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How my ministry team works
Posted on 14. May, 2009 by Kenny.
Yesterday I introduced you to my ministry team. We were invited to teach a lunch session at Orange about collaboration. I think the five of us all had some great things to say about collaboration, but more than that we just told the story of how we’ve done it with each other. The videos below are what we taught. Gina’s video hasn’t been uploaded yet… so come back soon to check that one out.
KENNY CONLEY ONLINE COLLABORATION SESSION from chad swanzy on Vimeo.
SAM LUCE LEVELS OF ONLINE COLLABORATION from chad swanzy on Vimeo.
Jonathan Cliff What Online Collaboration Is Not from chad swanzy on Vimeo.
MATT MCKEE TOOLS FOR ONLINE COLLABORATION from chad swanzy on Vimeo.… Read the rest
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My Ministry Team
Posted on 13. May, 2009 by Kenny.
This is my ministry team. Oh, I have more than one. I have my staff, who I LOVE working with every day! This is my peer ministry team. They’re Children’s and Family Pastors from across the country. We all met on the internet initially by reading each other’s blogs. Then we started emailing each other which led to phone calls, facebook groups and all kinds of other things. Over the last two years, we’ve become good friends and a great place for encouragement and ideas. I think everyone of us have walked away with ideas from our group and have implemented them in our own churches. Together, we’re getting better at what we do and together, we’re serving more kids than any one of us would alone.… Read the rest
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Orange 09: Preconference – College Ministry 101
Posted on 13. May, 2009 by Kenny.
So, why are you posting notes about a College Ministry session on a Children’s Ministry website?
- Technically my role is the Next Gen pastor and it’s my job to oversee College Ministry. This is why I did this pre-conference session. I put all my notes on the blog so it’s easy for me to find later. So, it’s kind of a convenience things for me.
- Just becasue it’s College Ministry doesn’t mean you can’t learn something from them. Will your kids in preschool eventually enter college? Do you have any college students serve in your ministry? So, it’s probably a good idea to know something about college ministry.
Like I said before, I’m going to oversee college ministry here at Gateway.… Read the rest
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Team Orange
Posted on 06. May, 2009 by Kenny.
Last week it was my privilege to take my staff to Orange. Perhaps you saw them.
Last year I attended Orange just a few days before coming on staff at Gateway. It was very hard to not want to just jump in and making 101 changes right away. Instead, I changed the few things that I could and waited for the right time. In September I had a few of my staff watch “The Essence of Orange.” Leading up to Orange, we were all discussing how this would work in our church. Now that Orange is over, we’re talking less about “if” and “how” and more about “when.”
I’m very proud of my team. We’ve undergone many changes this year. The team has changed a lot in the last 12 months.… Read the rest
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TwitterChurch revisited
Posted on 05. May, 2009 by Kenny.
Almost a year ago I wrote this post. It was about a church in Michigan that integrated twitter into it’s services.
Just the other day Time did a story on this church. Read it here.
I’m challenged by what this church is doing.
Twitter has been around for close to two years and too many people still don’t have any idea what it is. It’s kind of like this commercial below (pay attention at 0.33 seconds in).
Churches talk about innovation and their need to be creative, yet so many haven’t event embraced the dozens of ways that twitter can be used.
Last week I was at Orange. It was my second year. The first year it was an experience.… Read the rest
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Stuff Christians Like author, John Acuff
Posted on 04. May, 2009 by Kenny.
Here I am with the Stuff Christians Like blogger, John Acuff. This guy is the read deal. I’ve been reading his blog since he began and I get a kick out of it every time. I’ve you’ve been a Christ follower for a long time (probably more than ten years), you’ll love it. If you went to church camps or Christian Schools, even better. If not, you may not get all of it.
John teaches us that it’s okay to laugh at ourselves a little. Sometimes we need to lighten up and take it easy. Sometimes the humor points out flaws that need to be addressed. Regardless, SCL is good for the soul. At least it’s good for mine.
Take a look at me with John.… Read the rest
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“Think Orange” give-away winner
Posted on 04. May, 2009 by Kenny.
Here I am with Karen Tolmich, the winner of my “Think Orange” give-away.
We actually played twitter tag for two days to connect, but it eventually worked out… she got her book. I bought a dozen of these books for my team as well. I’ve thumbed through most of it already. Great book for anyone leading an “Orange” ministry or even thinking about going “Orange.”
So, if you didn’t pick up a copy – you’ll have to wait until this summer. However, it’s worth the wait!… Read the rest
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Orange 09: Breakout C – Message: Rules of Engagement… the Art of Communication
Posted on 04. May, 2009 by Kenny.
This session was led by a previous White House Communication Director. He had many great things to say about communication.
Communication is about understanding people and having conversations. It’s about content and delivery.
Communication is both an art and a science. We need to master the art and understand the science.
Life boils down to two things:
- Uncontrolled events
- 10,000 hour rule (working hard)
You are always communicating, even when you say nothing.
When in sales, you focus on the relationship. The sale is the fruit of the relationship.
Persuasive Conversation
The goal of conversation is to affect behavior (occasionally it is to raise awareness)
Two keys to persuasion
- Be likable (be yourself). Humor is only a tool if you’re funny.
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Orange 09: Breakout A – Partnering with Parents to build faith skills
Posted on 04. May, 2009 by Kenny.
Five basic things to take ownership of their faith and make it personal
1. Navigate the Bible
Children should know how the smaller stories within the Bible work together to tell God’s bigger story.
The Bible is a place where they can go to find verses that will help them with specific questions.
Find toddler Bibles to recommend.
What to expect from your church when you’re expecting.
Bible story time lines.
2. Personalize Scripture
Parents and leaders need to encourage children to memorize scripture so they can apply it in everyday situations.
Let kids pick scriptures to memorize.
Have the leader and the parent memorize the verse!
Challenges in the small group.Parents put scriptures on the mirrors, on the wall, rear-view mirror.… Read the rest
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Orange 09: Session Three (Reggie, Perry and Andy)
Posted on 04. May, 2009 by Kenny.
Reggie asked about sermon prep:
Andy prepares all day Wednesday, half the day on Thursday and reviews most of Saturday evening.
Perry was elusive. He said he downloads Andy’s message. It seems that Perry’s schedule changes.
Kids for so long have been bored with church.
Many parents take their kids to worship and say “I want my kids to see me worship.” How egotistical is that? If your kids haven’t seen you worship the rest of the week, your teaching them that you’re a hypocrite.
Middle Schoolers scare the crap out of Perry.
When you’re giving a message, speak like it is your child is in the audience and it is their last chance. If you’re more concerned about covering the material, you’re not concentrating on reaching that person.… Read the rest
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