Today I'm joined by Bro. Myles and we're talking about why the details matter.

Little things can make a big difference. Have you ever told a joke and forgot the crucial part to the setup? Or maybe you give away the punchline to early. 

In our family we’ve often listened to audio stories, and I really enjoy them. But I’m the kind of person that would prefer to sit down and do nothing else-except maybe snack-and listen to the story. I’m the guy that if a story is playing and people are talking over it and being generally noisy, I’ll turn it off. This is because the details are important to me. 

I think kids can be even more focused on detail than we might imagine. There are things that stick out to kids that we don’t even notice. We need to take a step back and doublecheck; are we paying enough attention to detail? 

A few things we try to cover:

• Little Things Add Up
• Kids Notice
• Power in Perfection
• Manage the Details

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I'm joined by Bro. Myles.

Today I'm joined by Bro. Steve Arter and we talk about perspective.

How we see things often effects how we act. 
In youth one time I did an example; I had a sketch of a woman, but it was drawn three different ways. It was generally the same sketch, but one way emphasized different lines and another one was more filled in on certain areas, then there was the final sketch that kind of combined the two. We had two groups split up and one group was shown the first sketch, and the second group was shown the second sketch; this gave them a bias. Then we brought the two groups together and displayed the final sketch on the screen in the sanctuary. 
I asked, “What do you see?” It was hilarious to have them defend their point of view and argue. Group one saw an old, ugly woman with a large chin and group 2 saw an attractive young woman with a necklace and a Victorian style hat. While this example is hard to convey via audio, we have situations all of the time where we-quote- “see” things dramatically different than our peers simply based on perspective. 

Some of the things we try to cover:

• THERE’S MORE THAN ONE SIDE TO THE STORY
• WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM?
• THEIR POINT OF VIEW
• APPLYING IT TO STAFF

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I'm joined by Steve Arter and we talk about perspective.

Today I'm joined by Bro. Kyle and we're talking about discipleship.

As Sunday school leaders we have two primary missions: Evangelism and Discipleship. These go hand in hand as we read in Matthew 28:19. 
We have bus or van ministries, we go door-knocking, we create kids’ events, we have VBS, and we try to evangelize and reach out to kids who don’t go to church. So, the next step is to teach these kids about Jesus and how to live for him.
And if you’ve been in kids ministry for any length of time you have the terrible experience of a kid growing closer to God and ready to take the next step and then suddenly they disappear, their family moves away and you can’t get ahold of them. 

There’s another side to discipleship, and while it’s not necessarily separate, it should be considered. There are our church kids who do come every week and are most likely not going anywhere. We need to capitalize on this stability and turn our church kids into disciples. 

Some of the things we try to cover:

• It Starts With Me
• Learning About God's Word
• Develop a Relationship With God
• Teach How To Be a Christian

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I'm joined by Bro. Kyle and we talk discipleship.

Today I'm joined by Evangelist, Joey Boggs!

It's been a long time coming! Bro. Joey has a lot of Sunday school experience and expertise. He's been on the evangelistic field for several years now and he has even applied some of his Sunday school experience as an evangelist.

Today we reminisce a little and we talk about collaboration.

Two heads are better than one. No such thing as a stupid question. Brainstorm the problem to find a solution. These are all things we’ve heard of and maybe have been a part of. Because, for the most part, it’s true. 
When you involve others, you get more perspective and ideas etc. There are different levels of collaboration from, “What do you think about this idea?”, to “Let’s work on a project and create something together.” We want to talk about how to use collaboration as an effective tool in Sunday school. 

Some of the things we try to cover:

• Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork
• Collaborative Scriptwriting
• Collaborating Outside of Sunday School

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I'm joined by Evangelist Joey Boggs!

Today I'm joined by Bro. Myles.

We’ve all heard the saying, “jack of all trades, master of none”, and it kind of puts a negative light on those that can do a lot, but maybe are not super good at any one thing. And there’s the quote, master. The one who does one thing, but they’re the best. They’re the ones you hire if you want the highest quality. I think we tend to place a high value on these “specialists” and rightly so, but specialists are not the right fit for every situation.

There are some people that seem to know a little bit about everything. These people are extremely valuable to have around and can accomplish so much, yet sometimes they can’t quite reach the level of quality you desire. Today, I’m not necessarily advocating for one or the other, I just merely want to discuss the merits of the two and if there’s any kind of balance we can have. 

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I'm joined by Myles.