Live from the Children's Pastor's Conference in Orlando

This week I am attending the Children's Pastor's Conference in Orlando, Florida. So far it's been incredible. I spent the day listening to Jim Wideman in a conference on managing ministry, family and personal life. Let's just say things are changing when I get home. I really have realized how much I've been missing in my ministry. Things are about to change. More on that later.

The workshops have been great today and the worship was great. Tonight ended with a concert from Go Fish. If you haven't heard these guys and you work with kids then you really need to check 'em out. They're great!

Yeah, well so far I'm not in too much trouble with my purchases, although I don't know how I'm going to get my two pair of clown shoes home. Maybe one in the suitcase and I'll wear the other pair on the plane. That should be pretty funny at airport security...wonder if they have a sense of humor?

Well, guess I'm going to sign off. It's after midnight and I have hike back to my room and we'll start all over bright an early in the morning. I've got some great resource recommendations coming next week.

God bless,
Greg

Orlando & CPC here I come

Well, I'm just hours away from my flight to Orlando and this year's Children's Pastor's Conference. It's hard to believe, but this will be my seventh CPC. If you've never been, well, it's really hard to describe. Picture over a thousand people just like yourself, crazy enough to work with kids, passionate enough to love it. Throw in some great workshops, incredible speakers, and a vender room that will my your finance guy cry in his sleep and you've got CPC. Well, kinda.

It's my recharge for the year... I can't wait. Hey, it got me on an airplane. Infact, in less than a year, after 33 years of never flying I will have spanned the US from coast to coast...with a side trip to Houston for the Texas Clown Association Convention (yep, I'm a clown and I got the shoes to prove it!). Now I'm rambling. Anyway, hope you can make a CPC some year if you haven't. If you're heading to Orlando, look me up. I'll be drooling in the resource center. :)

Greg

CPC Orlando & Free Software Options

Well, it's mid January and I've not updated this blog since Christmas. I'm currently gearing up for my sixth or seventh Children's Pastor's Conference next week. CPC has become my annual recharge as I join hundreds and hundreds of Children's Ministry workers to learn, felloships, worship, recharge and relax together. Everyone has their favorite parts, but the workshops or classes are mine. I love hearing and seeing what others are doing and often I leave with an idea or a dream. This year I'm heading to the Orlando, FL conference. CPC is one of the greatest blessings I get from my congregation.

Are you going to CPC Orlando? If so drop me line.

A new area I'm adding in the Technology section is for free software. Yep, there's a ton of options to the expensive programs most of us are looking at and most work just as well...some maybe better. The area, like all of this site, is a work in progress. So be sure to keep checking the Free Office section for software options that might help you out.

I pray that God will use you to do something great in 2008.

Greg