Archive | April, 2010
Lesson Learned: Making An Impression
About 4-6 weeks before any conference is crunch time for all complicated projects, books, CDs, and DVDs that need to go to production for the conference. There are stressful deadlines that have to be met. And many times the pressure of those deadlines falls right in the middle of spring break. Family time. When I first [...]
Continue reading...One-on-One Meetings - Part 2
21. April 2010
You should spend time with the key leaders on your team, not only because of what they have the potential to do, but also because of who they have the potential to become. Remember, every time you invest in one of your key leaders you are modeling what you hope they will do for the [...]
Continue reading...One-on-One Meetings - Part 1
19. April 2010
One-on-one meetings are a great way to invest in your key leaders and volunteers. The members of your team want to know that you see them as individuals and recognize their strengths. They want to know that you are committed to their growth. We schedule one-on-one meetings with our staff teams and with our key volunteer [...]
Continue reading...Preschool Take-Home
15. April 2010
We are always working to create tools for our parents that will help them as they teach their kids about God. We have found that the best tools do the following: * They are simple to use. * They fit into the regular routines of the family life. * They are visually appealing. * They are fun! We want to make [...]
Continue reading...Monday Meeting Run-Down
13. April 2010
Yesterday was “Meeting Monday!” Every Monday the Waumba Land Directors from each campus meet for the first half of the day and the UpStreet and KidStuf Directors meet for the afternoon. You can read more about our meeting structure here. I thought it might be fun to share what was on our agenda this week. Evaluate [...]
Continue reading...Rest
6. April 2010
We all need it. Some of us fight it. Some of us think that the daylight hours were made for doing. Some of us can’t stand leaving something undone. But we all need rest. When we are the leader and we don’t rest we send a terrible message to those we lead. We communicate that in [...]
Continue reading...The Easter Story
2. April 2010
As we head into this Easter weekend, I wanted to share a recording of the Easter Bible story that we told on UpStreet a few years ago. I know that Easter weekend is a busy time for children’s ministry leaders as you add more services and pack more families in than any other time of [...]
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23. April 2010
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