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Respect the Role You Are In

by Kenny Conley | Oct 8, 2020 | Leadership | 0

Anyone who leads in ministry understands the overwhelming nature of the weekly task list. Every week, there are errands to run, environments to prep, slides to design, resources to organize, people to call, and dozens of similar things screaming for your attention. The list NEVER stops demanding your time – its the nature of ministry. However, we need to think about your relationship to all the items on your task list. Did you know that your time spent working on your weekly task list actually DEVALUES the role God has placed you in? It’s true. You (and I) need to take another look at the things we do every week.

Preparation First – Delegation Second

by Kenny Conley | Oct 17, 2016 | Ideas | 0

I remember something really embarrassing. I got an email from a parent who offered to come in and...

Passing the Baton

by Jenn Day | Oct 16, 2016 | Ideas | 0

So, you have some checklists. Your welcome. You have volunteers who can do more than you’ve...

Breaking Ministry Down

by Erin English | Oct 14, 2016 | Ideas | 0

Some things never change. Fifty years ago, the job of kidmin was to lead kids to know Jesus. That...

Seven Indispensable Staff Qualities: Director

by Kenny Conley | Jul 25, 2016 | Leadership | 0

I feel at a loss in trying to describe this quality. The majority serving in ministry roles have...

Be Where You Belong

by Kenny Conley | Mar 9, 2016 | Leadership | 0

Over the years, I’ve seen too many gifted children’s ministry leaders in places they...

Delegating like a boss

by Kenny Conley | Feb 25, 2015 | Leadership | 0

A bigger measure of your success will not be measured by what you did, but what you empowered...

You can be replaced

by Kenny Conley | Dec 11, 2014 | Leadership | 0

That’s not meant to be a threat or insult. Maybe if your manager called you into his office...

Imagine you are gone

by Kenny Conley | Aug 7, 2014 | Ideas, Leadership | 1

Okay, lets play a little game. Let’s pretend that tomorrow, you disappeared. Don’t...

I’m not as important as I think I am

by Kenny Conley | Mar 19, 2014 | Leadership | 2

This is a critical thought that every leader needs to wrestle with. “I’m not as important as I think I am.” Many leaders find themselves stuck in their ministry. They’ve surrounded themselves with programs, tasks and responsibilities that depend on them. So many plates are spinning and it’s up to the leader to keep them going. I really don’t believe it’s a pride of vanity issue. It’s not that these leaders think so much of themselves and have some kind of messiah complex. But for some reason, so many of us struggle with this very issue.

Several years ago I heard Doug Fields speak at Orange Conference. Doug had been the student pastor at Saddleback Church for 15+ years. He talk about his transition off of staff. One day he had the weight of one of the largest and most renown student ministries in the country and the next day it wasn’t his to lead anymore. He felt sure that someone was going to call him that first day… or that first week. The phone never rang.

Ministry Bait and Switch

by Kenny Conley | Nov 21, 2013 | Leadership, Volunteers | 2

For those of you new to children’s ministry, there’s something very important that you need to understand. Actually, there are many who have been in ministry for a long time who haven’t caught onto this idea. I like to call it the “Great Bait and Switch” of ministry. It’s counter intuitive from what feels natural, but if you get this and run with it, you’ll expand the scope of your influence like crazy.

Most likely, the reason you’re in ministry is because you’re good with kids. You’re probably really good with kids. You’re like the kid whisperer. You speak and they listen. They’re like play dough in your hands. There’s honest to goodness giftedness there and it’s obvious why you responded to the call of Children’s Ministry. However, what brought you into children’s ministry isn’t going to be what helps you build a large ministry that impacts kids beyond your personal influence. I’m not discounting your gift, but operating completely out of your giftedness with kids will limit your ability to reach more than than a hundred or so kids if even that. If you’re content to reach and ministry to just a hundred or so kids, then that’s perfectly fine, but if you want to see impact beyond that, you have to rely on something entirely different.

Neglecting the sabbath

by Kenny Conley | Mar 15, 2009 | Ideas | 7

Last month I wrote about my current dysfunction. Basically, I’ve been too busy for my own good. I’ve put ministry before God and my family. The source of this dysfunction comes a little from poor time management...