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Thanks for makeing this the second top blog in the USA

Posted on03. Apr, 2010 by Kenny.

Well, the Blog Madness is over (well, depends on how you define madness). The contest came to an end and this site had a great fight, but did not take the crowning victory. Nope, we came in 3rd place. Rob from Chidlrens Ministry 1234 came in the top spot and Sam Luce came in 2nd. I barely took the 3rd spot ahead of Amy Dolan at Lemon Lime Kids. Since Rob is from Down Under, I guess that makes this blog in the 2nd top spot in the USA. Not too shabby.

Thanks so much everyone for voting. I hope that you’ll continue to engage in the little community we have here and continue to make this blog great. I’ve got some fun ideas in the coming months that will certainly keep you engaged. So, have a great Easter weekend and thanks again for all your votes, I’m honored you can know!

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This is the end of the line

Posted on01. Apr, 2010 by Kenny.

This is it. This is the end of the line friends. Over two weeks ago the March Madness for Kidmin bloggers began From the 64 who started, there are only four remaining and I am one of those four. It’s been a long journey (comparatively speaking) and it’s all come down to this. As a reader of this blog, a friend or maybe a family member, I’m going to ask that you send a vote in my direction. You know what would make a victory Oh So Sweet? This competition ends on Friday afternoon which this weekend happens to be the THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY/BIRTHDAY of this blog. Wow, how amazing is that? Coincidence? Fate? I’ll let you decide. In addition, this weekend I’ll post my 1000th post on this blog. That’s a lot of content. How great would it be that one of the first posts of this new millennium of blogging be an announcement that your vote brought me to a solid victory?

You can make this happen. Click here to vote for this blog! Click here and vote for Kenny Conley to wish this blog a happy three year birthday! Click here and vote for Kenny Conley because it just feels right!

Thanks so much for your vote!

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And then there were four

Posted on29. Mar, 2010 by Kenny.

In case you haven’t read any kidmin blogs in the last two weeks, there’s this little competition going on RIGHT NOW! It’s the March Madness of Children’s Ministry blogs. I was honored to be among the original 64 featured blogs. I won the first round division taking me to round two. On Sunday afternoon I barely squeaked by with another victory and I now find myself in the Final Four. Woo hoo!

It’s been a fun little competition so far, but here’s where things get really exciting. This is the big leagues and I’m going up some heavyweights. I had the honor of meeting Rob Bradbury (Childrens Ministry 1234) two years ago at the Orange Conference and I’ve become very good friends with Sam Luce. I haven’t “officially” met Amy Dolan (Lemon Lime Kids) but I will be joining her at the Orange Conference next month as a guest blogger. It’s an honor to battle against these three.

So, I kindly ask that you cast your vote in my direction. If every subscriber and reader votes for me, I’d have no problem taking the win; however, I understand that many of my readers are also big fans of Sam Luce. I get it, I’m a big fan of him too and if it wasn’t me in the Final Four, he’d have my vote too. So, vote your conscious. Vote USA. Vote Lone Star, baby! Vote Kenny Conley!

Click here to go to the official contest page and place your vote. Thanks!

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March Madness: #Kidmin Style

Posted on14. Mar, 2010 by Kenny.

It’s that time of year. The big dance. I’ll admit, I’m a poser when it comes to college basketball. I love watching college ball during March, but typically only March. I pick the teams I want to root for and become a fan at that point. Before I get totally trashed by Jonathan Cliff for making that statement, I will say that consistently I root for UNC and have done so since the early 90’s. I graduated from High School in NC and my brother graduated from UNC. So there… but I digress.

To make this March a little “madder,” Tony Kummer started a Kids Ministry Blog Madness. He basically created brackets for 64 Kidmin blogs and opened up the polls for voting to see which bloggers will go head to head in the Kidmin Blogging Final Four. This is going to be fun. I read or have read almost all the blogs featured in this little competition, but I think this is a great way to generate some exposure to some other blogs out there. Good idea Tony!

So, here’s how it works. Go to this page by clicking here. The bracket has been divided into four separate regions. In each region you can vote for four blogs. Pick the four (or less I guess) blogs that have spoken to you or influenced you in the past. That’s it. Do so before next Sunday, March 21st as the first round will end by then. Woo hoo!

So, you’re reading this post, right? Hopefully I’m going to get a nice little vote from you. All I ask is that if you’ve found my blog helpful, encouraging or as good use of your time, click over and give me a vote. I’m in the South Division (which is appropriate I guess being that I grew up in the South and I married a Southern Belle). I’m expecting lots of votes in this categories from fellow blogging friends like Ryan Frank, JC, my friends over at ReThink (Orange Leaders) and others. There are a lot of other great bloggers in other divisions like Jonathan Cliff, Sam Luce, Matt McKee, Gina McClain, Anthony Prince, Kendra from Northpoint and so many others. Go check out their blogs and give them some votes!

Again, if you haven’t voted yet, head over here and make your vote count. You can only vote once, so make it a good one!

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My tournament brackets

Posted on22. Mar, 2008 by Kenny.

It seems that everyone else (Pudge and Matt) is posting their brackets in their blogs today, so I figured I’d do the same. I set mine up on Thursday. I love college basketball, but I don’t don’t watch any games until March. It’s just the way I roll.

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