Meet Kidz Blitz Writer, Terra
3 Things I Learned Yesterday I try to learn 3 or more new things every day. Sometimes I learn 20. That is a VERY good day. The 3 things I learned yesterday: 1. Birthday Cake Jelly Bellies are nasty. 2. My Starbucks is no longer worthy of being MY Starbucks. 4 poorly made drinks in [...]
Your Quadrilateral Parallelogram
Meet Heidi Hensley, Our New Writer My fifteen year old son and I randomly use the phrase “Jeez, get outta your quadrilateral parallelogram” in other words, “Get outta your box”. Yes, I know, we are nerds! I am a happily married (17 years) mother of two boys (ages 10 & 15) and a Director of Children [...]
Flounderers, Goal Setters & Track Jumpers
There are three ways I could choose to go through life. The first two are common. The last one is scarce. 1. Flounderers. This is the person who goes through life with no direction, no goals, no vision. They have no drive and no curiosity. Flounderers can’t see beyond today. They never seem to have [...]
Who We Are
Who are these crazy people at Blitz Ministries? Who writes their curriculum? Who conducts their events. Who works in their office? Who are their families? Who funds them? Well, here ya go… CLICK HERE for more!
It’s No Picnic!
Uh, well actually it is. We’ve been working on Picnic for about a year now. I can’t believe the first year is finally completed. Take a look. See what you think. This is our first preschool curriculum in 10 years! And seriously…what is more fun than taking preschoolers on a picnic? For free samples and [...]
Beth Guckenberger Rocks CPC
I just returned from a spectacular Children’s Pastors’ Conference in Orlando. Michael Chanley has done an amazing job reinventing and reinvigorating CPC. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better… Michael introduced Beth Guckenberger, a missionary to the orphans in Monterrey, Mexico. Initially, I was surprised that this young, fiery girl was chosen to [...]
What I’m teaching at CPC
I’m teaching two breakouts at the Children’s Pastors’ Conference. I am pumped about both of them. They are back-to-back on the same day and in the same room. Here’s the Orlando schedule. Both breakouts are in Yucatan 1. Seating is limited. EVERY attendee will get… Workshop Booklet Discount Code for Curriculum, etc. Chance to Win [...]
CPC Here We Come!
The Children’s Pastors’ Conference is just around the corner! Jan. 11-14 (Orlando) Feb. 27- Mar 1 (San Diego) I have to tell you, when I travel I am amazed that there are some who do not know about CPC. I suppose the high turnover rate in children’s ministry has something to do with that. But [...]
Jumping the Track
Years ago a man stopped me in the hallway at the Children’s Pastors’ Conference in San Diego and told me he was looking forward to reading my book about the Kidz Blitz story. He said he was interested in how Kidz Blitz came to be. “I don’t have a book about the Kidz Blitz story,” [...]
The KidMin Cup
It’s gonna get ugly! The KidMin Cup Sand Volleyball Tourney January 12 at 7:00pm Orlando The Orlando Children’s Pastors’ Conference in affiliation with Blitz Ministries will be hosting the first ever East vs. West KidMin Sand Volleyball Tournament. The tournament is officially sanctioned by the International Network of Children’s Ministries. The games will be held [...]
Only Traditional Thanksgiving Song
There is only ONE traditional Thanksgiving song. It was a Thanksgiving song by Lydia Maria Child. Written originally as a poem, it appeared in her Flowers for Children, Volume 2, in 1844. The title of the poem is, “A Boy’s Thanksgiving Day”. It celebrates her childhood memories of visiting her Grandfather’s house. Lydia Maria Child [...]
Time to Find Our Voice
A chronic complaint among kidmin is that we aren’t taken seriously enough. Often we have lamented the fact that we are treated as child care providers rather than ministers. Well, here’s an opportunity to be a ministry, to stand up on a cultural issue that strikes at the very heart of children’s well-being in this [...]
40 Times Around the Earth
This month Kidz Blitz Ministries is 15 years old, and it’s been quite a ride. When my wife, Tammie, and I started this ministry, I had no idea it would grow as fast as it did or last as long as it has. I am amazed and humbled. I know deep down it is not [...]
Kidz Blitz a New CPC Sponsor
We are excited/thrilled/pumped to be a sponsor of the Children’s Pastors’ Conference this year. Kidz Blitz will be in both Orlando and San Diego. Michael Chanley, new INCM Director, is positioning CPC to be a more relevant resource to children/family ministries. I am thrilled with his leadership of these conferences and honored to be a [...]
Katie Davis Did What?
Katie Davis went to Uganda and legally adopted 13 girls. Then started a super-cool ministry allowing people to sponsor kids there. Did I mention she was 18 when she started reaching out to Uganda? Have you heard this story before? I hadn’t either. It’s one of the stories on our new web site, Rog Report. [...]
The Immensity of the Sea
There’s more to God than we can fathom. We have not yet figured Him out. He is bigger than our doctrines, bigger than our plans, bigger than our songs. You only have to consider the universe, the earth and seas to realize His vastness defies comprehension. The greatest disservice in ministry we can do is [...]
A Loving Culture of Redemption
I love that phrase: “A loving culture of redemption.” I don’t know of any better way to sum up a description of what the church is called to be. I have visited hundreds of churches in every denomination, every demographic, every economic level. Churches have a tendency to polarize to one side of the other. [...]
What’s a Crowd Show?
A “Crowd Show” is a show that involves the crowd in ways they don’t normally get involved. It is a show in the sense that you do watch something happen on the stage, but it is more. Crowd Shows turn spectators into participants.
3 Potent Words
It is interesting to me how Jesus handled the Devil when he tempted Him. The temptations were real, otherwise they would not have been, well, temptations. They did apparently require a strategy. Jesus could have dealt with the Devil many ways He chose one way. He did something that is sometimes considered old school today. [...]
How Big is Your Windshield?
Much of life can be summed up by asking ONE question: Is your windshield BIGGER than your rear view mirror? Are you sure? Too many people–without realizing it–allow their rear view mirror to grow bigger than their windshield. When that happens all the past hurts/disappointments/failures get big and possibilities in front look small. When your [...]
2 Things That Will Crash Your Ministry
And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. (Colossians 1:18) Ministry is about connecting with people and leading them into a vibrant relationship with Jesus. Simply put, the Christian faith is about Jesus. [...]
Why is a Blame…a Shove?
People are attracted to people who make them feel good about themselves. Maybe it shouldn’t work that way, but it does. Maybe we should be attracted to people who can make us better. Maybe we should be attracted to people who can accurately help us pinpoint weaknesses in our own lives. But we aren’t. We [...]
7 Things That Will Conspire to Crush Your Heart
Do you know the 7 things that will conspire to crush your heart for Children’s Ministry? Here they are in no particular order. Unsupportive Pastor Disinterested Congregation Low/No Budget Lame Facility Unpaid Position Rowdy Kids Undependable Workers So what? Most of us have experienced at least half of these heart crushers. Laugh at their feeble [...]
Screaming Across the Chasm
Ministry is ultimately about influence. How do you influence people for God? How do you shape an effective ministry? Or to put it more bluntly, how do you get people to listen to you? The great distinctive in modern ministry is the little fact that people don’t believe anything you say anymore. Nothing. They have [...]
