iTODD
Equip and Inspire World Changers on their leadership journey
30
Jun
Above or Below the line ministry results have reasons
Published in #kidmin, Books, Leadership, ministry, Team
I am reading another great book by Roger Connors and Tom Smith where they talk about accountable and non-accountable behavior and thinking, and what each looks like. ‘Below that line’ is the all to familiar blame game or victim cycle. People who get stuck in the blame game begin feeling victimized by circumstances that [...]
Tags: Books, Leadership, Team building
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29
Jun
What were we thinking?
Published in #kidmin, ministry
Have you ever had those moments where you stood back and asked yourself “What was I thinking?” At the moment it seemed like a great idea but once you came to your senses you realized that it was not the greatest idea you have had. Here in this video Tim, Jim and Bob talk about [...]
Tags: childrens ministry, ideas
28
Jun
Cruise or Dinghy part 2
Published in #kidmin, ministry, Team
Here is the continuation of ‘Is your children’s ministry a Cruise or a Dinghy?’ Some possible signs of being part of a cruise ship: 1. People are joining your team because a friend who loves serving invited them. (This means others than you the leader are recruiting!) 2. People are joining your team because [...]
27
Jun
Are you a Cruise or a Dinghy Part 1
Published in #kidmin, ministry
It never changes, the success of your ministry to kids (outside of anything supernatural that God would so choose to do) greatly depends on the strength of your team. So take the time to build the right team for yourself. Successful people want to be part of something successful, bigger than themselves and fun [...]
Tags: recruit, volunteers
24
Jun
1 thing I want you to do…’WIN’!
Published in #kidmin, Life
There are times in children’s ministry or just simply in life where you begin to question ‘why’? Your motivation may be swaying. You may feel that God has left you or forgotten about you? Maybe this happens after you have hit some financial wall? Maybe you have run into some parents who may not have [...]
Tags: childrens ministry
22
Jun
Often times I see people in ministry who have heard about a new software that will do something spectacular that makes checking in their families more efficient or I listen to conversations where people are discussing the latest greatest computer that they just bought or app that they have downloaded. One would think with [...]
18
Jun
If you are not familiar with Adventures in Odyssey Whit’s End I would recommend looking into this great ministry tool for parents and a wonderful blessing for kids. When my kids were much younger they would always go to sleep to the tapes (does that tell you how long ago that was) from the [...]
Tags: childrens ministry, family, resource
Here is a great video of two guys who got “Stuck” at DFW airport after missing the last flight out for the night, so they chose to redeem their time while being stuck. I guess this is a different angle from always missing flights due to delays and all to now turning it around to [...]
Tags: video
17
Jun
It’s Friday! Enjoy the funny video.
Published in Video
Today is Friday and I am sure everyone is like me and have those weeks where you are glad it is Friday because the week has been hard. So when that happens for me I enjoy just hanging around people that will help me laugh and that is what this video did for me. Hope [...]
Tags: video
14
Jun
MBWA – Management By Walking Around
Published in Leadership, Team
Most leaders would agree that staying in touch with their volunteer base is important. This leader-volunteer connection typically takes on the structured forms of town hall meetings, video broadcasts and planning sessions. But there are informal ways to stay in touch as well, often called “Management By Walking Around” (MBWA), a phrase coined in [...]
Tags: Leadership, management
