by Ron | | Leadership, Reviews, Teaching
I’m sure by now you are familiar with Pinterest.com. The virtual pinboard for saving and organizing photos from websites. Based on the hours I know friends and family have spent there, I originally called it a “black hole that sucks your time”. I have since changed...
by Ron | | Devotion, Leadership, Teaching
Do you enjoy a hot cup of coffee? Maybe a caramel latte or peppermint mocha is more your style. And if you are one of the few people that don’t drink coffee you at least know someone who does. But have you ever thought about where coffee comes from? I’m sure you are...
by Ron | | Devotion, Leadership
And Jesus said unto them, “Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.” (Mark 1:17, 18 KJV) Such a simple statement, but such profound results. This was how Jesus built his inner core...
by Ron | | kidmin, Lessons, Teaching
Easter outreach idea: Resurrection Eggs How do you teach the Easter Story to your kids? You can never have enough ideas for an Easter Outreach. I know there are many thoughts and opinions surrounding the classic Resurrection Egg idea, but when we did them with our...
by Ron | | Leadership, Teaching
Often when we think of ministry excellence, we think of places with lots off money, extravagant sets, lighting, and decor. Sometimes what we perceive as excellent is also perceived at elite, or the best of the best. I would say that I don’t think excellence has...
by Ron | | Leadership, Reviews
I recently joined bloggingforbooks.org. It is a great program that allows participants access to free books in exchange for writing a review. For my first book I chose Visioneering by Andy Stanley. Visioneering, by the author’s definition, is the course one follows to...
by Ron | | conference, Leadership
What I learned from Orange conference It’s that time of year again—time to gear up for the Orange Conference in Atlanta, GA April 27-29 (enter to win your ticket AND airfare here!) With all the buzz going on, it has caused me to reflect back on my opportunity...
by Ron | | kidmin, Lessons, Teaching
When teaching about Easter story, sometimes I think the some of the message gets lost in trying to protect our kids from some of the painful details. Reducing the Easter story to Jesus dying on the cross for us takes away the pain he went through for you and I. I...
by Ron | | family, kidmin, Lessons
Kids Ministry Easter Lesson Ideas Easter is one of those holidays that is spent with family. People will come to church on Easter (and Christmas) that normally don’t come. That is why I try to find some form of lesson that I can teach that can be easily repeated....
by Ron | | Devotion, Leadership
Your pastoral team. Your volunteer team. Your special project team. No matter what you do, you are probably involved in a team. You may even be the leader of the team. You may be a lone wolf, and don’t support working in teams. Did you know the Bible has quite a...
