by Tom Bump | Dec 24, 2012 | Leadership Lessons
I’m sitting in my office, having just finished our family Christmas Eve service. It is always a great time to share in laughter and song and some different ways to share the Christmas story. Tonight I was supposed to do a brand new magic trick. I got caught up...
by Tom Bump | Nov 16, 2012 | Kids Ministry, Leadership Lessons
After finishing the Kids Ministry Collective radio program, I was thinking further about the last question posted by one of our guests. The question was, “what do you do if you don’t have support from the leadership in your church towards the kids...
by Tom Bump | Nov 4, 2012 | Leadership Lessons
This morning our 4-6 graders had a blast creating “crackernacles.” What is a crackernacle? It’s a graham cracker tabernacle, held together of course by frosting! The kids had a blast using this simple activity. It struck me that sometimes in our...
by Tom Bump | Oct 9, 2012 | Leadership Lessons
This morning I was reading in 2 Kings 3, the story of Elisha and how three kings came to him seeking help after they had lead their armies into a battle march of seven days straight. During that time they completely ran out of water. They had nothing left, nada, zip,...
by Tom Bump | Sep 20, 2012 | Leadership Lessons
Not they are not a lawfirm, but they are some super servants of God who took some time to share their hearts with us. Their job was to speak to the theme: DEVELOP! Michael Chanley, pointed out that Develop was all about the leader and ultimately about their...
by Tom Bump | Sep 19, 2012 | Leadership Lessons
As I have taken a few days to soak up some of the many thoughts that were shared at CM Leaders, I cannot help but Thank God for Michael Chanley and his team at INCM. I’m thankful they had the courage to follow God’s leading and do this conference in a day...
by Tom Bump | Sep 16, 2012 | Leadership Lessons
I had the privilege to go to the first ever CM Leaders Conference sponsored by the International Network of Children’s Ministries (INCM) This conference was totally focused on leadership. It was a topic that I was fascinated by and so I decided to make the trip...
by Tom Bump | Aug 8, 2012 | Leadership Lessons
Hiking in Yosemite National Park, was again a highlight of my sabbatical. The amazing views and beauty is always breath taking and very refreshing to one’s spirit. I love getting away and walking the trails and enjoying the sounds of nature. This year hiking...
by Tom Bump | May 2, 2012 | Leadership Lessons
For most people that serve in full time ministry it is often difficult to stop and rest. This should not really be that difficult as God himself, rested on the 7th day and gave orders for us to follow suite. Far too often though, we serve, give, play, etc all seven...
by Tom Bump | Dec 31, 2010 | Leadership Lessons
I always get a bit nostalgic at this time of year. The final few hours of 2010 and looking forward to 2011 can be exciting and a bit fearful too. This past year has been one of the most difficult of my life. Dealing with conflict in a church is never easy, pretty, or...
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