serve
September 11, 2012
The great Chicago preacher, Dwight L. Moody, once said, “The measure of a man is not how many servants he has, but how many men he serves.” One of the most important traits of anyone in ministry is having a heart for serving others. Ministry is all about serving others. It’s never been about getting the glory, the kudos, or the spotlight. Jesus himself was the ultimate servant. He said, “The Son of Man did not come to the Earth to be served, but to serve.” As we minister to children, we’ll be required to do things that are out […]
January 17, 2012
I was privileged to spend some time at INCM's Children's Pastors Conference in Orlando last week. It was an incredible conference! If you have an opportunity to go in the future (there's another one happening in San Diego in February) I encourage you to make it happen! One thing that struck me the entire week was the level of service I received from the INCM staff as well as the Disney Resort staff where the conference was held. While setting up our booth in the Exhibit Hall, we were approached multiple times by a member of the INCM staff asking, […]
August 22, 2011
KIDMIN QUESTION: "How do you get folks in the church to volunteer when they think it is the Children's Pastor's job to do the ministry?" - submitted by Mike Benintende, N. Versailles, PA This is one of the most difficult tasks of a Kidmin Leader - Recruiting Volunteers. I can tell you, there is no magic formula. The only way to recruit successfully is by CONTINUOUS hard work and adherence to a few key principles. In the next few posts, I will share some of those keys that I have learned. Hopefully they will help you to build a strong team […]