity streams that you follow (Twitter, Facebook, etc), is put into a single activity stream, the “unbound” stream. The result is a universal communications...
Health care provided for children for $8 or $15... →
If you know of any families who need extra help (especially with the flu season upon us), tell them about this resource!
“Don’t make permanent changes for temporary situations”.”
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Children’s Ministry Monthly » Archive » Don’t Make Permanent Changes For Temporary Situations
A Jacket that charges your gadgets →
I don’t know what I could use this for: I don’t really ever leave my house long enough to be too far from a charging station, and when I do stuff that I could use this jacket for, I don’t want to bring my gadgets. As in: I have no use for this. Why link it anyway. I’m just intrigued why anyone would need this?
animoto - The Video Contest: Winners! →
I love that animoto now lets us use videos to make awesome… videos.
6 Mistakes Moms Make on Facebook →
Oh man, this is hilarious and very much true-to-life!
5 Free Parental Control Software That Will Set... →
At the VandenHeuvel house we use OpenDNS. Love it!
What If: Kids Church Museum →
Great post by fellow Children’s Pastor Justyn:
Last week my wife and I took our four kids to the children’s museum right here in Las Vegas. We have an annual pass and our kids absolutely love it. This is an interactive museum. Kids can feel, touch, play and interact all while learning.
I was sitting down just looking around this two-story structure watching kids explore their world and...