Archive for February, 2010

A little Algerian hate in Louisville, KY

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by .

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IMG_0445It’s been a while since I’ve posted in my Algerian series. In case you’re new to this blog, Wikipedia has sited Childrens Ministry Online as a “hate site” for the Algerian font. Check it out.

So this sign was on Bardstown Road across from the coffee shop Sam Luce and I hung out with Jarred Kennedy and Tony Kummer. Come on Bardstown Road. You’re eclectic, creative and unique. Why’d you go and use Algerian. This just took you down a notch in my book.… Read the rest

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Time with the “sign guy”

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by .

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One of my favorite parts of my road trip last week was getting to spend half a day with my friend Matt McKee. He goes by many names though. The Ministry Monday Guy, or the Two Minute Tuesday Guy (After it was too late, Sam and I had the great idea to film a Two Minute Tuesday with Matt, when I pretended to be Patriot and Sam pretended to be Aslan) and the infamous Sign Wednesday guy. But if that’s all you think Matt McKee is, you’re pretty far off.

Matt’s one of the most creative guys I know and I only know a few people in Kidmin who are as entrepreneurial as him. He’s always thinking up new ideas.… Read the rest

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Bringing big city quality to the small church

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by .

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SmalltownUSAYesterday I became acquainted with Jared Massey. He did something he totally didn’t have to and it blessed me so much. He simply wrote to tell me how much he’s been encouraged and equipped by this little blog. The part that warms my heart the most is that he told me that I’m (indirectly) impacting the kids at his church in Warsaw, IL. I’ve never been there, but I’m grateful that the time I’ve put into this site is making a difference. :)

But this isn’t about me. Jared told me about his situation. He’s at a small church in a rural area and he’s got a vision that gets me excited. He’s challenged by a very limited budget, sparse resources and not much opportunity to network with other children’s pastors.… Read the rest

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Coffee with Kennedy and Kummer

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by .

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photo(15)Although this title sounds like a movie, it really just describes a great meet-up Sam Luce and I had with two great Children’s Pastors. Tony Kummer is a Chidlren’s Pastor in Madison, IN, which is a small but beautiful town about 45 minutes North of Louisville, KY. He’s better known for his web site, Ministry-To-Kids which is currently the largest Children’s Ministry site on the web. Along with Kummer, we met with Jared Kennedy, who is the Children’s Ministry pastor at Sojourn Community Church in Lousiville, KY. You can find his site here.

IMG_0444-1We met these two guy at Sojourn Church, took a quick tour of their children’s space and then headed down to Bardtown Road (a funky and eclectic part of Louisville) for some coffee and Quills.… Read the rest

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Texas Snowmen

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by .

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texassnowmanI’ve lived in Texas for 5 years now and I’ve learned that when the white stuff falls, people get really excited. Since a large portion of my facebook friends are from Texas, my feed has been lit up with pictures of the snow on in the yard, on the street, on the car and everywhere else. It’s like Christmas here! I actually grew up a southern boy. In ten years in south Georgia, one time it snowed about 2 inches. That day was one of the best days of my life. But what all southern states have in common are their snowmen. We’ve seen them in the movies and on TV shows, and if there’s going to be snow, we’re going to build a snowman.… Read the rest

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Dear kidmin curriculum publishers: Conclusion

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by .

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Okay, I never intended this series to jump into a third week. Sorry, my week last week got a little busy.

I just thought I’d wrap it up with a few closing thoughts.

Here’s what we explored:

There were some great conversations on some of these posts. If you missed any, be sure to check them out.

There seemed to be a lot of agreement from other Children’s Pastors in response to these posts. I expected as much since I wrote these based on personal frustrations as well as hearing first hand what others have been frustrated about. However, the point of this series wasn’t to complain to publishers.… Read the rest

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Called to kidmin?

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by .

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Screen shot 2010-02-23 at 12.11.07 AMLast week I participated in a think tank hosted by Tony Kummer. The think tanks explored the following questions:

“How do you understand God’s calling to children’s ministry in your own life? How would you counsel a young person who is exploring this children’s ministry as a vocation? What do you make of Kids Pastors who move on to other positions in the church such as executive or senior pastor?”

How would you answer these questions? To see how we answered and to chime as well, click here!… Read the rest

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Quit being a loner. Go meet someone!

Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by .

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I’m home form my six day kidmin road trip with fellow blogger and children’s pastor Sam Luce. First of all, it was a total blast. Shooting around Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio with the mission of connecting with as many children’s pastors as possible was a total blast. Over the 6 days, we connected with over a dozen children’s pastors, one kidmin band from New Zealand and the infamous Jim Wideman.

Our tour connected us with a virtual mosaic of personalities and ministry styles that both humbled and impressed me. On multiple occasions, reality defied my expectations in an unexpected, but pleasant way.

The biggest thing I’ve learned from this whole kidmin road trip is that ministry in isolation is stupid.… Read the rest

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21

Posted on 21. Feb, 2010 by .

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App of the week: Car minder

Posted on 21. Feb, 2010 by .

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IMG_0413I’ll start off by being very honest. Taking care of my car the way that it should does not come very natural to me. I’m probably this way for a lot of reasons, some of them good, some of them bad. However, I’ve recognized that this is an area of growth in my life. Actually, I need help. If I don’t get the help I need, I’m probably going to be one of those guys with a cracked engine block because I forgot to put oil in it. I’m probably not that bad, but you get the picture.

A few weeks ago (when I was going to get an oil change) I downloaded Car Minder, and app for the iPhone/iPod touch.… Read the rest

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