Recent Blog Posts
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Three Leadership Lessons from Marvel’s: The Avengers
Team work is hard work. Here are 3 principles from The Avengers that every team needs to hear. Read More
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Living Sacrifice
In view of who God is and what God has done for us (based on our theology), we are to present our bodies to God as a sacrifice (how we live practically)… Read More
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Influence and Leadership Without the Spotlight
Often times we think that the most influential people are the ones in the spotlight. We have this idea that leadership is reserved for CEOs, Senators, or perhaps Megachurch Pastors. After all, how can you have significant influence and leadership while remaining […] Read More
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How Reinforcement Builds Retention in Children’s Ministry
Have you ever finished teaching a lesson to the kids at your church and thought, “are they really getting it”? Do you ever get the feeling that week in and week out, the kids in your children’s ministry aren’t remembering a thing […] Read More
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The #1 Thing We Do In Our Role As Parents
My three children are fascinated with animals. Recently we checked out a book about baby animals that was full of amazing facts about all kinds of creatures. One of the discoveries that I found most interesting had to do with baby ducks […] Read More
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Great Leaders Are Strategic Thinkers
Great leaders are strategic thinkers! Your ability to think strategically can separate you from the pack. But being a great thinker doesn’t mean that you have to always think “out of the box.” Learning to think strategically gives you a competitive advantage. […] Read More
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Raising World Changers
This week, I’ve been at the Orange Conference…a gathering of leaders that minister to the next generation. On Thursday morning, Craig Groeschel taught on his values for raising children to be world changers. Let’s discover three principles for raising world changers. He […] Read More
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Building Blocks of a Successful Children’s Ministry
Growing up my dad was a contractor, so I have been around construction sites my entire life. One thing my dad always taught me was that the success of the building was determined by its foundation. The same principle applies to building […] Read More
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3 Signs That Your Church is Stuck
One of the first vehicles I ever owned was a 1984 Jeep Cherokee. I loved that jeep, the only problem was the manual transmission. I had never really driven a 5-speed before. On the day I got it, I picked up a […] Read More
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What is so good about Good Friday?
Good Friday…it seems like such a paradox to call the day Jesus died on the cross “good.” What’s so “good” about the day that the sinless one was put to death by the most sinister mode of execution? Why is Good Friday “good”? […] Read More
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Gotcha Day!
April 1st is no longer “April Fools Day” in our family; it is our daughter’s “Gotcha Day”! Before we even started dating, Nicole and I dreamed of adopting a child. Four years ago today, our dream came true when we met our […] Read More
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A Win-Win Strategy for Multisite Children’s Ministry
One of the most common questions I get asked as I consult and coach churches is, “What is the best model for taking our children’s ministry multisite?” As more and more churches are adding campuses or thinking about going multisite, I believe that […] Read More
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Peace with God
Romans 5:1, “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.“ Our faith in Jesus Christ produces two things in us: God credits […] Read More
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How To Lead Like a Preschooler
I bet you never imagined anyone advising you to lead like a preschooler. And no, this post isn’t about throwing a temper tantrum in the middle of your offices when you don’t get your way. Nor is it about living in a […] Read More
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Wanted: A Few Good Men
I hate to say it, but the first line in one of Bonnie Tyler’s songs best describes many children’s ministries, “Where have all the good men gone?” It is time to recruit and develop a “few good men” to serve in children’s […] Read More