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The Beauty of Ministry

18 Feb

Moments like this.  One of my LifeKIDS gave me this poem at a going away party before leaving Oklahoma.

Made me smile.

I’m sorry you are leaving,

I wish that you could stay.

I’m sorry you are leaving

I wish that we could play.

I’m sad that you are leaving,

I wish you could stay home.

I’m sorry that you’re leaving,

please call me on the phone.

Before she left she stopped and asked me,

If you see Mylie Cyrus in Tennessee, will you call me?

I promised her I would.  :)


Quit inviting people to church!

22 Jul

We spend more time in kids ministry trying to get families to come to our events.  I have no doubt the events are great.  I’m sure you gain lots of feedback afterwards affirming how wonderful the experience.  But how long will we continue to compete with every extra-curricular activity offered to families?

Frankly, that’s tough competition.  Between the water park, sports clinics, and arts & craft festivals… families have a plate full.

What if we quit adding to it?

What if we quit competing for their time and gained their attention?  What if we quit changing their schedule and changed their perspective?  What if we quit being a source of activities but became the source of vision for their family and community?

What if families learned to…

  • View their daily activities through a God-lens
  • Look for outreach opportunities on the soccer fields
  • Use basketball practice to teach their kids about the character of Christ
  • Treat their scout troop as a potential small group and pray them into it

We don’t need to offer activities to the community with a ‘christian spin’.  We need to put Christ-followers in community activities.  Quit trying to get them to your church.  Give them a vision for their community then unleash them.

How to start a servolution

29 May

Sometimes God puts a pebble in our shoe.  With every step we take the more we feel the presence of that pebble.  It becomes undeniably evident… you have to do something about the pebble.

Here’s another message from Dino Rizzo from Healing Place Church.  Dino shares what someone at Healing Place  did with their pebble.

Visit OnePrayer.com for ideas on how to start your own Servolution in your community.  So grab your friends and check out 5 things you could do to make a difference.


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