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Who is Your Target?

Keith Tusing April 18, 2011 0

Our large group experience includes children from Kindergarten through 5th Grade.  Wow that’s a BIG gap! It’s a gap that we are working toward changing soon by creating a unique ministry for our 5th

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Kids are Connected…are you?

Keith Tusing April 13, 2011 1

Didn’t you love the playground when you were growing up? I did! The giant slide, the swings and the monkey bars were amazing. Today’s kids still love the playground…only it’s a

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Sunscreen & Chapstick

Keith Tusing April 12, 2011 0

I live in Phoenix, AZ and soon it will be HOT! One of the great things about living in Phoenix is that fact that we have Sunshine an average of 334 days a year.

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LEAD – FOLLOW – or Get Out of the WAY

Keith Tusing April 11, 2011 0

Leadership is tough. Real Leaders know that and don’t shrink back from the job. Whether it’s in business (been there), coaching (still there) or teaching (always there), when you’re the leader everyone has

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60 Second Challenge – Non-Negotiables

Keith Tusing April 6, 2011 0

60 Second Challenge - Non-Negotiables

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Creative Themes – Important or Insignificant???

Keith Tusing April 6, 2011 0

Today there are a number of churches using creative themes in their children’s and youth facilities. Castles, Jungles, Airports, Skate Parks and other various themes are being used to capture the attention of

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Is Good the enemy of Great?

Keith Tusing April 5, 2011 0

A few years ago I read Good to Great by Jim Collins that truly impacted the way I evaluate ministry. Too often in the church Good is the enemy of Great. We

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Are you Surfing through your Workload?

Keith Tusing April 5, 2011 0

I grew up in South Texas right on the beach. Now, the water is not as pretty as Key West and the waves aren’t as high as Honolulu but it is the beach.

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Preteen Ministry – What are you doing?

Keith Tusing April 4, 2011 0

Youth Ministry has been around possibly longer than you might think…about 150 years. The earliest youth ministries were developed with the goal of educating young men in the wake of the industrial revolution.

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Winning & Losing – Where do you stand?

Keith Tusing April 1, 2011 0

We live a society that often says “Winning isn’t everything it’s the only thing!” I see it all the time in varying degrees in youth sports. Early in life I held to this

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