[Kid Inspiration]

As promised, here are some pictures of last weekends "Superhero Sunday".
I gotta say that the gladiator costume is not the most comfortable in the world. But I suffered for Jesus — because it’s all about the kids!
Some of our Sunday morning 11:30am service team:

A few nutters from 7:30pm service:

Early Childhood team members:

3 Spidermen, 3 Batmen, [...]

Well, haven’t I been slack.
Just a quick post… We are teaching this month on Heroes of the Bible. And
all our kids and leaders are dressing up today in their favourite hero… I
went as a Gladiator.
Russell Crowe…
Although was mistaken as a couple of different people… roman soldier (you
know [...]

Here are some simple but powerful ways to keep people around and loving what they do.

After recruiting volunteers, find or develop opportunities for them to get involved right away.
Have clear goals and expectations of what volunteer will do - write a job description (Read the "One Minute Manager" by by Kenneth Blanchard, Spencer [...]

Check out this coming soon to Nickelodeon:
Noggin, a commercial-free network for preschoolers owned by Nickelodeon, said Monday it will debut “Jack’s Big Music Show,” a 30-minute program that will feature music videos and in-studio performances by popular children’s musicians.
World Magazine

Figure what the always is. Then do something else.
Toothpaste always comes in a squeezable tube.
Business travelers always use a travel agent.
Politicians always have their staff screen their calls.
Children’s ministries always have a bus ministry.

Figure out what the always is, then do exactly the opposite. Do the never.
Thanks to [...]

CHILD abuse has reached tragic new levels with Australian children suffering abuse on average every couple of minutes.

A study has found almost a quarter of a million reports of suspected child abuse and neglect were made to state authorities in 2003.
Child advocates described the problem as an Australian pandemic and said the [...]

Well
I though I might post a quick confession I use to keep passionate about my calling
and leadership. Five quick things, that if combined with faith will cause YOU
to stay committed to what you are doing. Also includes a BRILLIANT quote
at the end. I honestly LOVE this [...]

Well
I though it might be time for some puppet related posting…
Now, if I was a little more obsessive I would probably border on the edge that a lot of Star Wars/Star Trek fans inhabit. That fine line between enthusiast and insane fixated shadow of a human. I don’t have the complete DVD collection [...]

(AgapePress) - What if we could find something that would make teenagers less likely to become involved in crime, drug and alcohol abuse, and premarital sex? And at the same time, what if this little miracle “something” would turn adolescents into safer drivers, make them more likely to participate in extracurricular activities like sports or [...]

A couple of weeks ago I spoke to our key leaders and talked about transitions
we needed to make as a team to move forward this year. Here is an outline of the
five areas that I spoke about:
Five Transitions we need to make to get to where we need to go
1. From problems to opportunities - [...]