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God to the Rescue Release Party

March 16, 2011 in Ministry with 3 Comments

Sam Luce let the proverbial cat out of the bag last week, and has continued to write about what is being released today over at SamLuce.com.  This project is the collaborative efforts of some Kidmin people you all know and love.  Here how it all came down: Around the end of last year, during a normal Kidmin conversation about different things we liked and didn’t like about different curriculums an idea was launched about what could be if we worked together on something unique.

But what would make this project unique?

  • For starters, we all work with children, parents, and other Kidmin leaders on a weekly (almost daily) basis.  This makes us unique in a big way when you look at curriculum developers around the world.  We bring a fresh perspective to what we believe will work, and what won’t work.  I’m not saying it the perfect perspective, but it’s out-of-the-oven fresh baked!
  • Then we separated responsibilities based on what our own talents, gifts, and experiences were.  I worked on Small Group Materials, of which you can download some below; Dan Scott worked on Large Group Programming; and Gina McClain worked on Small Group materials and parent take-home conversational stuff: and Sam Luce managed most all of the Small Group Planning.  We also used many of our own small group leaders, large group storytellers/teachers, and staff to help make it happen.  It goes beyond 4 people, and that may be the very best part!
  • It’s also important that you know that it’s all themed around the Easter season.  The entire project was based on an idea that at Easter, we would move away from the usual teaching format and instead write something that completely elevates Christ.  Now hear me out, I’m not saying there aren’t others doing the same thing…only that we were intentional about making sure Christ was easily found in every lesson and small group.
  • It’s free.  Enough said, right?

I’m personally thrilled to be a part of this project and share it with you, because of the unique collaborative opportunity I had to work with friends, and other like-minded kidmin leaders.  It was a severe challenge to find the time for what we had to do, but today I’m proud to get this out to all of you in the Kidmin community.

I’m sure you’ll recognize some things from each of us, but it’s my hope that you find this package something easy to implement, easy to change, and exalting of Christ as you use it.  Please take what we have and share your thoughts, feedback, criticisms, and likes about what has been created!

 

Things are about to Change

January 17, 2011 in Ministry, Personal with 8 Comments

This seems awkward to make an announcement in this forum, but I’ve started getting some questions and emails from people about things they’ve heard, so let’s get this cat out of the bag.  Starting in January, my role at Trinity Church is changing quite a bit.  For over 3 years I’ve served as the “Children’s Ministry Pastor.”  At my church, and like many other churches this has left me responsible for all church ministry for those between the ages of birth to the 5th grade.  In the time I’ve been at Trinity, I’ve been fortunate to be surrounded by some amazingly talented people that have grown, innovated, and created a fantastic ministry to children.  We’re far from perfect, but we have come such a long way!

With the development of the KIDMIN team, and a reorginization of our church staffing; I’ve now broadened my responsibilites to accept the position of “Next Generation Ministry Pastor.”

But what does this mean?  It means that along with managing the existing Kidmin team at Trinity, I’ll also be leading the Jr. High, Sr. High, and College Ministries.  By leading, I mean that I’ll be leading some awesome leaders already doing great things here at Trinity Church.  I’ve been tasked with the goal of implementing an Integrated Strategy for preschoolers, children, students, and young adults, and I’ve been given the goal of starting what should be an Orange model of ministry that is unique for Trinity Church.

I’m about 50% excited and 50% scared out of my mind.  As far as this blog goes, it will be what it is.  The family and children are my heart, and in my new position all that I lead from will come from that heart.  I’ll still be teaching children one weekend a month in our large group teaching environments, and look forward to continue to make Trinity Church a place for families in Lubbock, TX.

Hope

January 3, 2011 in Personal with 2 Comments

Hope. It’s what drives me to keep doing things that I don’t enjoy.  The hope that one day it will be better, be over, be finished, be .  Hope is what helps me on a Monday morning after what seems like dozens of volunteers didn’t show up for a Sunday morning.  Hope is what encourages me when I think of all that could be done, but see how much further there is yet to go.  Hope carries me through when I remember how totally unequipped I am for what my own dreams are.  Hope is Monday Morning.

This new day, that starts a new week, that starts a new year is dripping with Hope.  This day is completely saturated in Hope, and nothing can hold it back.  No matter the circumstances or situations you find yourself in…today is a hopeful day.

Psalm 71:14 But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.

Never Forget

December 28, 2010 in Bible, Personal with 0 Comments

Never Forget As we head into a new year, I thought it would be appropriate to share something that I preached on back in March of 2010. It makes me as uncomfortable as possible to throw recorded audio of my voice into the blogosphere, but here goes.  It’s a passage out of Deuteronomy 8:7-18, about how we have to deliberately work hard to make sure that in good times and bad that we Never Forget where God has taken us from.

I give you “Never Forget”. Sermon was preached (taught, spoken, yelled, etc…) on Sunday, March 14th, 2010.

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“You shall remember the Lord your God…”

Deuteronomy 8:18

Taking Time to be Thankful

November 24, 2010 in Personal with 0 Comments

Being thankful doesn’t come natural for me.  I know you are probably thinking that you know of somebody that is a really thankful person, but I can guarantee you that when they’ve been kept awake for 18 hours at a time they will even struggle to be thankful.  Everyone has times that they forget to be thankful for everything around them.

I have seasons of life where I’m aware of God’s goodness, and his hand of favor on my life.  However… even in those seasons I can be easily distracted by someone that cuts me off in traffic, or the temperature of the room I’m in at the moment, or the sound of somebody else’s music when I’m working.

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The point is that being thankful is not always my natural reaction.  I’m not saying that I’m not thankful or grateful for those around me.  I would consider myself more thankful than most (please excuse my ascent up Pride Mountain.)  As a father I demand thankfulness out of my own children.  However, even if thankfulness isn’t natural; it should be my reaction.

Being thankful is good for us both physically and spiritually, but it takes time.  Being thankful takes time. To be intentionally thankful, I have to make the time to be that way.  It involves me making the time and space to see what I should be thankful for.  It means I have to learn to  see things through grateful eyes, and not exasperated or tired eyes.

This holiday season as we are encouraged through sermons, websites, television shows, and parades on tv all to be thankful, lets make sure that we are taking the time to be thankful first.

Make the time, take the time, create the time, and most of all enjoy the time you have to be thankful.

1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! 2 Let Israel say, His steadfast love endures forever.3 Let the house of Aaron say, His steadfast love endures forever. 4 Let those who fear the Lord say, His steadfast love endures forever.  Psalm 118:1-4

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