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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...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 [...]
Continue reading...Unforgettable Faces
26. March 2010
When my kids were little I got in the habit of tucking my favorite snapshot of them into my prayer notebook or Bible and pulling it out as I prayed for them. Through the years I’ve expanded to add more pictures, more faces, more prayers. Connecting with their faces, just makes my prayers feel more personal. While [...]
Continue reading...Bring The Bible To Life!
22. March 2010
Guest starring…Goliath! Unforgettable - that’s our goal for any UpStreet Bible story. How can we capture the kids’ attention so they’ll always remember God’s Word? How can we make it come alive before their eyes? More specifically, how can we present a bottom line that will stick in their minds as they face life’s challenges? Simply [...]
Continue reading...You Are Invited to JumpStart!
5. March 2010
JumpStart is a 30-minute presentation for both kids and parents where we teach children what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. This is an important part of our strategy to lead children and parents into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. You can find out more about JumpStart here. We invite [...]
Continue reading...Real Life Heroes!
3. March 2010
You can get involved and make a difference. Find out how! While I was in South Africa I met a couple of real life heroes. They would never call themselves heroes – but they are. They are people that you will probably never meet in person and will never hear about on the evening news. You won’t see [...]
Continue reading...Blind Spots
2. March 2010
Are you paying attention to your blind spots? A few weeks ago I got a chance to talk with a staff team about their individual strengths and how those strengths work together to create their overall team dynamics. As we were talking, we got into a great discussion about how your strengths can also lead to [...]
Continue reading...A Trip to South Africa
26. February 2010
Cape Point, South Africa When was the last time you left the comfort of your world and experienced something bigger? I just got back from a 10-day trip to Cape Town, South Africa. I spent time with the team from one of our international partnerships, South Point Church. Our GlobalX department does an incredible job building partnerships [...]
Continue reading...Be Our Guest
22. February 2010
How’s your first impression? Have you ever wondered what guests actually think when they walk through your doors? You know, did they have to search through several layers of your website trying to find out what will happen with their kids? Were they frustrated by where they had to park? Did someone invite them [...]
Continue reading...Celebrating Stories of Life Change
12. February 2010
How do you celebrate what God is doing in the life of your kids? One of the best environments that I get to participate in is Family Birthday Celebration. You can see a highlight of what this event looks like right here. One thing that I love about this event is how we capture on video the [...]
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23. April 2010
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