Last week a friend from church sent me this link. She sent it to me and another friend who serves as a first grade boys small group leader here at Gateway. She thought of us in regard to point seven, “When kids grow up...
Read MoreI came across this interesting article last week. I’m a big fan of Google. I like the way they think. Interestingly, Sara and I had long discussion (we’ve agreed to disagree) on the whether Google is really an evil...
Read MoreLast 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...
Read MoreLast year I went to Orange alone. I wasn’t on staff anwhere (I started at Gateway the Monday after the conference). Going to Orange I knew about five or six people. It was a lot of fun, but I really wish I could have met...
Read MoreSeveral months ago I was asked to be a part of the Orange bloggers lounge in an official capacity. So I’ve been thinking about what I need to bring and planning out my time while at Orange. So here’s what I’m...
Read MoreThis year I killed our Ester Egg hunt. I’m not going to take all the credit for it, my team really didn’t want to do it either. However, it was me who had to sit in the directional team meeting and say, “Oh,...
Read MoreI broke my Sabbath rule this week. Yeah, I’m blaming it on Easter. Sara and I have been celebrating an actual 24 hour (at least) sabbath rest every weekend for the last 6 weeks or so. We had Saturday services this Easter,...
Read MoreI’m not even going to get into a numbers debate with anyone. I like the way Craig Jutila approached the topic. Who cares how many kids you have in your ministry, the important question to ask is, “Do you have more...
Read MoreI love a good plan. Strategy and tactics, they get the blood pumping. I think that careful planning brings honor to God, but sometimes he like to mess with us and work outside of our plans. If anything, he likes to keep it...
Read MoreI thought I’d actually wrap up this series on Child Dedication this week. Last week (Saturday) we held our dedication service and I was more than pleased. To be honest, it was the best dedication I’d ever...
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