Archive for 'Philosophy'
Called to kidmin?
Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Kenny.
Last week I participated in a think tank hosted by Tony Kummer. The think tanks explored the following questions:
“How do you understand God’s calling to children’s ministry in your own life? How would you counsel a young person who is exploring this children’s ministry as a vocation? What do you make of Kids [...]
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Reggie Joiner’s first webcast
Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by Kenny.
In case you missed it yesterday, Reggie hosted a webcast from the reThink offices in north Georgia. Reggie talked a lot about what is happening right now around the reThink offices as they gear up for the Orange Conference. There are a lot of things going on right now including a study with the Barna [...]
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Why attend the Orange Conference 10: Reason #5
Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by Kenny.
This year Orange is going to offer a few breakouts covering a very practical topic. Ministering to kids with “special need.” For a lot of churches, there just isn’t a strong plan (or plan at all) for special needs. I have very little experience or knowledge in working with kids with special needs. However, over [...]
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Why attend the Orange Conference 10: Reason #4
Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Kenny.
You’ve probably heard the statistic that more than 70% of students walk away from their faith within one year of graduating high school? Reggie has been working on a study about the loss of faith in college students and it’s turned into a book called “Slow Fade”. This is another hot question in the Christian [...]
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Personal investment equals great influence: followup thoughts
Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Kenny.
Yesterday I posted about something Andy Stanley said in the first paragraph of the forward of Think Orange. Click here to read it.
Essentially, I wrote about North Point being so successful in their efforts to reach families. One of the driving forces behind their success was that most of the key leadership and staff had [...]
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