“You don’t build it for yourself. You know what the people want and you build it for them.” Walt Disney One of my favorite Walt Disney quotes. What would our ministries look like if we created ministries and met the needs of people versus meeting our own needs. The first thing I do when I…
The best way to take your children’s ministry to new heights this year is to release authority, create ownership and become an owner yourself. EVERYONE who works at Disney is a part of the customer service experience. Justyn Smith, If Disney Ran Your Children’s Ministry Have you been to a store and noticed a lack…
The Walt Disney Company recently announced that one of their most popular shows, Andi Mack, will include a storyline in which one of its main characters discovers he is gay. In the season premiere, a middle school boy named Cyrus finds he has romantic feelings for a male friend named Jonah. Over the next several…
Knowing that I’m a children’s pastor and avid Disney fan, I’ve had many parents ask me what my opinion is on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. It’s well documented that Disney is releasing their anticipated live action picture Beauty and the Beast. It has also been reported that Disney planned an “exclusively gay moment” with the character LeFou….
One of the fun small ways we celebrate and appreciate volunteers is through a borrowed idea from Disney (of course). Pin trading! Most fans of Disney are well aware of their infamous pin trading. They have pin trading posts and some pretty hardcore pin trading fans. If you’re not familiar with pin trading, you basically…
“Disneyland is the star, everything else is the supporting role.”—Walt Disney Sounds kind of like a funny quote, but right when I read this I felt like Jesus said to me that He is the star in the church and everything else is the supporting role. Sometimes I think we get caught up in the…
I had the opportunity to talk with Lee Cockerell, former VP of Walt Disney World Operations, and ask him questions for which he had some great answers: During your tenure at Disney, what was your big takeaway? You can make a difference Most good leaders understand that they should always desire to learn more. What…
Because I live pretty close to Disneyland, I figured that I would suffer for the cause of Christ, bring my laptop and work from the park. As I’m working there it’s hard not to get caught up in all that is happening. I enjoyed just sitting there and watching the expressions on people’s faces, especially…
“If you give a good idea to a mediocre team, they’ll screw it up. But if you give a mediocre idea to a great team, they’ll make it work.” –Ed Catmull Questions to ask yourself today? Who’s on your team? Do you have the team that is going to take you from “here” to “there”?…
“Part of the Disney success is our ability to create a believable world of dreams.” – Walt Disney Let’s rephrase this just a bit. I’m going to replace a couple words and tell me if it doesn’t ring true. “Part of the church’s success is our ability to create a believable world of value.” Disney…