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Some friends of mine recently made a shift you’d want to know about.  My friend, William, recently launched his own executive search firm called Vanderbloemen Search Group.  His church leadership search team consists of Tony Morgan, Carlos Whitaker & Zach King.  Each bringing a level of unparalleled expertise to a ministry leadership search.

Now, maybe you can help me out with this one.  I had the opportunity to get to know William after my transition from LifeChurch.tv.  (He was a source of great encouragement & guidance during that season.) I also worked with Zach King at LifeChurch.tv for a few years.  So really I could say that since William and Zach are friends of mine… Carlos, Tony & I are pretty tight, as well.  Right?  Friends by proxy?

Personally, I like my logic.  But some may not agree.  Like Carlos and Tony.  But a girl can dream.

Either way around, many of us know kidmin & stumin leaders actively seeking their next ministry assignment.  Let them know about the Vanderbloemen Search Group.  You can find them on Facebook here, follow them on Twitter here & check out the website here.

Remember the comment card?  The thing your server left with the check at the restaurant?  Filled with a series of questions rating your overall experience, the quality of the food, the service, etc, etc.  Do you still fill those out?

I don’t.

I guess I really don’t think they work.  I remember working in a restaurant.  I remember my coworker pitching the comment cards that didn’t reflect well on them.

Technically those cards are supposed to end up at corporate headquarters.  It’s a way for corporate to see (from the consumers standpoint) how well that location is performing.  But if corporate never gets the card then they may not know.

But there’s a new comment card out there that lots of people are using.  They willingly leave their comments – good or bad.  It’s called Twitter.

Many of my blog readers own companies.  If you’re racking your brain trying to figure out how you can gain an inside look at how your business is doing… watch Twitter.  Better yet, set it up so people can tweet about you.  Create a “rate your experience” tweet on your app (if you have one).  Give your customers a hashtag… chances are good they’ll use it.  And it will spread like wildfire.

We social networking peeps are a strange breed.  We like to live out loud.  Use that to your advantage and lead us to live our experience of your product out loud.  You’ll gain valuable feedback on how your business & you’ll have a leg up on the most profitable & classic form of advertising… word of mouth.

There’s a new book hitting the stores soon.  It’s a unique book written by a diverse group of #kidmin leaders.  Some of have led in Children’s Ministry for 20+ years, while others have been in Children’s Ministry less than 10 years.  It’s a talented group of people that have their hands in kids ministry in some form or fashion.

Soon you’ll hear more about this book.

In fact, to keep tabs on what’s happening you can become a fan on Facebook, follow on Twitter, watch a video on YouTube, & soon you can follow a blog tour hosted by Henry Zonio.

I anticipate learning a lot from the varied perspectives on how the church connects with the family to impact the next generation.  I’ve got my coffee mug in place… all I need now is the book.  Which I’ve already pre-ordered at Amazon.