kids ministry leadership
November 6, 2017
Just a few days ago, October 31, 2017 - I celebrated the fact that 18 years ago my wife, Cherith, and I came to Arkansas to be the Kids Pastors at First NLR. What a ride it has been! We have been blessed to serve under two incredible pastors, Dr. Alton Garrison (the first 18 months) and Rod Loy (the past 16.5 years). To serve on such an incredible team (many of whom have been along for MOST of the ride as well) is more of a blessing than I could describe. There's something to be said about longevity in ministry […]
October 2, 2014
Everybody wants to be "in" with the boss. Nobody wants to be on the outside looking into the boss' inner-circle. You want to be someone he trusts. You want to be someone your boss will call on when he needs feedback, when he has a new initiative he wants to start, or when he wants to bounce off a new idea. As a Children's Pastor, it is so important to me that I have a strong personal relationship with my boss - my Senior Pastor. I think that is something that every staff pastor would want. The problem is, we often behave as […]