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CMConference 2017

February 21, 2017 by Commander Bill

I am once again honored to be a blogger at the CMConference hosted by CMConnect. The opening session was a call for unity, a call for a community to come together to support one another. Recently in my community there was a vicious domestic incident where a woman was killed with her two year old … [Read more…]

Posted in: CMConnect, Conferences Tagged: cmconference, cmconnect, community, living out faith, unity

Take Home Papers vs Paper Airplanes

March 31, 2016 by Commander Bill

I have to be honest. I really dislike using activity sheets in children’s ministry. Inevitably, they always become paper airplanes, doodle pads, or left behind, yet that seems to be the main way that we try to convey to the parents what was taught during that time. Can you relate? There has to be a … [Read more…]

Posted in: CMConnect, Family Tagged: cmconference, cmconnect, family, family ministry, parents, reaching families

One Word Changes Everything

March 30, 2016 by Commander Bill

At the third Main Gathering at the 2016 CMConference by CMConnect, Barry Newton (i.e. Squirt the Clown) shared about his struggles and the one word that changed his life. That word…. however He shared several Scriptures, I am only going to share two. Matthew 14:22-29 where Peter walked on water. That was pretty bold of … [Read more…]

Posted in: CMConnect Tagged: cmconference, cmconnect, living out faith, Struggles

I’m a Little Teapot…

March 29, 2016 by Commander Bill

The second main gathering at the 2016 CM Conference had Heidi Hensley sharing with us about how we connect with those around us. While she did not reference being a little teapot, I see it as a great object lesson for what she shared with us. She shared that all of our connections fall into … [Read more…]

Posted in: CMConnect Tagged: cmconference, cmconnect, relationships

The Bible Was Not Written to an 8 Year Old

March 29, 2016 by Commander Bill

Startling words, but the Bible was not originally written to children. Do we try to explain “War and Peace”, or “Moby Dick” to a child? If you did, how would you do it? I attended Tim Cleary’s breakout entitled, “Is there a place for imagination in spiritual formation?” As he began to speak, I felt … [Read more…]

Posted in: CMConnect, Conferences Tagged: cmconnect, living out faith, relational
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