KidMin Backstage

Coming up! I'm joined by Matthew!

Today I'm joined by Kyle and we talk about Imposter Syndrome!

Have you ever finally stepped out and taken a risk only to be knocked down? Maybe you decided to speak up for once and someone gives you that look; the look that says, “Who do you think you are?” 
Here in our church, I have been a pioneer in many endeavors; some a success and some failures. I am very familiar with this phenomenon known as the “Imposter Syndrome”. 

It may be defined in various ways, but in essence what we’re talking about is when you step out of your comfort zone and you want to go right back to it because you feel like a fraud, like you're faking it. 

Some of the things we try to cover:

• No Hypocrites
• Everyone Started Somewhere
• People Don't Really Think About You Anyway
• Be Confident AND Humble

Coming up! Kyle and I talk about Imposter Syndrome

Today I'm joined by Bro. Brent and we talk synergy.

Have you ever been in a rut? I think sometimes we can get stuck doing things a certain way. One argument is that if it’s working, why try to change it? Another dynamic that can happen in a group is when someone presents an alternate point of view, we can become defensive of quote, “our way” and reject outside opinion. 

We’re blessed to have a large, rotating staff. And while I have been guilty of quickly rejecting ideas, I do think there’s value in hearing other ideas. We should not just tolerate other perspectives but welcome them. One caveat, just to clarify, we are not talking about compromise and we’re not talking about accepting other ideas regarding doctrine or standards etc. We’re just talking about varying ideas on presentation etc. 

Some of the things we try to cover:

• Avoid 'GroupThink'
• Think Outside the Box
• The Goal is more important than the Role
• C.R.O. Chief Reminding Officer

Coming Up! Brent and I talk about Synergy - not sin and not energy...

Today I'm joined by Evangelist Bro. Bryan Critcher and his wife, Sis. Autumn Critcher.

Sunday school can be a lot of fun. Around here we have some pretty crazy Sundays. We have a lot of sword fights, interactive dramas, and some outrageous doctors. We get carried away with silly jokes, funny characters, and comedy sketches. 
But in all of that we have a purpose, bring kids closer to God. We have two missions; to evangelize kids and get them to come to Sunday school, and to disciple kids, teach them about the Word of God. 
To do this we must connect with kids. All the craziness, all the silliness, and all the fun is geared toward making a connection with kids. 
My guests today are both incredible at connecting with not only kids, but everyone that comes into the church. So, we want to talk about making that connection. 

Some of the things we try to cover:

• Having a Love For Kids
• Connect By Not Being Boring
• Facilitating Kids' Connection to God
• And a few Sunday School stories...

Coming Up! Bryan & Autumn Critcher.

Today I'm joined by Matthew Critcher.

In this day and age there seems to be a culture of quote, instant success or overnight success. I think that there has always been that element, but with social media etc. we “see” it so much easier. 
Years ago, I heard an interview with Ann Rule, the renown True-Crime author. She was asked if the murder rate was getting worse and worse and she said, “No.” and actually cited the Bible. She said that when Cain murdered Abel there was a 25% murder rate worldwide. 

So, the temptation of quick fix has always been there. In Sunday school we can look around at other churches or even see a lack of what we define as progress in our own Sunday school and become discouraged. Today we want to talk about the “secret” to get out of the microwave mentality. 

Some of the things we try to cover:

• Define the Goal
• Define the Path
• Not "Do" but "Be"
• Start Now

Coming up! Finally got Matthew Critcher backstage!

Today I'm joined by Bro. Aaron and Bro. John, the kings of ad-lib!

So today we shouldn’t even have an outline since we’re doing the topic of ad-lib. We have a script every Sunday, except for on rare occasions when we don’t. But our scripts are more like detailed outlines with bullet points. We hardly ever script our dialogue, and we don’t have verbatim scripts at all. We loosely use a method of “what worked, what didn’t work”. This is where we go over our script in practice completely in an ad-lib style and discover what works well. Then when we “go live” we have a little bit of an idea of what we’re going to say and how we’re going to block the scene etc. While some people are naturally better at this than others, the skill of ad-lib can be developed. And so today we want to talk about the art of ad-lib. 

Some of the things we try to cover:

• Being creative "in the moment"
• Fix it on the fly
• Prepping for ad-lib (an oxymoron?)
• A few examples