A wise old man once told me, “Experience is the best teacher, but it doesn’t have to be your experiences that you learn from.” Every person I know who is successful has learned from a lifetime of mistakes—theirs as well as the mistakes of others. My mom always told me, “Jim, don’t make the […]
Back in November of 1978, Julie and I began our lives together. It was a wonderful day, all the the kids in our children’s church were so excited about attending our wedding. I’ll never forget one little fellow name Zack asked us if he could go on our “Moon ride” with us. I told him […]
Seems like I’ve been being asked about this a lot so I thought I’s repost this from my blog over at www.KidminCoach.com on my KidminCoach Talk blog. Hope you enjoy… It’s your first day on staff as children’s pastor at a new church. The senior pastor has introduced you to the staff, donuts from your first […]
In my book Tweetable Leadership one of my favorite tweets is” Experience is the best teacher but it’s doesn’t have to be your experiences that you learn from.” This is true but so is this one…”Don’t make the same mistake twice, there are enough different ones you can make each time.” I don’t why I […]
I can’t believe 2016 is here! I am so excited to begin my 41st year of ministry. I love New Years because folks naturally do 2 things that I’ve been telling #Kidmin leaders they need to do on a regular basis. One-they need to evaluate. You can’t evaluate without asking some key questions like, “What […]