December 2009 - Childrens Ministry Online

Better design

I’ve had a little series tucked away in the back of my head (and several drafts written already) for the past 6-7 months. I decided that I would actually post/write these during the week between Christmas and New Year....

Flickr vs Picasa

Posted by Kenny Conley | Geek | 3

About 6-8 months ago I started thinking a lot about all my pictures. Literally, I’ve got thousands of digital pictures I’ve taken over the last 5-7 years. Most of them are on external hard drives that aren’t so...

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27

Posted by Kenny Conley | Random | 0

CMO: #kidmin Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20 http://bit.ly/5kU5oI # CMO: #kidmin Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20 http://bit.ly/5WfVRW # CMO: #kidmin Make it count http://bit.ly/5rZps5 # CMO: #kidmin Thoughts on Oral...

Too late for Christmas

Posted by Kenny Conley | Ideas, Random | 2

It may be too late to get this for your loved one for Christmas, but you can get an early start on next Christmas. This it totally going on my wish list for next...

Portable decor issue

Posted by Kenny Conley | Ideas | 8

So I need some ideas. Those of you who are portable church experts might have a simple solution for us, but all are welcome to make suggestions. Corey Schwarz, Gateway’s South Campus Children’s Pastor just rearranged...

Dedicated to my friend Sam Luce

Posted by Kenny Conley | Ideas | 0

This should have just been a tweet, but having an actual blog post feels more special. I couldn’t resist when I saw this. I don’t usually spend $20 on a funny t-shirt, but I can’t tell you how close I am to...

Family ministry musings

Posted by Kenny Conley | Family, Ideas | 5

A few weeks ago I just finished Barna’s book, Revolutionary Parenting. I bought 10 copies to distribute among church staff and leaders (not just kids staff). I just can’t stop thinking about what this book talked...

Calendar Planning: Promotion deadlines

Posted by Kenny Conley | Geek, Ideas | 0

A few weeks ago I wrote about the calendar planning retreat I took the kids staff on. We took about 12-14 hours to map out all of 2010. We wrapped up that retreat with a pretty clear idea of what the following year would look...

Forget resolutions. How about vision maps and life themes?

Posted by Kenny Conley | Ideas, Random | 1

So we’re a little over a week from 2010. It’s going to be a big year… I can already tell. It’s got some nice even numbers. 2010. I like it. Let’s see… we’ll do another census here in the...

Thoughts on Oral Robert’s life

Posted by Kenny Conley | Random | 1

Today at 2:00, the Memorial service will air here. His passing last week has given me time to think about the significance of this man. I’ve found that over the years, the mere mention of his name (either because it was...