CPC: Where Friends Are Found and Abound

One of the greatest things about the Children’s Pastor’s Conference is the friends you make and the fun of getting to cross paths with them again. I’ve lost track, but this is somewhere near my 30th CPC in a row. (I can’t tell for sure because while I’ve been to every one since 1995, I don’t remember which years have had 2 or 3 of them) It truly is a blessing to be here! It is a lot of fun to meet people who share your passion for children’s ministry, and to reconnect with them over the years. Many of the friends I reconnect with at CPC, I first met at a CPC in the years past, and I look forward to continuing to connect and make new friends in the years ahead. People like: Byron Ragains who runs the Chicago Children’s Ministry Network, a Church Consultant for David C. Cook, and Larry Fowler, Awana’s Vice President and author of one of my favorite CM Books, Rock Solid Kids. Bryon played a large part in the very first Kid U and has been a great friend over the years since I was in my first ministry at Moody Church, waaaaaay…

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CPC is About to Begin

TIME TO GET TO WORK! No more time to lounge at the pool or swim with the other Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota guests (the only ones getting in the water, its a little chilly here) Can you spot me in this picture? (click to enlarge) The fun has already started, helped get the DiscipleLand booth set up and always fun to see who’s here and catch up with friends! Pictures will come tonight! And the first CPC SPECIAL is already live on Kidology’s home page: A Super Deal on the Dee Cy Paul and Chip puppets. (pronounced “Diciplechip”) If you are here, drop by DiscipleLand’s booth for your FREE Kidology Button!  (You could win a prize!) I will also be posting some “LIVE FROM CPC” reports in the Kidologist Journal forum on Kidology.org.

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