Up Your Reading Game
Every December, I’m inspired by my friend Sam Luce with the list of books he’s read in...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Oct 28, 2015 | Leadership | 0
Every December, I’m inspired by my friend Sam Luce with the list of books he’s read in...
Read Moreby 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.
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Jan 6, 2012 | Ideas, Leadership | 0
Yesterday I posted about how leaders and readers and I posted my 2011 reading list earlier in the week. I intentionally focused this summer/fall and read several books on leadership, productivity systems and processes. Two of...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Nov 1, 2011 | Leadership | 0
If I had a time machine, there are a few very important things I’d tell the old me. The list is actually really long, but I’ll stick to just two or three for your sake. Obviously, I’m not able to go back in...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Mar 1, 2011 | Ideas, Leadership | 7
Just a few weeks ago I finished reading Switch, written by the Heath brothers. I admit, I have not read their early book, “Made to Stick,” but I’ve added that to my list. If it’s anything like Switch,...
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