What Defines You? at Wednesday, July 29, 2009

In life we see people who God stirs something in their heart with so much conviction they become IT. God puts God size ideas in our lives hoping to define us as a person and as a child of God. Everyone has ideas on what will define them, but it's not a great idea until it becomes a God idea. So I ask you what defines you as a person or a minister? In the upcoming weeks I am going to reveal what God has been stirring in my life, but I want you to dig down deep into the word and ask the question what defines who you are or will become.

God Bless I hope you have a great day.

Ice Road Truckers and leadership at Monday, July 27, 2009

For some reason I love watching the Ice Road truckers. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that there is always danger when they cross the ice road. One thing that sticks out in my mind is the fact that the rookie drivers have someone there to go alongside them and give them tips and tricks as they take on the Ice Road. As leaders looking for workers we have to be careful not to leave people on their own right away. (I am totally at fault for this one) when you have them working for you make sure you are constantly pouring into them. What do you think we can do well we need to check in on our leaders and make sure that we are preparing them to be successful. Here are some other things we can do to make sure that we have successful workers in the children s' department.

1. Give them resources
2. Meet with them on a regular basis
3. Put them with great teachers

Welcoming Home Troops... at Saturday, July 25, 2009

Thursday was our last day of VBS, but with every VBS we have done a missions project of some sort. This year our missions project was to make gift bags for incoming troops. Today we made it to the airport with bags in hands along with signs. They gave us brief instructions such as: don't touch the soldiers you can shake their hand if they let you, some of them might be overwhelmed so make sure that you keep your distance. After all of the instructions the doors finally opened and troops flooded out into the crowd and we just stood their giving a huge applause as they walked through us. I handed them a bag and said "Thank You for your service". It was overwhelming for me because I began to think of all the troops that were coming our way and what they have done made me ask myself what have I done for them? Have I prayed for them or thanked some of my friends who serve in the military.

I saw family members united with their family, husbands united with their wives, and finally boyfriends united with their girlfriends. These family members are giving up their loved ones for them to fight for our freedom. We might not agree with the war, but are you welcoming our troops home.

I challenge each and everyone of you reading take time and thank the troops for their dedication to our country and to the families that are giving up their loved ones so that we could have freedom.

Excellence.... at Sunday, July 19, 2009

Last tuesday I was in charge of giving our staff a devotional before staff as I thought about what to talk about I had a list of the things that I could talk about, but there was one thought that I could not get out of my head and that was EXCELLENCE. We hear about this word all the time, but on this day I thought about all of the people who have in my book has a ministry built on excellence and they have reached many lives.

We had this boy in our kids church who went to camp and on the first night during the service he leaned over to me and said "He is a very good magician". I looked at him and was like yeah he is. a few minutes later the same boy leans over and says "He is a very good ventriloquist". Again I said yeah he is. moments later he came up to the alter and gave his heart to Christ. I believe this is because the camp speaker has made sure that he used and practiced the abilities that God has given him and the Holy Spirit used him to reach out to this boy.

No matter what you are doing do your best at everything don't just coast and get by to what is comfortable.

I asked myself this question about how I can change and show excellence and that would be time management and developing leaders.

God working in the lives of our Kids. at Thursday, July 09, 2009

I have been back from camp about a couple of weeks now and it was an amazing time. The games were fun, water slides were amazing, but the one thing that stuck out in my mind was the part that we had two of our kids saved for the very first time. It was like a huge light went off in their minds and they knew they had to give everything up to Jesus. They have been so different because of this newness in Christ Jesus.

We had five of our kids filled with the Holy Spirit for the very first time once again it was amazing. One boy was at the altar speaking in tongues and just crying walking around. Tears came to my eyes looking at this boy thinking this is what this is all about. Children's ministries is not about baby-sitting, but about getting kids to experience God in an awesome way.

Don't ever say kids won't get it just pray that kids will get it and get everything that God has for them.

Keep Him the focus of your life.