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The Homeless Blogger

October 11, 2011 in Links with 0 Comments

Hello friends. My name is Kenny Conley and I’m the homeless blogger. What does that mean? Well, I have a blog over at childrensministryonline.com (BUT DON’T GO THERE). My blog is very sick with a nasty virus. Since she’s sick and slowly getting better, I don’t have a place to post new articles. I’m at the Kidmin Conference in Chicago and like always, I’ve got something to say… I just don’t have anyplace to say it. So, thanks to some good friends, they’re giving this homeless blogger a couch to sleep on and letting me finish off the carton of ice cream in the freezer. 

The Homeless Blogger: Making Connections

The other day I wrote about having a roommate at conferences because it is such a great opportunity to continue to network and connect. I have to admit though, the Kidmin conference was all about connecting and networking.j

First of all, Jim Wideman hit on this specifically. He shared how connecting with others is an integral part of his ministry. I think what some people might not get is that you can connect with others whether you lead a ministry of thousands or if you are a volunteer at a small church, I’ve actually been amazed by how many significant voices in the kidmin twitter feed and blogosphere are volunteers. Everyone has something to contribute… Don’t be silent.

Secondly, the kidmin conference was pretty intentional about helping people connect. Ey created spaces where people could connect in a way that was relevant. They had connect groups for those new to ministry, those feeling burnt out in ministry, those in mega churches, those leading multi-site ministry and many more. So, everyone had an option and many connected through this opportunity. Big win!

Lastly, Group has a specific philosophy. Every one of their products is R.E.A.L.

  • Relational
  • Experiential
  • Applicable
  • Learner-based

This was true of kidmin as well. This means that the breakouts included relational components. There was a lot of time for people to connect about topics important to them within the context of a breakout. Another Win!

When it comes to networking and connecting, kidmin championed that cause. Now it’s time to carry it out. I hope that I get to continue some conversations that started this weekend.

Thanks Jonathan for hosting my post. I think I might have dropped your toothbrush in your toilet while I was looking through for dental floss. Don’t worry though, I rinsed it off under hot water for a few minutes. Look for my next post by following my tweets at twitter.com/kennyconley

See past homeless blogger posts at the following sites:

Small Town Kidmin

Jenny Funderburke

Sam Luce

We have a Yancy Music Winner!

November 1, 2010 in Ministry with 1 Comment

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

Last week I offered a giveaway on this ‘ol blog and we have a winner.

Frank is our winner.  Frank entered twice, through a comment and a twitter retweet.  He’s a smart cookie, because out of 4 entries he had two of them.  Smart, smart cookie!

Don’t forget that Yancy’s newest CD releases on November 2nd.  Head over to www.yancynotnancy.com today and take a FREE listen to some music and purchase the newest release right now!  And there is a special this week only: FREE SHIPPING Nov 1-7 on “Stars, Guitars & Megaphone Dreams”. go tohttp://www.yancynotnancy.com/store enter code: starsfreeship @checkout

Orange Giveaway!

January 21, 2010 in Ministry with 5 Comments

For this entire week I have written about how I have worked  the 5 Elements of Orange into my ministry strategy.  Catchup on my earlier posts:

#1 Integrated Strategy

#2 Refine the Message

#3 Reactivate the Family

#4 Elevate the Community

#5 Leverage Influence

I hope that you’ve taken the time to read and see what everyone else has said this week in regards to these same things.  I’ve tried to share personal experiences, and how I’m trying to effect change from the bottom up.  Just know we’re all in this together!

Dan “The Orangest of them All” Scott

Sam “Yankees are like the Church” Luce

Jonathan Cliff

Matt “White Pants” McKee

Kendra “Curriculum Guru” Golden

Anthony “Let me complain about 65 degree weather” Prince

JC “the lesser” Thompson

In the spirit of giving, I want to offer a free giveaway this morning!  On Thursday, January 21st I will be selecting one person to receive:

What If : Looking at Children and Student Ministry Through a Different

One thing never changes: Things always change. Leaders must proactively recognize shifts and change currents, then transition to more effective approaches to ministry. It is critical that this response be decisive. What if we need to recast our focus? What if it’s time for a strategy adjustment? Share this unexpected teaching moment with your team and discuss how you may need to shift your thinking about what really matters in ministry.

How do you win this?  Easy…ok maybe not that easy.

First: Leave me a comment here on this post tell me why your better than everybody else and deserve this free $40 value gift.

Second: Twitter this blog post! For example you could say, “@jonathancliff is the coolest person I know.  Go to http://www.jonathancliff.com/2010/01/orange-giveaway/ and see what I’m going to win in his Orange Week Giveaway!”

Third (in case of not having twitter): Go to your Myspace account and say something nice about Kenny Conley.

I’ll select one person that is the most creative in leaving a twitter comment directing others to this blog to win the Giveaway!  Stay tuned!

UPDATE: We have a winner! http://www.jonathancliff.com/2010/01/winner-winner-chicken-dinner/

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If you’re not making plans to attend the Orange Conference in Atlanta this Spring, then start making them now.  I’ll be there, and many more important people as well.  Come see if an Orange way of thinking can help you integrate strategy with your entire Next Generation ministries at your church!

The Friday Bag of Nothing

September 11, 2009 in Links, Personal with 3 Comments

It’s been a busy few weeks, and I apologize for not posting.  If you’ve stumbled here for the very first time, then I’m taking back that apology and telling you welcome instead.  Welcome.

Here’s my Friday Bag of Nothing:

It’s been months in the development, but I’m finally getting my name on the front of a book.  Me and my buddy Donnie have been working hard to bring you the freshest, most interesting, controversial, and best smelling book on the bookshelves.  Check it out!

Every Friday I’m home with my daughter.  My wife works about 6 hours on Fridays, and the boys are at school.  I cannot tell you how much this time has made me grateful for having a daughter.  It totally cracks me up to see and hear the things my daughter does throughout our “Daddy Days.”  In fact, we had to have a talk this morning about not rushing mom out of the house on Daddy Day.  To see much of what we do together, follow me on twitter.com/jonathancliff on Friday’s.  Fun times!

I’ve been asked recently why I have so many people following me on twitter.  Besides the fact that I’m an immensely likable personality (and very, very humble), it’s because I use Tweetdeck to sort my tweets into the groups that make it manageable.  While also leaving a door open to know many more people if they ever choose to interact with me.

Speaking of twitter followers, I  highly recommend these twitter management tools. Social Oomph -This site is great for vetting new followers.  It’s always beneficial to auto-follow, but be careful that you don’t get run over with porn and SEO experts!  The mutuality tool on Huitter is awesome!  It can automatically unfollow all those people that aren’t following you.  Believe it or not, it’s comes in pretty handy for massive unfollows.  Even using the above two tools, I’ve still had my share of porn accounts show up as followers.  I’ve been using TwitBlock.com to kill those that twitter spammers that sneak through.

I signed my first real writing contract this week.  Just for some magazine articles, but still something I’ve had as a goal for a long time.  That sound you hear is me patting my own back.

I really do worry about people that get ALL their news from the same source.  Yes, I’m talking to all my Fox News friends.  Moderation, my friends…moderation.  Please direct all political complaints to idontcare@jonathandoesntcare.com.  I wish people would stop assuming my political position, and stop bringing their complaints to me.

I follow Gina McClain on GoodReads.com.  She is reading so fast and furious this month, that I’m being shamed into reading more.  I know it’s not a race, but I think she’s reading a new book every 12 hours.  I’m just sayin’

The rumor of my iPhone transition seems to have been premature.  But, I still believe in miracles.  It could happen.

Kenny Conley (of ChildrensMinistryOnline.com) is coming for a short visit on Sunday Night.  I’m looking forward to meeting his family (also of ChildrensMinistryOnline.com.)  I hope Kenny (of ChildrensMinistryOnline.com) brings some of Austin’s weirdness up to Lubbock.  I need some more weirdness in my life right now. (BTW -all that CMO promo is an inside joke…)

I got Snow Leopard a few weeks ago for my Macbook. I was so looking forward to the Exchange 2007 integration in iCal and Apple Mail.  However, after 2 hours of struggling to get it working I discovered that we are running Exchange 2003 at work.  Not gonna work with out a stand-in program. Ugh…

I’ve got this friend that insists on using Hotmail for his email, and he posts bags of nothing every single day!  Check him out at Bagofnothing.com

I love iTunes 9.  The ability to transfer music between computers on the same network is a long awaited feature in the Cliff House.

My Friday Bag

July 24, 2009 in Links, Personal with 0 Comments

Nothing

This Friday I have a big, fat bag of nothing.  But somehow I’ve come up with this!

Have you been reading little Sammy Luce’s recent Family and Parenting Skills blog posts?  You haven’t?  Well go there NOW!  If you are offended by the recent Willie Wonka remake a few years ago, then be prepared to be offended by the awesome tie-in.

I’ve read this post on Church Crunch about how to make my blog more iPhone and mobile friendly, but the “how-to” still alludes me.  I just can’t figure it out…

For the record.  I still love my Macbook.  In case you were wondering.  I like to think of it as my 4th child…the one I don’t have health insurance for. (Does Applecare count?)

I’m really excited about two new hires I’ve made on my Children’s Ministry team over the past week.  I’ve got a great new assistant, that is proving to be a fast learner; and was able to hire for a newly created Part-Time Elementary Ministry person.  A real-life doing ministry in front of kids position!  This is huge for Trinity Church and for my life…especially as it relates to Saturday Night services.

I’ve noticed the RT’s and twitter replies have been getting less and less for the past month.  Anyone else worried that twitter mania has come and gone?  By the way, you can visit my twitter page at http://www.twitter.com/mostawesomepersonontwitter

I’m leaving for a week long vacation on Saturday.  Gonna hang out with some new and old friends, and a visit a ton of family for the entire week.  The kids are real excited about swinging through Dallas on our way back to catch a Texas Ranger game, but  I’m worried that my 3 year old thinks I’m playing in the game.  Since I hit a baseball topic, I’d also like to throw in a little “Yankees Suck” reference.  Ok, I feel better.

I’ve been reading the John Adams Biography referenced on my blog sidebar for over 3 months.  I’m still on chapter 2, but it’s a really great book…promise!

If my intentions for reading books ever proved to be the books I actually read then I would be the smartest person in the world.  Does that count for something?

I took a group of 100 kids to Amarillo for a fun (nothing-spiritual) getaway day.  It was a great success, hanging out at Wonderland Amusement Park and the wonderfully FREE Amarillo Zoo.  By a great success I’m not counting the adult that was puked on by a 4th grader on the way home.  And by puked on, I mean a kid stood up on the bus and blew chunks into the back of his head.  And by back of his head, I mean GROSS!

I’m real excited about implementing some new child dedication steps at Trinity over the next few months.  It’s going to be a fun ride.  And the baptism procedures have been tweaked as well…When @jabberfrog sees them, she’s going to totally know where I stole them from.  And by stealing them, I mean I was inspired by the things she uses at lifechurch.tv…

See?  There really was a big bag of nothing this Friday, huh?

HT: And like most things I do, I stole the “Bag of Nothing” reference from a good friend.  You should check out his totally time-wasting site at www.bagofnothing.com

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