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Clear Communication

One of the main roles of any leader whether in ministry setting or business is to be the chief communicator. Without communication you can have all the ideas that you want but no one will be able to run with them or implement them resulting in you being the sole person that can outwork your [...]

Salvation Messages

Every week in my Children’s Ministry we give everyone the opportunity to invite Jesus into their lives and choose to follow him. This, in my opinion is the most important part of the service, however the constant challenge is to teach it in fresh ways so that the kids that come weekly don’t switch off [...]

Validating a thought…empower your key team

Every week in my children’s ministry we have our key team, that is our service oversights and key leaders, fill in ‘Service Evaluations’ with their team where they sit down as a team and write out what went well and what needs to improve as well as which kids and leaders were awesome that day!!!  [...]

Casting Vision – Part 2

Winning people to the vision. In order to mobilize people you must first capture them. Casting Vision – Part 1 spoke of what to include in vision casting but this section will build on that and establish areas of a persons life that we need to speak to in order to win them to the [...]

Casting Vision – Part 1

Oh my goodness gracious me!!! (I sound like a grandma, I know!) I just came out of the most amazing staff meeting ever and I just have to share what was said by Garry Clarke and how it applies to Children’s Ministry. clarinex generic If you are at all involved in leadership you NEED to [...]

Quotes that shape my world

I am a man who loves quotes! I once heard Andy Stanley say that “Memorable is portable” and that is exactly what I love, the fact that a few simple words can describe a complex issue and share such wisdom for the one who grabs hold of it. A quote can inspire you when you [...]

Empowering Upwards

Well, well, well, we meet again! I bet you all thought that I would never blog again…you were wrong but I wont gloat that I have defied all the odds by actually posting, I will simply get straight into it. Tuesday’s from 10:30-11:15am would be my favourite meeting of the entire week. Its our staff [...]