Kids Worship artist Brent Weber is the focus of our Wednesday Give Away this month. Brent is kind enough to give away 2 of his worship DVDs. They are:
Two lucky people will win (1 DVD per winner). Here’s how to enter:
Next Wednesday, I’ll randomly choose two lucky winners from all the entries. One entry per person.
…from Cresset Baptist in Durham, NC which is coincidentally my town of ministry!
I promise, there was no rigging, I randomly selected the winner through the Interactive Fruit Machine.
Here’s a screenshot for the skeptics! Amanda (the winner) is highlighted in orange.
You can, however, still get a discount on the Handbook and a Kidology membership. Just take note of the discount codes in the WGA post.
This month’s Wednesday Give Away (WGA) is generously provided by the Kidologist, Karl Bastian. I had not met Karl until a few weeks ago at CPC. He is an awesome leader in CM and continues to do great things for our field of ministry.
Karl has made several arrangements for Free CM Stuff readers. Here they are, take advantage of them all!
1. One free copy of the Kidology Handbook. Find out more info on the hand book from the video below. After watching the video, submit this comment: “Gimme tha’ Handbook!” and I’ll put your name in a drawing. The more times you comment, the more times I will enter your name in the drawing. The winner will be announced next Wednesday January 27th.
2: For the many unlucky enough to not win it here, you can still get a $5 off discount for the handbook. Just put in the code: FRCMHND at checkout. This offer is valid from 1/20-2/20/2010.
3. Karl is offering one final deal. Join or renew your Kidology membership, place the code: FRCMKDY in the promo box and get two free months added to your membership. Again this offer is valid only from 1/20-2/20/2010.
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This month, I’m giving away 1 hour of ministry phone consultation. We can do one of several things over this conversation (or a mixture of any listed):
If you are interested in this process, please leave a comment below simply stating the word “Help” with your name. Be sure to put your email address in the info box. You have until next Wednesday to put your name in the hat! Good luck!
I think Alan Nelson may be on to something and us Children’s Ministry leaders must listen! Alan was a pastor and leadership guru for many years and has recently discovered that developing children as leaders is really the best way to develop leaders. His organization, KidLead, is devoted to this cause and his principles are outlined in his book, KidLead: Growing Great Leaders.
I have begun reading the book that Alan kindly sent me and I really like where he is going so far. He has had recommendations of the book by the likes of Craig Jutila, John Kotter, and Les Parrot.
Alan is giving one of his books away to a lucky Free CM Stuff reader. Simply leave a comment in this post with your name (be sure to fill in the email part) and I will do a random drawing next Wednesday to determine the winner. Alan will send the winner a signed copy of his book. Good luck!
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I read two posts yesterday that I wanted to be sure to pass along to you.
1. Sam Luce–VBS Give Away. Sam is giving away some Go Fish VBS curriculum. Get your name in the hat, he’ll announce a winner on Friday.
2. Tony Kumner–Ministry To Children–Tony has a great page on his site called 68 Practical Benefits of Kids Ministry. These are some great lists to use in newsletters, budget meetings, or recruiting campaigns.
You may also be interested in:
1. “No Other Ministry” publication (a creative look at CM)
2. “What If” article to parents
I wanted to interrupt our little series to tell you about a free webinar on church websites. I found this over at Church Communications Pro.
I have seen some really shotty children’s ministry web pages so this webinar is certain to help some of you out. You do have to sign up for it ahead of time. Here’s a quote from their blog entry:
Join WebDesign.com co-founders Cory Miller and James Dalman for a special webinar titled 4 Keys to Effective Church Websites on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. Learn the essentials of highly effective church websites with two experienced church marketing professionals.
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/342534819
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
Wednesday Give Away (WGA)
I’ve got 4 “The Club” CD’s to give away (2 sets of 2 CD’s). These CD’s are leadership talks from Children’s Ministry expert Jim Wideman.
The two sets of CD’s are:
1. Communication Essentials (1. Communicating with Workers and 2. Creating a Vision Statement)
2. Administration Essentials (1. What I Expect from My Team and 2. Mastering Paperwork, Policies and Procedures)
*I do not think you can purchase these any longer. He has arranged his CD’s in a different way. I originally purchased them from KidzMatter.
Simply comment below with the note “I love Free CM Stuff!” Next Wednesday, August 26th, I’ll randomly select a winner! The more times you comment, the more times your name will be entered into the drawing!
Congratulations to Mark Bainbridge for winning the Riggleberry Bloke book of poems by Jon Slone. Mark is a Children’s Pastor in Wake Forest, NC (ever heard of it? It’s actually kind of like heaven!).
To find out more about Riggleberry Bloke, see the post here. If you didn’t win it, go buy it! It’s a great little book for your children or your ministry!
Alright friends, it is time for another Wednesday Give Away (WGA). My friend Jon Slone has written a book of poems called Riggleberry Bloke. Many of them are Christian in nature and the rest are just downright fun. I like to say that his work is a mix between Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein. Jon is very talented and I pray the Lord will take him very far with his work.
I use his book in my own home and in my ministry. After reading a Bible story each night with my two preschool daughters, they always ask for a “siwwy pwum” (translated, silly poem!). They love the whole book, but some of their favorites are “Stormie Mol Bean” and “Homemade Traps.” In ministry, I’ll use a poem that is pertinent to worship or a funny one that might make a good lesson illustration. It’s also a handy book to have around if you have an extra 10 minutes before parents pick all your children up from your mid-week program!
Here’s how you can win this book. All you have to do is comment with the words: I want Riggleberry Bloke! Didn’t win the book, buy one, they’re less than $11 at Amazon.com, Half.com and BarnesandNoble.com. Next Wednesday I’ll put everyone’s name in a hat (or basket, or pot, or iron cauldron, or carved out watermelon rind) and draw out a winner. You have one week to submit your comment. Go!
