Navigating a New Church
Going to a new church is a nerve racking for many families. They are nervous, overwhelmed and are not sure where the sanctuary is, where they are supposed to go to drop off their children and how to...
View ArticlePrioritizing Small Groups at Every Stage of Life
This session talked about the different need of children and youth from preschool, through children’s ministry, into middle school and finally through high school. Check out my notes HERE. Matt N.
View ArticleZombies Take Over #OC12
During the opening session this morning zombies took over the stage for a brief performance or Michael Jackson’s Thriller. It was great!! Can't see the video in your RSS reader or email? Click Here!
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We Need Your Tenacity
Welcome once again to our series of things volunteers think but don’t necessarily want to tell their children’s pastor or children’s ministry director. For a complete listing of posts in this series,...
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Nehemiah and Kidmin. Lessons Learned from Orange 2012
In her Orange ’12 session on training special needs volunteers, Linda Martin shared about Nehemiah as he led the rebuilding of the wall around Jerusalem. That session started me thinking on how much...
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Defining Moment: #OC12 Intro
In January 1986 The Space Shuttle Challenger was set to launch. Moments after it left the platform something went terribly wrong. The space shuttle exploded,killing all seven astronauts. This was a...
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Defining Moment: #OC12 – The People
In part one of this series I talked about how the 2012 Orange conference was a defining moment for me. The first thing that allowed this conference to make such an impact on me was the people I met....
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the Canvas Story
www.thecanvasstory.com In America we are very sheltered. We think that slavery was something that ended with a speech given by Abraham Lincoln in 1862. In our little world this is true. However, in...
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A Leader Is A Guide
Welcome once again to our series of things volunteers think but don’t necessarily want to tell their children’s pastor or children’s ministry director. For a complete listing of posts in this series,...
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Guarding What Made Us Good Volunteers to Begin With
Last week I heard a great sermon on Acts 6:1-7 that challenged me in my children’s ministry. Acts 6:1-7 describes a time in the life of the early church when the leaders realised they needed...
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OC12
I was blessed this year to be able to attend the OC12 Conference in Atlanta, GA for the first time. Wow, what an amazing conference! With 100+ workshops to choose from including eight that help us to...
View ArticleLeaving a Legacy
My brother-in-law passed away last week unexpectedly just a few months short of his 60th birthday. He left behind a family that includes several grandchildren that will miss him dearly. That event...
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Volunteer Appreciation Gifts
The end of the school year is an opportune time to remind your volunteers that you appreciate them. Receiving a heart-felt expression of gratitude is an encouragement for those who are serving. A few...
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Don’t Lose Sight of Children in Grave Need
I’ve served in children’s ministry for 41 years and all this time the kids in the churches where I’ve served have been a mixture of “typical” kids . . . if there is such a thing. Children from homes...
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Bring God into the Home of Your Families
How do you really bring Spiritual conversations into the home? Is there a way to do it without piling more things and ideas into the already overwhelmed home? Parents are extremely overwhelmed with...
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When the Joy is Gone
We all experience it. A rough day at work, the kids are misbehaving, the car has trouble, you name it, you’ve had a rough day. Things don’t seem to go right and you’re not in a good mood. Then you...
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Are You in Too Deep
Twelve years ago, when my husband and I came to live in the United States, we were invited to go salmon fishing on a lake. That sounded like fun. I would sunbathe comfortably on the deck while my sons...
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Join Amy Dolan on Kidmin1124 Radio
Please join me this coming Thursday, June 14th, from 9:00 to 10:00 PM EST for Kidmin1124 Radio on the CMConnect Radio Network. I hope you will tune in as we welcome a very special guest: Amy Dolan Amy...
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Does Your Ministry Need a Change in Diet?
A friend of mine lost a bunch of weight not too long ago. It was the little things, like being sure to exercise 3 days per week, not just two. And he started watching meal portions, and deciding to not...
View ArticlePracticing the Presence of God
Practicing the Presence of God Lately I have been reading a book entitled The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. The book is written by Nicholas Herman who took the name of Brother...
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