I am writing this post from a hotel room in Castle Rock, CO. I have been in Castle Rock since Wednesday at an INCM board meeting. Today we spent the day as a board with some of the INCM staff doing strategic planning for the upcoming year. Let me tell you, there are some cool things on the horizon for those like you who do children’s ministry! I left the meeting exhausted and energized at the same time.

Here’s the thought for today. Do you prefer brainstorming or blamestorming? There is power in brainstorming. Blamestorming is the fastest road to nowhere. Why do we throw blame instead of putting our minds together to come up with a powerful solution?

Today I received an email from my office about a big mess up that happened last night at my church (in my absence). Instead of throwing blame, I emailed this individual and we agreed to work through a solution so it might not happen again.

Here are three things to take home with you: 1) Create an environment where brainstorming is welcomed. 2) Purposefully establish times for brainstorming. 3) Create a leadership lifestyle of brainstorming. Be known as the guy or gal who is always asking for ideas, getting feedback, and wanting to make things better.