Archive | September, 2010
When Public Ministry Intersects With Personal Pain
At some point in our life we will experience pain. Death, sickness, cancer, troubled relationships, bad choices…no matter how hard we try to avoid it, pain is part of our journey here on this earth. Growing up as a preacher’s kid, I’ve watched many people in public ministry navigate the waters of private pain. As someone [...]
Continue reading...Our Process for Creating a Great T-Shirt
28. September 2010
It’s funny, but the one thing that our volunteers most look forward to is their new t-shirt each year! They ask about it…worry if they will look good in the color we have chose…and hope that we don’t decide on the smaller cut/style like we did one year! We do our best to keep it [...]
Continue reading...The Power of Collaboration
21. September 2010
This video is a fun one, but what I love the most about it is the collaboration that took place to get the end result. KidStuf, and our Service Programming Department worked together on this project. The sum of their collective creativity and expertise was so much greater than any one person’s ability. Here’s what it [...]
Continue reading...Game Day - September 12
17. September 2010
On Sunday I filled in as a Coach on UpStreet at Buckhead Church. It was great to watch some of our first grade small groups in action. Here’s what I learned: When you arrive early and get organized, you give kids and parents the impression that you are excited and that something important is going to happen. Six [...]
Continue reading...Does It Really Matter?
14. September 2010
From time to time I run across a group of people who want to shortchange the budget, time, and creativity that goes into preschool ministry. Whenever I run into these situations, I just cringe. Not only are children learning at a faster pace than any other time, they are absorbing a massive amount of information they [...]
Continue reading...Game Day - September 5, 2010
9. September 2010
On Sunday I had the opportunity to hang out in Waumba Land at Buckhead Church. It was Labor Day weekend. We were a little short-handed. We were wearing many hats! Good times! PS - These pictures were all taken on my iPhone. Give grace to the photographer. Right away I spotted a few problems… A bug problem. A frog [...]
Continue reading...New UpStreet Postcards!
7. September 2010
As always we like to freshen things up for the start of the new school year. We want to set our small group leaders up for success. We want them to be reaching out and building relationships with their kids. You can read more about that here. Here are a few new postcards that we designed [...]
Continue reading...Curriculum Process
2. September 2010
If you’ve ever taken on the task of developing and writing curriculum, you know that it is an all-consuming process. Sunday is always coming, so the right content has to be ready. One of the most important things that we do every week is communicate a message. Not just any message—but a powerful message that has [...]
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30. September 2010
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