On Wednesday, I posted my review of Ryan Frank’s new book, 9 Things They Didn’t Teach Me in College About Children’s Ministry. I was provided a free copy of the book to give away to one of you! I absolutely love giving stuff away.
All you need to do to get a chance at winning this book is leave a comment below by midnight on April 18, 2011 telling me something you didn’t know when you first started in children’s ministry. It can be funny or serious, but it should be true.
Here are a couple of other chances to get a free copy.
Leave a comment on the Cory Center’s review by tonight at midnight.
Leave a comment on Dad in the Middle’s review. (No end date listed, but probably soon)
Leave a comment on Thoughts from a Youth Minister. (Again, no end date listed).
Leave a comment on Evangechef or tweet “@dougolson is giving away a copy of @r_frank book at http://evangechef.blogspot.com” by Monday, April 18.
Leave a comment on Lemon Lime Kids by Sunday, April 17.
Leave a comment on Saved Sister’s blog by tonight.
Tweet “@KidMin360 is giving away 9 Things…visit here for details: http://wp.me/pPeCk-15c #KidMin #KidMin360″ or leave a comment on the Kidmin360 Facebook page for a chance to get an autographed copy of this book.
Seriously, if you really want a free copy, that’s at least 8 chances to get one.
**UPDATE: Our winner was Heather! Congratulations Heather and thanks to those of you who left comments. I loved reading the things you have learned.
I didn’t know that grownups (volunteers, parents) would come to me for advice and spiritual leading.
I love this one! Being a leader in children’s ministry is a lot of responsibility but it is also very rewarding. Not only do kids look up to you, but their parents and your team are also looking to you.
Thanks for sharing.
i HAVE LEARNED THAT SNACK TIME IS NONNEGOTIABLE!
Especially in regards to the younger kids. A kid with an empty stomach will never listen as well or behave as well as one who isn’t hungry.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I mentioned on the lemon lime blog how parents are extremely opinionated about the methods and material their children learn. So, I’ll post something different here.
When I was growing up, our church had a lot of dedicated and passionate volunteers. Especially for vbs, it still astounds me how rare that situation was or is, getting people to sacrifice a few hours of their own time to invest in the lives of children is possibly the hardest task I’ve faced. And as someone so passionate, it continues to be the most confusing, it’s hard for me to imagine why they wouldn’t jump for the chance to be involved.
I know what you mean. As someone passionate about kids’ ministry, I cannot understand why someone wouldn’t be as dedicated as I am.
I’ve learned to try to let my passion rub off on them as much as possible and lead by example. It’s a growth process for most people, but once they get a taste of a being a part of something great, they want to stay a part.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.