Shiny, Glittering Objects
I think that having a bias towards NO allows you to have your greatest YES.
Tag: Josh Denhart
Building the Right Team
Do you want a full-time staff member to be working with you? Before receiving that gift, you must first learn the process by which you would need to lead that full-time staff.
The Value of Long-Suffering
It’s hard. It’s hard to see the value of children's ministry when others don’t.
From Negative to Positive
Choose your language wisely. Don’t oversell the sacrifice. Overshare the opportunity that they have in the kingdom of God.
Entrusting Kids With Responsibility
Working in teams, 75 fifth and sixth grade students descended on the church parking lot. It felt like pure chaos, but they did it. The emotional response from the kids was beyond what I ever thought possible. They were hooked. This is a powerful example of entrusting kids with responsibility.
Switching, Not Ditching: Volunteer Switching Culture
Bottom line: embracing volunteer switching culture makes it easier when volunteers work out a few details on their own prior to involving me, the director or another associate to solve their problem.
Chemistry and the Cross
The event proved so popular that Cross Point ended up holding two more of these science-based events. The church also used its established partnerships with local schools to hold science days at two campuses at which students seized the opportunity to build and fly rockets, construct a bridge, conduct experiments, perform a bounce test and other fun and educational activities.
The Hand of the Diligent Will Rule
If you don’t want to be told what to do all of the time, be that individual who embraces the hand of the diligent to call your own shots.
Make Good Use of Your High-Capacity Volunteers
If we in ministry are handing high-capacity volunteers low-end jobs, no wonder they don’t feel fulfilled.
Build a Strong Kids Ministry Team
I was not creating opportunities for volunteers to get to know one another, and that realization led us to invest in the strong kids ministry team.