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Building a TeamEvery ministry is different, and your specific needs will depend greatly on your strengths as the leader. Some of the best leadership advice I ever received was to figure out as soon as possible what my weaknesses were, and then to surround myself with people who were strong in those areas.
For example, I recognize that my greatest strength is leading up front, and one of my weaknesses is remembering mundane details week-to-week. I may ask for something to happen every week, but I will forget to make sure that it does.
I've learned from my own handicaps that most of the time my recruiting problems stem from my own independence and lack of dependence of God. I didn't recruit others because I didn't really believe I needed them OR because I really wasn't willing to let them help me. Eventually I learned what a blessing a team is!
In the latest installment of The Kids Church Cookbook, Part 6: The Kitchen Crew, we talk about resolving these challenges in order to build teams of both adults and kids to help your ministry run from week-to-week. Don't go it alone! Because Jesus Loves Children, Karl D. Bastian - a.k.a. "The Kidologist"
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The Kid's Church Cookbook - Part 6: The Kitchen Crew
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Future of CM: Technology
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The second article in The Future of Children's Ministry series features Todd McKeever discussing decentralized leadership and the use of technology in ministry...
"The new leader/children's pastor will be the one who will harness the use of technology, but will customize that technology to take on an interactive role for all those involved...
We encourage the kids to bring their cell phones instead of trying to prevent them from bringing them. During the service we encourage the kids to text in their questions as I preach. At the end of the service, I answer them from the stage. "
» Keep reading "Technology" » Discuss this article in the Leadership Forum
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Gospel Magic: Messed Up Money
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Our friends, Christian illusionists David and Teesha Laflin, share the following gospel magic trick that you can use in your ministry...
Theme: We all make mistakes and sometimes get a little turned around in life. When life gets confusing we can turn to God's word as a light to guide us.
Verse: Psalm 119:105 (NLT) - "Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path."
Materials Needed: 7 $1 Dollar Bills, Rubber Cement
» Learn how to perform "Messed Up Money"
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Kidology To Go: Success in Locust Grove!
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Don't miss the Thanksgiving Zone!
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