Excellence is a Heart Issue
…not a talent issue.
Last night on the Kidmin1124 radio show on CMConnect, I once again got into some passionate prose, but failed to remember that some listeners may not know me in the capacity that the panelists know me. I felt the need to clarify what I mean when I say we should do all things with excellence.
As we discussed large group teaching, we were in a conversation about various methods. I implored those serving in children’s ministry that whatever method they chose to incorporate into their large group teaching, do it with excellence or don’t do it all. Wayne brought some nice balance to that conversation, but I still felt that some loose ends were left. (I’ve embedded the audio from the show tonight below.)
Serving with excellence is not to be equated with serving with talent. There are many very talented people who do what seems to be a great job, but fail to serve with excellence. I know, because I’ve been that person more times than I care to admit. Because of a charming stage presence and some natural communication giftings, I have been known to appear to do well even with little preparation. That will never be considered serving with excellence.
Recently, my wife and I went through a rollercoaster of emotions as we dealt with many personal health struggles. While this situation ended well for both of us, and also ended with news that
I recently wrote about “seasoning” our words with grace and wanted to consider this a bit more. I wrote about the “power’ of our words and said, “Consider Colossians 4:6, “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” (NIV) As you enter 2012, commit to be a person whose conversation is always full of grace, seasoned with salt so as you serve the children and families in your church and community the “echo” which results in their lives will “shape” them with the grace God so richly lavishes on us!”
I am often asked what to look for in a small group leader in children’s ministry.
I posted today on my blog for grandmas about the 
