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Leadership

I Thought Kids Church Conferences Were A Waste of Time

by Nathan September 1, 2010

Continuing from my article “Becoming a Passé Pastor – 10 Hot Tips,” I have been dissecting the ten different elements that I contended were very important to continued relevance in kid’s ministry. I used to think kids church conferences were a waste of time. I hated the way you would talk to people and they [...]

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Dissecting the Role of a Mentor

by Nathan August 31, 2010

Continuing from my article “Becoming a Passé Pastor – 10 Hot Tips,” I have been dissecting the ten different elements that I contended were very important to continued relevance in kid’s ministry. Throughout the Bible we see people learning, and being encouraged to do better, by what our modern language would call a mentor. Some [...]

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Z is for Zeta

by Dave Wakerley August 28, 2010

I have given myself a challenge for the next 26 days – post the complete A-Z of Ministry to Children. (I almost pulled this off! Just missed yesterday through being a ‘little’ tired after Kidshaper Conference). Z… zebra, zoology, zenith… Z is for Zeta – A small room or closet in a church. This might [...]

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Why Read Kids Ministry Resources?

by Nathan August 27, 2010

So I’ve given you the “how to” when it comes to being passé, now I have set myself the task of telling you over the next ten week days WHY the opposite of the ten things I listed are so important to the children’s minister. Regardless of capability there are always things that we can do [...]

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Becoming a Passé Pastor – 10 Hot Tips

by Nathan August 18, 2010

Ever wanted to be Passé? Here are 10 hot tips on how to find yourself out-of-date, and about as appetizing to children as the milk you found at the back of your fridge from last years summer holiday. Don’t read! Up skilling yourself, through reading books written by other pastors or people with their finger [...]

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Hitting a Rock

by Nathan August 17, 2010

Why change a winning formula? I mean our kids ministries often tick along fine when we stick to what we know. Sticking to what we know can even mean our kid’s churches grow at rates that astound our colleagues – the thing is doing what you know, even doing what “works” is not always what [...]

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Worship – A Child’s Walk with God

by Enyah August 12, 2010

“Often when a child leaves the message may be forgotten but a tune may be hummed and repeated as they go on their way. It stays with them. Think about it; how many times through the week do you think of the sermon you heard on Sunday and how many times do you find yourself [...]

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Pastoral Assassin

by Nathan August 11, 2010

I had a strange dream last night. One by one I brutally murdered members of my team who have of recent times for one reason or another been annoying me or have offended me. In other words in my dream state I settled the score with the people I have been silently angry with. My [...]

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