Archive for 'Philosophy'
Defining the red
Posted on 29. Sep, 2010 by Kenny.
I’m writing this post really late. I intended to have something written on Tuesday, but it’s now Wednesday night and I’m just posting. It’s been really busy for me, but that’s not really my excuse. I’ve gotten stuck and kinda got confused.
I suggested to those participating in Orange Week that we spend two days writing about the red side of Orange and then two days writing about the yellow side of Orange. Then as I sat down to write the other day I couldn’t think of anything to write. My brain is so stuck on Orange, I couldn’t put my finger on how we’re encouraging red. It wasn’t until this morning after reading Gina’s post yesterday about red and talking to Jonathan on the phone that it clicked.… Read the rest
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Orange Week Day 1: Recap
Posted on 29. Sep, 2010 by Kenny.
Okay, so here’s how things got started:
Chad Swanzy started of with a post comparing the story of Elisha and the Widow’s Oil to the situation that many of our families are in today. He shared how the Orange Conference is a movement that will equip ministries to impact broken families.
Micael Bayne wrote an incredible post about the challenge of helping parents with the red side of the Orange equation. He talks about how most parents just want the student ministries to fix or entertain their kids. He’s got some great advice on how to engage parents to be red!
Anthony Prince dives right into Orange week with his post titled “Code Red.” Great post on really practical things his church is doing to help families be RED.… Read the rest
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What is Orange?
Posted on 28. Sep, 2010 by Kenny.
I figured I’d start off Orange Week with an intro to Orange. I know that some reading this site don’t know what Orange is, so let’s start with the basics. Here is a quick video that efficiently describes the Orange strategy! This video was developed by David C. Cook, the publisher of “Think Orange.”
Let’s take a closer look at the elements that make up Orange. That’s right, yellow and red.
I like the paragraph at the end of this video.
Orange is a strategy that combines critical influences to demonstrate the message of God’s story and influence the next Generation.
This week we’re going to spend some time talking about these critical influences, which are families and churches. Red and Yellow.… Read the rest
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Orange Week 2.0
Posted on 27. Sep, 2010 by Kenny.
So last January I was preparing to head up to Dallas for the Orange Tour and in my excitement I flippantly declared the following week “Orange Week.” The folks at ReThink thought it was a good idea, so the following week a rag-tag group of incredibly Kidmin Pastors blogged about the Orange Strategy. It was an incredible experience, an almost overwhelming source of information and ideas. Well, it’s getting ready to happen again. Why so soon?
Well, next week the 2011 Orange Conference opens for registration and that’s worth getting excited about. So, with some help from the ReThink team, we’ve organized another Orange Week (let’s call it Orange Week 2.0) and it’s going to be even better than before. Check out the blogging team this time around.… Read the rest
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Just curious… do you ever close rooms?
Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by Kenny.
Okay, I’m gathering information and I need to ask you a philosophical question. Actually, it’s a handful of questions.
- Do you ever close children’s rooms at your church?
- What’s your reason (room capacity or volunteer/child ratios)?
- Are you allowed to close rooms if you felt it was necessary?
- Do you have any additional thoughts or feelings on the subject?
If you would, please take a minute and share your thoughts. Feel free to be anonymous (insert bogus name and email in the comment section)… Read the rest
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What matters now?
Posted on 17. May, 2010 by Kenny.
Henry Zonio, Amy Dolan and Matt Guevara put together a great resource called What Matters Now. It’s a collaborative project involving over 30 different leaders in the world of kidmin. It’s simply everyone’s different perspective on what matters now in the world of Chidlren’s Ministry. It’s a quick read. Each author had to state their response to the question in less that 200 words.
You can download this free e-book here.
For more information and to follow the buzz and conversation:
- Follow What Matters now on Facebook here!
- Follow What Matters now on Twitter here!
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The Kidmin Revolution
Posted on 13. May, 2010 by Kenny.
On Monday I started this series on starting or changing your career in Children’s Ministry; however, the conversation hasn’t gone in the direction I intended. That’s a good thing though, I feel like a good foundation was put in place here and some important things have been processed… for me at least. Next week I’ll get into the highly practical stuff of resumes and searching for an open ministry position. The following week I hope to talk about the interview process. I really do hope that this little series will be a great resource for those preparing to enter the ministry or make a jump to a different stage of ministry.
This post; however, I want to wrap up a theme that’s emerged this week.… Read the rest
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#Orange10 Day 1: Opening Session
Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by Kenny.
I must admit that this year’s opening session was the best ever. Unexpected? Yes. At first I didn’t know what I thought. Normally Reggie gives the big Orange message, but this year it was more of an introduction to Collide with an interview and message from another speaker. So at first I was a little disappointing I guess, but not becasue it wasn’t good. Does that make sense? However, as time goes by, the more I liked it. There are many things that continue to stick with me from that opening session.
The very opening was powerful. A speaker/actor gave a 10-15 minute monologue that was simply amazing. Through his carefully selected prose, he took all 4000 participants along an engaging journey of what ministry is like, what it needs and a hope for the future.… Read the rest
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Huge Giveaway: What do you think?
Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by Kenny.
A local church (when I say local, I mean another church in Texas) is doing a creative outreach this Easter Sunday. Bay Area Fellowship of Corpus Christi is giving away millions this Easter Sunday. That’s right, millions. Bikes, guitars, TV’s, gift bags and cars. Yeah, I said cars. It’s part of their message this Sunday called the Ultimate Giveaway. Read more about it here.
God did give us a free gift in his son, Jesus. The gift of grace through this amazing sacrifice is the most valuable and priceless gift ever given and it’s worth getting excited about. Bay Area feels that giving away millions of dollars in gifts not only illustrates the example (obviously not to the same degree) of God’s divine giveaway, but also is a high profile lure to get people to come in and check out what’s going on at Bay Area Fellowship this Easter weekend.… Read the rest
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A new word for discipleship
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by Kenny.
Words are so interesting. Over time, they change meaning, lose effectiveness or develop a stigma. When it comes to faith, we see this all the time. Pick up C.S. Lewis’ book Mere Christianity and the opening chapter will tell you how the word Christian has lost it’s meaning, and this book was written decades ago. Really, it’s only been the last 2-3 years that I’ve replaced the term Christian for the words Christ follower. Sure, it may just be semantics, but the term seems to be much more intentional about meaning in a culture where the word Christian conjures up some many different definitions and emotions. Who knows, maybe in a few more years, there will be another term Christ followers are using.… Read the rest
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