Learning Creativity from Pixar

This month we are going to school on CREATIVITY here at the Cory Center. What better place to learn creativity than from Pixar?Last week I posted some challenging quotes from Ed Catmull’s book Creativity Inc. I had the privilege of hearing Ed speak at the 2015...

Six New Ways to Boost Your Kidmin Creativity

How do you finish the following sentence, “I am ___________ creative!” Did you answer with an enthusiastic ‘ALWAYS’ or an appalled ‘NEVER’? In my experience, I have found that most people put themselves in one camp or the other when it comes to creativity. I have also...

September Theme: Creativity

This month at the Cory Center, our team is writing about Creativity. Creativity is nearly a standard job requirement for all children’s and family ministry leaders. We solve problems, learn to tell familiar stories in new ways, shape learning environments, drum...

Book Review: Spiritual Parenting

In the summer of 2010, my boss handed a copy of Dr. Michelle Anthony’s book, Spiritual Parenting to the entire kidmin team. My daughters, Isabel and Sofia, were 5 and 4 years old at the time. As a dad, even one who was on staff at a church working in children’s...