Author: Kathie Phillips
3 Reminders About Partnering with Parents
[caption id="attachment_2451" align="aligncenter" width="321"] Photo Credit: mattmo.org[/caption] I love my job. I really do. But sometimes, in the busyness of making sure that a million details are covered, I can oftentimes forget that families in my church community walk through our church doors carrying some pretty heavy burdens. I was…
Stop Recruiting [Volunteers], Start Retaining [Volunteers]
Last month at Group's KidMin Conference, I shared a ministry challenge and a ministry joy at the opening General Session. This is what I said: "I've been chosen by God to not recruit volunteers to 'fill holes' (which is a pet peeve phrase of mine). I've been chosen by God…
Two New & Exciting Projects!
I am really bad at keeping a secret! Really! When I receive good news, I want to share it with EVERYONE! For the past several months, I have had two big secrets that I wanted to desperately share with all of you but couldn't until now. Let me fill you in:…
KidMin Conference – General Session Takeaways
Yesterday I posted a few ideas for next steps following this year's KidMin Conference (you can read that here). Today, I thought I'd share some of my general session takeaways. Be warned...my notes are not lengthy. (1) It was a little dark in the general session room for me to…