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Empowering Kids
July 22nd, 2009
Hey Everyone,

I hope this E4 finds you well. I have heard from so many people that this summer has been "ministry amazing" from Summer Spectaculars to VBS to Summer Blast to whatever you call it when you have kids at your church for a week in the summer. Kids coming to Christ, baptisms, new spiritual growth commitments....awesome! I hope this summer continues to be an incredible time for you all and you can find some quality family time amidst the summer church commitments.

On a leadership note, we have a new leadership resource in this issue of E4. It's a new Children's Ministry Leadership Summit with 7 sessions on DVD. Check it out below.
Encouragers

Have a great week,

Craig

craig@empoweringkids.net
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NEW Leadership Summit: PLAYBACK
7 Leadership Lessons To Change Your Life and Ministry



What's in Each Session?
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Session 1: REWIND There is a difference between remembering the past and living in it. Are you stuck doing ministry the same way and not sure how to move forward? In this session, you will learn ways to make your ministry more relevant to the kids in this generation.

Session 2: FAST FORWARD The Bible says, "Where there is no vision, people perish." We say, "Where there is no vision, people find another Parrish!" Learn from Craig how creating vision, mission and values for your ministry will keep your ministry fresh and your team of staff and volunteers moving forward in the same direction.

Session 3: PAUSE Do you ever get so busy "doing" that you forget about "being"? Let's be honest-we all get wrapped up in the day-to-day deadlines. Pushing the "pause" button to allow yourself the freedom to be balanced is critical in today's fast-paced ministry culture.

Session 4: PLAY There are games worth playing and games that just aren't worth the effort. In this session you will hear what games are worth playing in ministry and games you should avoid.

Session 5: PLAYBACK Take a leadership journey back in time and learn from the mistakes leaders make and what to do about it.

Session 6: STOP/EJECT What do you do when God radically changes your direction in life, ministry and the pursuit of what you thought was happiness? Learn an important leadership lesson when God stops and ejects you!

Session 7: RECORD Defining moments in ministry are saved as a permanent record in our minds. We often recall these moments by saying, "Remember when...?" In this session, we will discover the importance of "Remember when's" and what we need to record and maintain in our lives.

Now $59.00
Regularly 89.00

What's In The Box?

Seven Main Sessions on DVD
Reproducible Workbook
Digital Workbook for Reproduction and Customization
Key Note Presentation for Mac users and PowerPoint for PC users
Artwork and Backgrounds
Lots of Love

Discipleship That Makes A Difference

Kids Quest Pre K-Grade 2

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Breakout Grades 3-6
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Since Breakout and Kids Quest was published there have been over 100,000 children world wide that have benefited from the content and spiritual growth process of moving children to spiritual maturity through this program. God continues to use this curriculum in a mighty way in different countries, different cultures and in different venues. From orphanages, schools and churches in Brazil to churches in Canada, Europe, The Oceanic Regions and of course, here in the States.

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A Few Verses and Quotes For You


Quotes
You know, sometimes I think it would be better if people stopped dressing up to go out and being on their best behavior in public. Then we'd all stop thinking everyone else was perfect. Patrick Lencioni

Don't Make perfect the enemy of the good. Patrick Lencioni.

God is ever after proving us genuine. He will burn the fake out of us. I Peter 1:6-7 Beth Moore


Verses
If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done. Ecclesiastes 11:4 NLT

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Book Summary
"The 3 Big Questions For A Frantic Family" By Patrick Lencioni.

Each E4 Craig reviews a book he has read and condenses the main points into a summary of the book. This month Craig takes a look at "The 3 Big Questions For A Frantic Family" By Patrick Lencioni.


3 Big Question For a Frantic Fanily

Empower

My House Isn't Always Clean!
By: Shannon Havens

Recently, I received an email from one of my Children's Ministry leaders asking me how I find time to clean my house. She said that I seem like someone who would like a tidy and organized house, yet I have a full-time ministry, home, and family to run.  She wanted to know how I do it.  After reading her email, I laughed, but only to keep from crying.
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