The Sugar
My little daughter has been taking dance classes and one of the steps is “The Sugar”. She is just so dog gone cute that I keep asking her to “do the sugar”. I hadn’t realized that I had asked her … Continued
Why Time Flies
Time is talked about constantly. When people talk to others about their kids growing up, they always insert the phrase, “it goes so fast.” People always talk about “not having enough time” and “wishing they had more time”. Time does … Continued
Thankfulness
I have spent the morning thinking about a conversation from yesterday. How can we continue to have a thankful heart for all that we have? How can we teach our children to be thankful and grateful? How can we remind … Continued
The Art of Remembering Names
“People love to hear their names.” My dad mentioned this in a staff meeting the other day. It reminded me of the importance of remembering people’s names. When you are in any kind of people business – including the church … Continued
Nine Characterstics of Love…
Here are nine characteristics of love! Apply these characteristics and they can make your home happy. They can make marriages more fun. They can cheer up your church. They can help your kid’s lives turn out better. They can create … Continued
Motivation of Volunteers
Most of what is accomplished in my work is through an army of volunteers, all for whom I am grateful! Motivation is a key piece to the effective work of any team, especially a volunteer team. I was intrigued by … Continued
Nurturing Your Ministry Team
A quote that has always stuck with me is that “a great leader is like a turtle on a fence post – – there’s no way that turtle got up there by himself”. We all have people on our teams … Continued
Thoughts about being a guest worship leader
I was recently invited to be the guest worship leader for a church worship service. Many times, I have served as a worship leader for an event or worship service, but the unique thing about this was that I just … Continued
Core Values for your Worship Team
The core values of our worship ministry team: 1) WE WORSHIP – first and foremost, we must be a team of people who love God with all our hearts and seek to give him thanks, praise and glory and we … Continued
Getting in the way of worship
I went to Dollar General last night to pick some last minute things for a meeting. Because of a semi truck parked diagonally, I had to squeeze into the parking lot with little room. Because of the truck, the only spaces available were across … Continued