Today is Wednesday and the Austin Illuminate begins in three days. I’m so excited!!! We have over 50 churches from all over the state of Texas (and even one from Oregon) gathering at my home church this Saturday. Although...
Read MoreIt’s been a few months since I’ve posted anything about Illuminate, so I thought I’d catch everyone up. It’s truly been a wild and exciting ride this year. The Austin event is just 11 days away. I’m...
Read MoreWith two Illuminate Conferences under my belt, one thing is sure… Illuminate is like no other conference. At both Austin (2010) and Birmingham (2011) I heard the same thing over and over. Amazing! Incredible! Inspiring!...
Read MoreOn Saturday we knocked out our first Illuminate of the 2011-12 year. It was a huge hit! Not only was it super successful, I learned so many things about hosting a conference, especially in a city where you don’t live. One...
Read MoreWow! One week from today, I’ll be flying out to Birmingham, AL to start getting everything ready for the first Illuminate of the 2011/2012 season. I’m really excited. I’ll admit it, there have been days where I...
Read MoreAlmost a month ago, I announced the second year for the Illuminate Conference and with the special announcement of an event in Birmingham, AL. Today I announce that registration for the Austin event is now open! Woo hoo! In case...
Read MoreLast year my team and I created a new volunteer conference called Illuminate. You can read about what we did here, here and here. Essentially, the idea was to create an incredible experience for our volunteers at Gateway. Many...
Read MoreSo a few weeks ago I took about 11 staff/volunteers up to Dallas to experience the Orange Tour. POWERFUL! SIGNIFICANT! IMPACT! Those are all words I’d use to describe the day. I’m so glad I was able to take my team...
Read MoreSubstitutes. Subs. We’ve all got them. However, how you view them and utilize them makes all the difference in the world. I’d venture to bet that subs in most kidmin situations looks pretty similar. It’s that...
Read MoreOkay, before you say yes, let me narrow it down. I’m looking for people using Planning Center for scheduling volunteer outside of just programing and production stuff. Is anyone using it to schedule nursery volunteers,...
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