Archive for • Kidology Coaching
• Light Reveals, Shadows Define
Light Reveals and Shadows Define! Take a lesson from Photography, too much light is hot, too little light becomes drab, too much light has no shadows, proper balance of light and shadow defines the character of an object. Thus, adjusting your camera settings for proper balance renders any object interesting to observe or enjoyable to […]
• Theme Experiences are “IN”
Theme Programming is Still “HOT!” Dressing up in a costume, developing a character, or creating a set on the stage is still HOT. Check out a few Children’s Church programs and you will get the idea…creating a cool learning environment. I was considered quite “odd” forty years ago, when I decided to wear a Barrel […]
• Cutting Evangelism
Cutting Evangelism? I have noticed that when a church experiences financial troubles the first areas to get cut is evangelism and advertising. I see this as a impulse reaction. Instead of asking “how much?” We should rather ask, “who can we target to reach?” We do know from Church growth studies that churches that target […]
• Finding Your Sweet Spot
Finding Your Sweet Spot? The term “sweet spot” often used in various sporting events to describe that place where the ball might be hit for the optimum results. For example, a ball hit on the end of the bat or near the handle might not produce optimum contact, but in between might be called the […]
• Coaching Term: Benched
Believe it or not I was very active in sports in High School. My athletic experience then was very interrupted with my Father’s moving career. I attended five schools in my last four years. So starting all over again, and again was my annual experience. I played football, basketball and track and I lettered in […]
• The Art of Loving Your Child
FAMILY MATTERS A message from Sabrina Mayrand, Deacon of Children’s Ministries As leader of the Westside children’s ministry, Westside Kids, I am very passionate about families and empowering parents to be the primary spiritual leaders in their children’s lives. Recently, my mentor and children’s ministry coach, Rev. Barney Kinard, encouraged me to explore why that […]
• Kidology Coaching Update
Currently, I am now working with Seventeen Internet Protege’s. That’s right, I now have seventeen students that are learning children’s ministry from me. We are using a curriculum that took me four years to write. I now spend about 25 hours a week either phoning or Skyping each student. Those interested in knowing more […]
• Kidology Coaching Update
I start the new year with ten on-line protege’s. I am very excited about this development, as this is more than confirmation that I am finding my voice and stride with this new mentoring effort. Each of these students show great promise of being significant in their ministries to children. I now have beginners […]
• The Shack Book
Just finished reading The Shack. Incredible read. Although this book is fiction, the author has incredible insights into the inner workings pain and suffering combined with insights into the theology of the Trinity. Although it could be super analyized, it is a novel, after all. It did challenge me and caused me to go […]
• Kidology Coaching Update
Coaching Update: We now have NINE on-line mentoring relationships. This last week with nine protege’s I believe I have turned a corner with our on-line leadership training ministry. Having spent nearly four years writing the curriculum for this program, it is now bearing a kind of tangible fruit that is being helpful on several levels. […]
