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...
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My current dysfunction
Lately, the children’s ministry here at Gateway has been doing really well. January is usually the busiest month of the year and we saw record numbers among the kids, averaging in the mid 700’s. We also held a two...
Read MoreOrange preconference and breakout sessions I’m attending
I registered my team for Orange last week. I chose my breakouts today. Here’s what I’m doing: Preconference: CONCENTRATE: Bridging the Generational Gap: The Vitality of Being a College-Friendly Church Breakout A:...
Read MoreFirst Six Months: Communication
I’d like to say I came in with this plan that reaped huge payoffs, but I didn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I had plans and we’ve implemented many of them. However, this communication thing came more as a...
Read MoreValuable lesson: I’m no good at managing multiple blogs
I’m just not very good at it. I have three blogs right now. This blog, a personal family blog and a church blog that we use to communicate to parents. Probably in the next few weeks, I’ll be launching another blog...
Read MoreOops! Major email typo
Yesterday’s post reminded me of a very funny typo from an email I sent out last year. I was working at Cross Timber Community Church and we were getting ready of Venture Quest (our version of VBS). We had close to 1000...
Read MoreMy Beef with Bible Bucks: How do I get rid of them?
Yesterday I talked about my thoughts on Bible Bucks incentive/award programs. This was all inspired by Sam’s posts here, here and here. Anyway, my experience has been only negative or neutral, so I’ve had the pesky...
Read MoreGateway’s “new” elementary program
It’s been a very busy summer. The week I got here I shared with my elementary production director (my only staff member in the elementary area) my vision for what elementary ministry would look like in the fall. It would...
Read MoreTaking small group leaders through the pipeline
I wrote a few weeks ago about Gateway’s leadership process. Coming into this new role at a new church, I had to get my hands around who were leaders and who wasn’t. I had people who had been through the leadership...
Read MoreI’m going to have theme blog day
Several of my friends have a recurring theme day for their blog. My friend Sam has YouTube Friday. Matt has a bunch of theme days like Ministry Monday’s, Two Minute Tuesdays and Sign Wednesdays. I’ve never had one of...
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