February 2009 - Childrens Ministry Online

Show me the registration forms!

Hey people! I need your help. Last Sunday I picked up and looked at our “registration card” that first time visitors fill out. Embarrassingly, it was the first time I looked at this. I’ve got several new...

Volunteer Week – Attitude Check

Posted by Sara Conley | Ideas, Volunteers | 3

In the summer of 1998, I’d been dating Kenny for nearly a year. He convinced me to work at a kid’s day camp with him in Germantown, Maryland all summer. We had a little drill there that has served me well as a life...

Guest Blogger: Sara Conley – Volunteer Week

Posted by Kenny Conley | Ideas, Volunteers | 1

Last week my wife wrote a couple of posts. If you missed them, you can catch them here and here. I know I’m biased, but I felt she had some really good things to say. She’s actually worked on my staff as well as...

The “Fla-vor-ice” rule

Posted by Kenny Conley | Ideas, Random | 3

When it comes to Children’s Ministry events and activities (especially in the summer) this stuff rock! Kids love it, it’s easy to prepare and it’s cheap. How cheap? So cheap you buy way to much of this stuff....

Mr. Snugglebunny

Posted by Kenny Conley | Random | 8

Okay, I’m spilling the beans before you hear this from somewhere else. A few people learned of my secret (and personal) alias today and I’m sure someone’s going to say somethings. So, if you want people to know...

Volunteer Expo (Extras)

Posted by Kenny Conley | Ideas, Volunteers | 2

Okay, Sara talked about several great things here. So, I’ve attached images of all the files we used. Feel free to use them to get some ideas: Here is the poster we hung in all the bathrooms: Banners over each of the three...

Orange Tweetup

Posted by Kenny Conley | Geek | 9

Okay. All the tweets going to Orange… it’s time to setup the tweetup! I don’t know that anyone is officially “organizing” this event, so i figured we could, just like we created the #kidmin and...

My fantasy

Posted by Kenny Conley | Ideas, Random | 3

This morning I was driving into work with Sara ad Titus. While still in my neighborhood I noticed all the trash and recycle bins on the street. I aimed my car at one and sped up and then dodged it. I turned to my wife and said,...

Preschool Rap

Posted by Kenny Conley | Ideas, Random | 2

These people actually work with me, and it usually makes days in the office much more interesting. The one on the left is my production director and the one on the right is our church receptionist. Just a little insight on how...

Volunteer Expo (Part Two)

Posted by Sara Conley | Ideas, Volunteers | 2

Here is “part two” of the blog post from yesterday. 5. BE ORGANIZED. Think through the details of your event and plan accordingly. We recruited for three ministries at our recent expo. Each ministry was assigned a...