Children's Ministry and Culture:
I just got off the phone with the wise and witty Keith Johnson. We’ve firmed up the date for a unique day of Children’s Ministry training that will benefit both paid professionals and front line teachers. Keith and I will be presenting training from Keith and my leadership and volunteer-training books, as well a (Read More)
Children's Ministry Online:
Now that the outsides are painted and ramps and completed, all the focus in on the interior. The insides of these portables look so tacky with the wood paneling and ugly carpet and sagging tile ceiling. The plan is to replace the old ceiling tiles, sheet rock over the wood paneling and lay down a new tile floor. When weR (Read More)
Children's Ministry and Culture:
My friend and co-author of the book Turbocharged: 100 Simple Secrets To Successful Children’s Ministry (http://store.grouppublishing.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=1226174§ion=13103) has launched a new blog www.relevantchildrensministry.blogspot.com . Dale is the Director of Children’s Ministries at C (Read More)
Children's Ministry Online:
Since arriving at Gateway, I’ve wanted to give the Children’s Ministry an image. Don’t get me wrong, we have a great building with excellent environments. However, the ministry lacks a real image. The closest thing to a logo is a low resolution image of a boat, something we probably won’t be sticking (Read More)
Children's Ministry Online:
When planning for our portables, we had to plan out our foot traffic. These buildings are almost behind our main kid’s building, so a clear path needed to be built. In addition, we had to create suitable entrances to the portable buildings and the rooms within. If we can expect 100-120 kids in these rooms, we had to c (Read More)
Children's Ministry Online:
We had a big task ahead of us. We had to help the portables blend in. Well, we didn’t really want them to blend in. We just didn’t want them to be so dang ugly. Honestly, Gateway is one of the coolest and most beautiful church campuses I’ve seen. It’s got a very modern, outdoor "shopping center" type (Read More)
Cornerstone Fellowship Children's Ministry:
Pete here!As we are starting to build a preteen ministry here at The Zone, I wanted to address some of the frequently asked question about some of the changes.Why are we changing things in Ignite?The new focus on Preteen is coming out of a realization that we are not effectively reaching our 4th and 5th graders. They are a (Read More)
Children's Ministry Online:
We found our portables.There is one main reason why I dont’ love portables. They’re freakin’ ugly. We picked out two portables that looked very similar to each other. They’re used portables from Colorado. Enjoy the pics.My favorite part is all the wood paneling. Honestly, do they make these things ug (Read More)