You Want Me To Do What??? I started 2020 just like everyone else, looking forward to new dreams, new fresh starts, a new business/ministry adventure and then the ugly sided of the new year showed up.  It rattled all of us. It reminded all of us that we are human, we are vulnerable, we are limited and yet we have so much to look forward to and be grateful of. I can hardly believe as I look back how fast and yet slow 2020 went. I launched a ministry leadership coaching program called KMC Coaching and God blessed me with many clients who I was able to walk along side of and help develop ..read more

(Three Reasons Every Ministry Leader Must Retreat For most pastors or ministry leaders the idea of taking a retreat is a dream not a reality. We often say, “I need a break, but I can’t take time away.”  How many times have you said that?  I know I’d be a very wealthy man if I had a dime for everything I’ve said to myself.  We have come to believe that we cannot afford to take breaks, although we might schedule one week of vacation here and there. Why has this become the norm. Why won’t Pastor’s and ministry leaders take retreats? I want share a few reasons why you MUST consider ..read more

Three Reasons Every Ministry Leader Must Retreat   For most pastors or ministry leaders the idea of taking a retreat is a dream not a reality. We often say, “I need a break, but I can’t take time away.”  How many times have you said that?  I know I’d be a very wealthy man if I had a dime for everything I’ve said to myself.  We have come to believe that we cannot afford to take breaks, although we might schedule one week of vacation here and there. Why has this become the norm. Why won’t Pastor’s and ministry leaders take retreats? I want share a few reasons why you MUST con ..read more

You Want Me To Do What??? I started 2020 just like everyone else, looking forward to new dreams, new fresh starts, a new business/ministry adventure and then the ugly sided of the new year showed up.  It rattled all of us. It reminded all of us that we are human, we are vulnerable, we are limited and yet we have so much to look forward to and be grateful of. I can hardly believe as I look back how fast and yet slow 2020 went. I launched a ministry leadership coaching program called KMC Coaching and God blessed me with many clients who I was able to walk along side of and help develop ..read more

Tired? Burned Out? Needing to Hit Pause? Let’s start 2021 fully restored I invite you to join me for 4 Saturdays 9:00 AM Eastern time for an 90 Min session of live teaching, sharing, and Q&A to help you prepare your heart, soul and mind for a new year. We all can agree that 2020 was a year that drained us, and we all desperatley need to hit a pause button. With all the conferences moving to viritual how do we disconnect and renew and refresh?  Restoring Leaders wants to help by providing 4 mornings where you can disconnect from the world and connect with God and with other leaders.&n ..read more

  Many states are beginning to lift their stay at home orders but that doesn’t necessarily mean we in the church should rush to open up our buildings. We need to be very wise and intentional about our decisions because we can help our hurt our communities and their perception of the Church by what we do and how we do it. Leaders need to consider many things before opening and it may be wise to be patient, look at setting up phases and then build a communication plan so that the community understands they Why, What and How of your plan to bring the faith community back together.   I ..read more

A Wrong Reason to Attend a Conference So many people I know love attending conferences and usually it’s because they need a break. They want to uplug from “normal” ministry life and rest, get some ideas, connect with some other leaders, have fun but they are also seeking something they cannot truly find. Restoration.  The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the verb “restore” as to bring back to or put back something to a former or original state (Restore, n.d.). When you attend a conference are you as a leader brought back to a former or origninal state? (The way I would defin ..read more

ymechange kme and yme orange kidsminexchange There is little doubt, culture and society have experienced major shifts in 2020! If you are a leader you need to consider what has shifted and how the church can position itself within our shifting world. The leaders at Orange and Rethink group are inviting Children’s and Student Leaders anyone involved in Family Ministry to have an exchange of ideas.  The Kids Ministry Exchange and the Youth Ministry Exchange. are gatherings where leaders can come together and wrestle with todays greatest issues and help each other move the ..read more

(Three Reasons Every Ministry Leader Must Retreat For most pastors or ministry leaders the idea of taking a retreat is a dream not a reality. We often say, “I need a break, but I can’t take time away.”  How many times have you said that?  I know I’d be a very wealthy man if I had a dime for everything I’ve said to myself.  We have come to believe that we cannot afford to take breaks, although we might schedule one week of vacation here and there. Why has this become the norm. Why won’t Pastor’s and ministry leaders take retreats? I want share a few reasons why you MUST consider ..read more

Three Reasons Every Ministry Leader Must Retreat   For most pastors or ministry leaders the idea of taking a retreat is a dream not a reality. We often say, “I need a break, but I can’t take time away.”  How many times have you said that?  I know I’d be a very wealthy man if I had a dime for everything I’ve said to myself.  We have come to believe that we cannot afford to take breaks, although we might schedule one week of vacation here and there. Why has this become the norm. Why won’t Pastor’s and ministry leaders take retreats? I want share a few reasons why you MUST con ..read more