Don’t let the concept of “other people” be foreign in your process of being creative and developing ideas. Some of the greatest inventions and ideas in the world wee created by a team of two or more. I don’t care who you are… what your level of experience is… where you’re going… how you got to where you are today… or what you think of yourself – I can guarantee you this: If you and, at least one other person, sat down to brainstorm together, you would come up with some incredible plans, ideas and creations!
- Push the creative process further than just the front of your desk:
You know others on your staff, on your team and in your congregation who are creative and artistic… you know those who are planners, thinkers and dreamers. Take you idea to them and run it past them and get their initial reactions. They will not only respond – they feed off of such an approach. Pull these people into your life and onto your creative team.
- Be strategic about it:
Sit down right now and make a list of people that you know you could “run and idea past”. Get the church directory or look it up on your church’s database – scroll and take note.
- Take them further with you on the journey:
Don’t just use these folks. They may not have much experience with children’s ministry, but they would love to be part of a creative group. Perhaps you need some folks on a sermon planning team that could help you come up with ways to illustrate the message – or a design team to help you with publications.
You are SSSOOOOOOO right about getting around others. Fuel for the fire. Eventually you’ll find someone with whom you have creative chemistry and then watch the sparks fly.
Mr D
thanks mr. d for the commet – keep em comin’!