Not all your volunteers will become leaders. In fact, most volunteers do not want to lead, they just want to follow. Followers are people who want to follow. They don’t want to make decisions. They want someone to tell them what to do and they will do it. Leaders are people who want to lead. […]
“Leadership is not about titles or positions. It is about one life influencing another. A Leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.” -John Maxwell To be a good leader you must be committed. Leaders must continually evaluate their commitment to the people they lead and to their purpose. […]
If you have been doing kids’ ministry for any length of time, you have discovered that many do not see it as “real ministry.” This is false, of course, but people’s attitudes can still wear you down. As the leader, it’s critical that you not allow this to happen. You have to continue to encourage […]
Not knowing what to expect in life can cause anxiety and uneasiness in all of us. Right now our kids are having to face situations that we never had to deal with – along with just simply growing up. Fear can become overwhelming. What has become normal is not normal. When we face unknown situations, many […]
If you talk to most KidMin pastors, they will tell you that recruiting volunteers is the most stressful part of their job. Part of the reason for the stress is that many kids’ pastors spend much of their time on things that don’t work. First of all, let’s talk about what doesn’t work: Bulletin announcements […]
I find that most churches do not teach kids about water baptism. This is a big mistake. I was consulting with a church and the leadership was planning a Water Baptism service and they mentioned that they had never baptized kids in water. “How come?” I asked. The response was, “We are not sure that […]
Is it possible to have too much confidence? Yes, it is. Self-doubt is one ditch while over-confidence is another ditch. Here’s one of my stories of dealing with over-confidence. My first four years in ministry was a mixed bag. It was a extremely hard time on many levels, but internally my ministry was growing by […]
In ministry, we want to minister from a place of confidence. Confidence in God, but also confidence in our own gifting’s and our ability to hear from God. There is nothing more embarrassing, than to get up to speak in front of a group of people, when you not sure you even want to follow […]
Four years ago I was at the lowest point in ministry and at my greatest time of self-doubt. I had just recently closed down a church plant where I had spent the last five years of my life. It kind felt like God was done with me, and for some reason I was okay with […]
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