Archive for April, 2010

Catalyst West

Posted on April 26th, 2010

Catalyst West Conference was super good.  First time I’ve ever been and wanted to share with you my take aways. My favorite speakers at the conference were Andy Stanley, Donald Miller and Erwin McManus. Loved the creative out of the box experience at Catalyst. Not your typical leadership conference. I now feel inspired to continue [...]

Tween Ministry

Posted on April 23rd, 2010

Just got back from the Catalyst West Conference.  It was pretty cool.  Might blog some of the many thoughts/ideas swimming around in head from the conference. But today I want to talk about Coke.  Went to lunch in between the sessions and came across the coolest fountain Coke machine, called The Freestyle.  It allow you [...]

The Law of the Few

Posted on April 12th, 2010

Today I will continue going through the book, The Tipping Point, and relating it to preteen ministry.  Chapter 2 talks about The Law of the Few.  The basic idea is there are three types of people that help spread a new idea or concept: Connectors, Mavens and the Salesperson. Let’s first take a look at [...]

Preteen Leaders’ Conference: May 13-15, 2010

Posted on April 6th, 2010

Mark your calendar’s for this year’s Preteen Ministry Conference in Rocklin, CA.   I’ve gone the past two years and plan to attend this year.  To my knowledge, it is the only conference that is preteen ministry specific. One of my favorite elements is the size.  With about 100-150 in attendance you can really get [...]

Selling Jesus?

Posted on April 1st, 2010

Not quite sure why, but I have always enjoyed watching infomercials.  I’ve never actually bought anything from one though.  The other night two of them caught my attention.  The first was Tony Robbins.  Wow!  I was convinced after watching it that buying his CD’s would instantly make me happier and help to realize my dreams. [...]