by churchhires | Oct 11, 2016 | leadership
things are not actually worse than ever before As a borderline millennial myself I find myself at a complete loss for this election season. I have tried to stay out of most of the craziness, but I keep getting drawn back in by the media that is all around me. I have...
by churchhires | Aug 19, 2016 | next gen
People in ministry are often expected to do ministry on a shoe-string budget and pull their gear out of an empty paper bag. If you feel like that’s you, you’re not alone. However, this post was written with you in mind. When resources are so often limited, how can you...
by churchhires | Mar 17, 2016 | next gen
Today, I’m going to tell you a story. It all started last summer in a tiny town in New Jersey. It was the week of Kid’s Camp and (gasp) we still took the kids from our church to sleep away camp. I know this idea isn’t as popular as in year’s past, but I wholeheartedly...
by churchhires | Jan 25, 2016 | leadership
Love is the antidote for anger. In ministry it’s really easy to be consumed, as a children’s ministry leader or even a small group leader, by what you have to do, and forget that children need love. Instead we find ourselves consumed by tasks. tasks task...
by churchhires | Jan 15, 2016 | leadership, next gen
I have this awful habit on the internet, maybe you have it too. The problem is I’m a “clicker”. I get sucked into clicking on linked articles. One moment I’ll be reading some enriching article, and suddenly I find myself reading about celebrity pop culture...