Have been working on finding a good balance between ministry and life outside of ministry. It’s been interesting … and difficult to be honest but I believe all that is about to change.

This past week I had the awesome opportunity to sit down with Pastor Kevin and share some of the things I am dealing with in my personal life. It was awesome to just be able to sit and share this stuff with someone. Anyways, as always he gave me great ideas and shared his wisdom in this area.

This week (actually later today) I will be sitting down and planning my week out. Seriously! I have to learn how to manage my time a little better. I need to be able to set time aside for ministry and then (even though it’s tough) time outside of ministry.

It’s important to have time outside of ministry. For me, I have to wonder if this is why I have not found my wife. Have I been to busy with ministry to even notice her? Is she right in front of me? Or is she coming and so I am being prepared. I know my family is going to require time from me outside of ministry. So this is an excited thing for me to learn and address.

What do you do to keep balanced? What are you thoughts on balancing ministry with your family (personal) life? Any Thoughts?

Many of you lately have been curious as to how and when I first found out what God had planned for my life. The story actually dates back 16 years ago this past week (Thursday, July 1st, 1993).

I was attending Family Camp with my girlfriend and her parents at the United Pentecostal Church Campgrounds in Shawano, Wisconsin. We were staying on site for the week of services and while my girlfriend’s intentions were to spend a lot of quality time with me … my intentions were to find out everything God had in store for me.

I went to Family Camp that year for one reason. To find out where God wanted me and what His plans were for my life. I didn’t care about anything else that week. That was it. My girlfriend didn’t appreciate that but it was what was on my heart. I prayed for direction during every service that week, both morning and evening. I grew closer to God during those services but wasn’t getting the information that I was requesting. Finally Thursday afternoon I decided it just wasn’t time for me to know and so I decided I wasn’t going to service that night with the intent to petition God. Instead, I was going to worship God with everything I had (Whew … there’s a message here). We got to service and God came in a mighty way. The presence of God was so powerful. All I did all night was worshiped God.

An hour after service was complete I was still at the altar worshiping God. Speaking in tongues and growing closer. I was in the throne room and didn’t care what was going on anywhere else. Finally my girlfriend came and got me. She really wanted to spend time with me and I hadn’t given her much time during the week, so we started to walk around the campgrounds but I couldn’t stop. I continued in worship, speaking in tongues and giving God everything. She got frustrated and so we ended up going to the campsite. Some how I ended up in the back seat of the van however God was there and I didn’t want to let go. And then it happened. I heard God as plain as day. He said “Look up …”. I looked up and out the front window of the van there was a playground filled with kids and God said “They need you .. all of them.” Finally I broke. I literally felt like I broke. My body was under such pressure that it became unbearable. I sobbed liked never before. At that moment my girlfriend knew something happened in the spirit realm she looked at me and immediately broke and began interceding for the ministry God had birthed in me. We sat in the van for a couple hours just crying out in worship. Is was a night I will never forget.

Since that day every door has been opened in children’s ministry. Before I knew it I was the assistant children’s minister at Calvary Apostolic Church. In 2004, I left CAC as I found that some of the things they were preaching were man made laws and not Biblical. At that time I started attending World Outreach & Bible Training Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Even though I didn’t want to at first God lined me up. Soon I was the assistant children’s minister and even more doors began to open.

In 2008, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with Kenneth Copeland Ministries and serve in their Super Kid Academy services being held at the US Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, WI. This allowed me to not only make more connections with Children’s Ministers from around the globe but also allowed me to get the inside view as to how to run a large children’s ministry. I took everything I learnt there back to WOBTC and re-organized our children’s ministry. The training I got from KCM helped re-organize our ministry and launch one of the best children’s ministries in the state of Wisconsin.

However, in November God told me that my season in Milwaukee was coming to an end and that a new season had begun in the Fox Valley. After much additional prayer and fasting, in April of 2009 I moved to Appleton, Wisconsin and partnered with Overflow Church.

I am currently in the planning stages of launching K.I.D.Z Studios which will become one of the largest and most powerful children’s ministries in the Midwest. We are also currently planning some awesome children’s ministry conferences that will be free to children’s ministries. These conferences will launch in 2010 so please watch for additional information in the upcoming months.

Well … you asked where I got my beginning from in Children’s Ministry. That’s where I came from and I am excited to see where God is going to take me. He has given me many dreams and visions. One particular dream is repetitive and I can’t wait to be there saying ‘Oh … Déjà Vue’. It will come to pass. I am called to be a child evangelist and to travel not only ministering to children but also teaching children’s ministers.

So look out … this children’s minister is storming hell with a super soaker!

I just got a email from one of my old students in Milwaukee. Demerra, age 11, sent me an email this morning. Part of it read “i miss u so much and i miss u puting me in in the right the way and i am now 11 and i love u so much.”

While the email was longer and informed me of something things she is doing to keep her life right I was blessed to get the email. For one, she took the time out of her busy day to send me an email (huge for kids) and for two I am still seeing growth in her even now after I have moved to Appleton. There are great leaders in Milwaukee. So excited about what God is doing there.

I am so blessed though because some of my Milwaukee mentors and friends will be coming up this week to attend the service in which I will be licensed as a pastor. It’s going to be great to see them all.

Oh the Milwaukee memories. There are many great memories from Milwaukee however now I am creating new memories every day here in Appletin. This mornings super church was rockin. God is so good.

Had one kid last week that was stating he didn’t believe in God and this week was telling me how he heard God speak to him. God is really working in the lives of the kids at Overflow Church in Appleton. I am so excited!!!

Over the next two weeks I am going to be painting and such. Getting Super Church ready for the next level. Working my way to a full transition into K.I.D.Z Studios. I am so excited.