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Excitement overflows this week

Every year, the International Children’s Ministry group hosts a Children’s Pastor’s Conference, or CPC, as it’s called by all who attend. This week, the conference is in Orlando. I’ll be presenting a couple of breakout sessions. I get so excited to present to children’s people. The adrenaline starts flowing before I ever arrive. Children’s pastors are the most fun people on the Read more…

Posted: January 15th, 2018 ˑ 1 Comment
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Conferences

Question of the week: What are 5 reasons a children’s minister should attend a kidmin conference?

1. You get to meet some of the most fun people in ministry. 2. You get renewed and rejuvenated. 3. Your soul gets stretched – think “deeper and wider”. 4. You learn what products are available to help you do a better job of ministering to the little people in the world. (Like DC4K, DivorceCare for Kids) 5. Your love for children and Read more…

Posted: January 20th, 2014 ˑ No Comments
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Question of the week: Know why I’m excited to be presenting at CPC this week?

CPC is the Children’s Pastor’s Conference. This week the conference is in Orlando at the Disney Conference Center. Now you might think that being at Disney in the warm sunny climate would be excitement enough but that is nothing compared to joy of being with children’s pastors for four days. Children’s pastors are the most fun people on the planet. One never knows Read more…

Posted: January 13th, 2014 ˑ 2 Comments
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Family Sculpturing and the Balloon Demonstration: visualizing with impact (Group KidMin 2013 Conference demos)

Kidmin and children’s ministers want a lot of hands on, visual and role-play kind of presentations. Two of my favorite demonstrations in to use in teaching about the child of divorce and used at the Group KidMin conference were Family sculpturing The balloon stress demo Family Sculpturing In the family sculpturing we have participants role-play different parts. We have a Child Mother Father Read more…

Posted: October 23rd, 2013 ˑ 4 Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Conferences, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Single Parents

Question of the week: Why do you find it important to be on the program and visible at children’s ministers and KidMin conferences?

I find it is important to be at these events because children’s ministers and church volunteers can impact a child of divorce in tremendous ways. Children of divorce should find hope, comfort and help in the church family. But the reality is many don’t. I have just returned from an 8 day trip where I spoke at LifeWay KidMin conference in Nashville, TN Read more…

Posted: October 16th, 2013 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Conferences, Divorce Issues, Question of the week, Single Parents

How you can get the R.E.A.L. strategy for ministering to kids of divorce & single parent families

I have a wonderful opportunity to present a full 8 hours at the Group KidMin Conference coming up in October. That is e-i-g-h-t hours! I am excited to have this opportunity to talk about kids of divorce and their single parents to children’s pastors and church leaders. The deeper learning track I’m presenting is “Ministry to Kids of Divorce and Single Parent Families. Read more…

Posted: June 12th, 2013 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Brain Research, Conferences, Divorce Issues, Uncategorized