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Equip and Inspire World Changers on their leadership journey
28
Sep
I wanted to give a loud shout out to those who work with kids. Often times these great faithful volunteers go under appreciated and are over used. So in my church I have secured some space in our weekly bulletin where every week I am highlighting 2 volunteers by name and why I am highlighting [...]
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27
Sep
Made the top 100 Children’s Ministry Blogs
Published in #kidmin, List
For those who may not know, Tony Kummer at Minister-to-Children had created a couple years ago a very smart idea. Tony designed a scoring system for children’s ministry blogs. This was an incredible idea as it drew in extra traffic for those blogs who scored in the top 100 (which every year my blog [...]
Tags: #kidmin, blogs, childrens ministry
21
Sep
Qualities of Great Leaders part 4
Published in #kidmin, Kidology Coaching, Leadership, List
Again today we will continue our post on qualities that I have observed that those who I would consider Great Leaders of today and in the past tend to have. If you have not read the previous ones and this is the first one you have read, then please check the rest out as [...]
Tags: kidology coaching, Leadership
19
Sep
Qualities of Great Leaders part 3
Published in #kidmin, Leadership, ministry, volunteer
I am continuing the topic of things that I see are qualities of great leaders. If you have not read the previous two you can check them out here with part one and then here is part two. So here is part 3: They create opportunities for others. Great leaders create opportunities for people [...]
Tags: childrens ministry, Leadership
16
Sep
Qualities of Great Leaders part 2
Published in #kidmin, Leadership
Great Leaders know how to motivate different kinds of people. Great leaders that I have watched up close and at a distance plus read and studied all seem to know that leadership is not one-size fits-all. They understand how to assess and motivate different kinds of people toward success, not just people who think [...]
Tags: gift test, Leadership
15
Sep
Qualities of Great Leaders
Published in Leadership, List
Who they are doesn’t change from situation to situation A great leader is the same person at work, at home, in front of the boss, or on the street. Their values don’t change to suit the whims of others. Great leaders put others first and find ways to help others grow. They’re not rock [...]
Tags: Leadership
13
Sep
Common Leadership Characteristics
Published in Leadership, List
Here are 15 common characteristics of effective leaders: They are clear about what needs to be done. They can express their vision of a desirable future in simple language. They are idea generators. They inspire others to follow them. (Duh, you can’t lead without followers) They challenge assumptions. They accept and use conflict as [...]
Tags: Leadership
8
Sep
George Washington Carver Book Sneeze Review
Published in Books
This biography by John Perry titled George Washington Carver starts with George’s birth and ends with his death after many years of working and living at Tuskegee. He led an interesting life and John Perry does a wonderful job of showing what his life was like when he was young and growing into a [...]
Tags: book review
5
Sep
Parenting is hard but nothing like this
Published in Life, Video
Here is a quick little video that I ran across and thought how grateful I am that even on days that I feel parenting is really difficult it is never like this. Now I am not saying that you may not feel it can be like this. Buffer
2
Sep
Top 5 post for the week of August 28-Sept.3
Published in List
Today I will post a quick recap of the 5 most read post for the week. 1. Some top iPad apps according to me 5/16/11 This post is basically what the title says, top apps that I enjoyed as of the week I posted it. What other apps would you add? 2. When to [...]
Tags: book review, list summary, technology, volunteer
