Tag Archives: Creativity
Question to you: When do you recruit?
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Kenny.
I’ve been talking to my team about a big volunteer push. More than likely we’re going to do a 2-3 week push in October which I expect will be pretty good. A few years ago we did a really big push in January which was very well received. However, when have you found to be the most effective time to recruit volunteers? I know a lot of people like to do April and May volunteer drives so they’re all screened, trained and ready for the fall. What has worked best for you?
Tell me your story. What’s the most creative or effective thing you’ve done to recruit a boatload of new volunteers? What made it so successful? I’d love to hear some new and creative ideas and strategies that we can implement as we recruit.… Read the rest
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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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Bad cookies and the Smartie Principle
Posted on 14. Feb, 2010 by Kenny.
Yesterday my wonderful wife made a batch of very bad cookies. Please don’t think I’m picking on my wife. She’s the first one to tell me they were bad. She’s an incredible baker and cook. It must have been a bad recipe. They were valentines day cookies and guess what? Titus LOVED them! They were the first thing he saw when he got up from his nap and he was so excited to eat “red hearts.” He had two.
That’s something I’ve noticed and have always been amused about children’s ministry. When it comes to certain things, kids just don’t care. I could have a bad cookie that I paid 15 cents for or a delicious gourmet cookie that cost three dollars and the kids would be equally excited about both.… Read the rest
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Help with a name!
Posted on 13. Jul, 2009 by Kenny.
Hey, I need a name for a two day event. I could use some of your ideas.
We’re doing a leadership event at our church called Advance. It’s a two day retreat over a Friday and Saturday. In the past we’ve offered childcare, but it’s been kinda lame. This year we’re making it an event geared to events. The strategy is that if the kids want to go, the paretns will be more likely to want to attend. We’ll do movies, pizza, crafts, games, water events, inflatable slides and such.
What can I call it that the name alone is energetic and fun sounding… but doesn’t sound dorky or too little kiddy. This will be geared to 4 year old through 5th graders.… Read the rest
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June Desktop
Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by Kenny.
Last month I cleaned up my messy desktop and posted my new creative screen. I actually did post a new desktop once we hit June, but my screen has gotten kinda messy.
Henry Zonio, my Canadian friend who wants to be like me (: posted his new desktop. It was a good reminder and good accountability to clean up and stay creative.
So, here is what my desktop looks like right now.
It’s fun and creative. However, I decided to change to an actual June desktop and I can pull this on out again later. So, what do you think?
Yeah, it’s got some global warming (green) message behind it. I just thought it was funny. So, here’s my desktop.… Read the rest
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Desktop creativity
Posted on 06. May, 2009 by Kenny.
I read John’s post here on desktop inspiration and I was convicted.
I’ve had the same desktop for the last 9-10 months, and it wasn’t even that creative. Probably the true reason I didn’t update my desktop was because I couldn’t even see it. Yes, I had become a desktop clutter bug. Check out the screen shot I took a few months ago.
Yowch! That’s embarrassing.
It was actually really embarrassing as someone would come to look at something on my computer and make some remark about my desktop. My clutter certainly didn’t do anything for my creativity.
So, I’ve uploaded a new desktop. It’s also a built in calendar, so when June comes around, I have to change it. Well, I don’t have to, but I’ll look extra stupid with a May desktop.… Read the rest
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Burger King: A win for creativity and details
Posted on 06. May, 2009 by Kenny.
I had two Burger King experiences in one day, each one impacting me enough that I’d write about it. So here’s my first experience.
Honestly, I’m not a big fan of Burger King. I think I’ve eaten at a Burger King less than ten times in my life. However, there is one right near our house and my wife has fallen in love with the Jr. Whopper, so when we get a coupon we stop in and the BK Lounge. On my first visit inside this Burger King, I was impressed by two things.
I love the Drink Recipes on the soda fountain. Kids love making suicides. How cool is it when a restaurant gives you recipes and even has names for specific mixes.… Read the rest
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Orange 2008: Creatively Wired Meetings
Posted on 28. Apr, 2008 by Kenny.
This pre-conference breakout was led by Jennifer Tamborello who served on the original kid stuf team at North Point and at one time directed Kid Stuff. Here are some of the notes I took from this excellent breakout.
If we are not creative, we are not effective. It is imperative that we infuse our meetings with creativity.
Leaders need to be creative:
- to design relevant environments.
- to find effective solutions.
- to communicate a bottom line (what do we want people to know when they walk away).
Six stages of the creative process:
- Define: Establish a written brief (clearly define what you want to create).
- Acquire: Random brainstorm ideas (no rules and no bad ideas).
- Framework: Creativity happens in a sequential order… form helps clarify.
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