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It’s ALIVE! It’s ALIIIIIIIIIVE!!!
Posted on 18. Oct, 2011 by Kenny.
…and we’re back! For the last 2-4 weeks it’s been touch and go with this site… and at times it was pretty much dead in the water. So here’s what happened. I use Dreamhost where you can host multiple sites on one account. Some of the sites I had are old and out of date. They weren’t getting updated when WordPress upgraded and at least one of those sites were compromised. Since all my sites sit in one directory, they all got infested. Yuck!
So, I got this site cleaned and moved over to a more secure location where other people make sure the site is clean and up to date. I’m sure I’ll talk more about that later. Hopefully, you’ won’t ever get the scary warning below ever again when visiting this site.… Read the rest
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Top of the list again
Posted on 27. Sep, 2011 by Kenny.
Yesterday, Tony over at Ministry To Children released his top blogs of 2011 post. He spent who knows how many hours pouring over numbers, stats and data to determine a rank for the top 100 kidmin blogs. He’s been doing this for years, but last year was the first year he used a subjective method to consider all the data.
The results? Childrens Ministry Online is the top blog for the second year in a row! Woo hoo!
It truly is an honor. This last weekend I got to speak at a conference where no one knew who I was. Well, maybe there were 2 or 3 people who have read this blog. I encouraged the conference attendees to read kidmin blogs.… Read the rest
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I love it when a plan comes together
Posted on 06. Apr, 2011 by Kenny.
So, in case you missed it, this weekend the March Madness for Kidmin bloggers came to a close. The winner, Jared Massey of Small Town Kidmin. In case you missed all of this, let me explain what happened.
Over at ministry-to-children.com, Tony launched the 2nd annual March Madness bracket competition. Last year I worked my tail off for 3rd place. I know that the other four in the final round also worked their tails off to get to the final four let alone compete to win the championship. It was fun and certainly created exposure to a lot of kidmin blogs that may have gone unnoticed by some. However, it was all about influence. Obviously each blogger would encourage people who followed them to vote, but bloggers were using the influence they had to gain votes as well.… Read the rest
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Happy Birthday once again! CMO turns four!
Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by Kenny.
I didn’t do very well with this. Because of my agressive blogging schedule last week, I took a day off… which happened to be my blogs 4th birthday. Oops.
Well, it’s been another great year. I didn’t blog as much as last  year (I had a crazy pace last year), however I did see some substantial growth in everything form unique visitors to page views. I love it when people write to tell me that it’s been a blessing, but I’ll be honest, connecting with thousands of kidmin from around the world has been the biggest blessing I ever could have imagined. This little project has brought significant change and progress to my ministry and life as well.… Read the rest
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Guest post at Epic Parent Blog
Posted on 18. Feb, 2011 by Kenny.
I had the distinct pleasure of guest posting on Chris Spradlin’s (Sprad’s) blog, epicparent.tv. Click here to read my post. I linked over to Sprad’s blog several weeks ago when writing about talking to your kids about sex. In addition to information I learned from a service at my church (Gateway), it was Sprad’s series on sex talks that inspired my series. He’s putting some good stuff out there. One of my favorites is his post on creative discipline. It’s an honor to be included on his “guest post Friday,” joining ministry greats like Scott Williams, Craig Groeschel and Gina McClain.
So, I wrote a short post (well, as short as I could muster up) about parents partnering with their Children’s Ministry.… Read the rest
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Support Orange: Get your conference badge!
Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by Kenny.
Since registration for the Orange Conference opens tomorrow, why don’t you spread the love and proudly display an “Orange Conference” badge. You’ll see I have a handful on my site. Orange has developed several for you to use based on the space you have on your site to display. Click here for the full listing of badges available. Just cut and paste the code provided and promote the Orange Conference wherever you have property on the interwebs!… Read the rest
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BRB. I promise.
Posted on 18. Sep, 2010 by Kenny.
You may have noticed a major lack of content here on the blog. Well, I took a week of vacation which was sandwiched by an out of town conference/retreat and a full-on volunteer expo. So, the dust is beginning to settle and I’ll be getting back into a regular blogging routine this week. You missed me, right? 
So, what is it that’s had me so busy?
Leadership Networks Innovation Lab
My NextGen team and I were invited to spend a day in Dallas with Leadership Network to begin a year long Innovation Lab with five other great churches pushing the limits of what Family Ministry looks like today. It was probably one of the most powerful retreat/conference/breakout experiences I have ever had.… Read the rest
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Happy Birthday once again CMO!
Posted on 04. Apr, 2010 by Kenny.
Yes, today is Easter. However, it’s a very special Easter because it’s also the day this website turned three years old. It’s a special birthday because I also hit a pretty huge milestone yesterday when I wrote my 1000th post. It almost feels like the odometer flipped and I’m starting back at #1 all over again. So, here’s my first post of the new millennium.
So, for the last two years, I’ve reviewed the previous year for this blog and then set goals for the coming year. So, let’s take a look at how I did. Here were the goals I set:
- 550 posts (that’s a post an a half every day… I want to hit 1000 posts by the end of year three)
- 1,500 comments (I had twice as many comments as posts last year, so let’s see if I can triple it this year)
- 50,000 Unique Visitor (This should be doable, but we’ll see)
- 100,000 Page Views (This will be a bit of a stretch, but very possible)
- Most popular post: Hmmm, I’m thinking about it right now…
And here is what I actually did.… Read the rest
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This is the end of the line
Posted on 01. Apr, 2010 by Kenny.
This is it. This is the end of the line friends. Over two weeks ago the March Madness for Kidmin bloggers began From the 64 who started, there are only four remaining and I am one of those four. It’s been a long journey (comparatively speaking) and it’s all come down to this. As a reader of this blog, a friend or maybe a family member, I’m going to ask that you send a vote in my direction. You know what would make a victory Oh So Sweet? This competition ends on Friday afternoon which this weekend happens to be the THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY/BIRTHDAY of this blog. Wow, how amazing is that? Coincidence? Fate? I’ll let you decide. In addition, this weekend I’ll post my 1000th post on this blog.… Read the rest
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A different blog you might enjoy
Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by Kenny.
Do you ever get tired of reading ministry blog after ministry blog after ministry blog? Do you need a “blog vacation?” I thought you might.
Let me introduce to you my favorite, non-ministry blog. It’s called Dixie Gypsy and it’s written by my beautiful wife. When I was 18 I made a list of the things I wanted in a wife (yeah, I was that kind of guy). I’ll share a secret with you. One of the items on the list was that she would be a Southern girl. Hey, what can I say? If you’re from the South, you know what I’m talking about.
So, my little Southern Belle is writing her own blog. Actually, she started the blog almost two years ago but got busy with other stuff.… Read the rest
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