Sign Wednesday: Thank you Kenny Conley

So I saw this post today by my good friend, Kenny Conley.  He blogs at http://childrensministryonline.com. Anyway, he had a lot of really nice things to say about me.  I know it’s hard to believe and he was way too kind.

Anyway, I had a blast hanging out with he and Sam Luce last week.  I’m glad they were able to come hang out for a few days.

(By the way, in this first picture we are standing on a hill. I know I’m 5’7″ and Kenny is like 6’1″ but still. I’m not that short am I?)

One of my favorite parts of my road trip last week was getting to spend half a day with my friend Matt McKee. He goes by many names though. The Ministry Monday Guy, or the Two Minute Tuesday Guy (After it was too late, Sam and I had the great idea to film a Two Minute Tuesday with Matt, when I pretended to be Patriot and Sam pretended to be Aslan) and the infamous Sign Wednesday guy. But if that%u2019s all you think Matt McKee is, you%u2019re pretty far off.

Matt%u2019s one of the most creative guys I know and I only know a few people in Kidmin who are as entrepreneurial as him. He%u2019s always thinking up new ideas. Whenever I%u2019m naming something or designing something, Matt%u2019s the first person I call. He was a significant force behind G-Force curriculum and Elevate curriculum while he was on staff at Fellowship Church. Although he%u2019s been serving at smaller church in Cincinnati, he%u2019s working on big stuff that will influence the world of kidmin. I really like hanging out with people like Matt. I%u2019m better because of it.

So, Matt McKee is the social media king. Well, maybe not the king, but he%u2019s at leas the mayor. He was on twitter for at least 9-10 months before it got popular. I remember hearing him talking about it long before I decided to check it out. So what does every social media mayor need? Social media badge pillows for his couch. I respect for him went way up when I saw these.

So here is Matt%u2019s legendary wide-format printer. I actually first met Matt at the C3 conference back in 2002 or 2003. At C3, they were always encouraging people to use plotters, and I had a few conversations with Matt about wide format printers. He also hooked a brother up with some wall calendars last year. I just felt complete seeing this. Matt%u2019s the sign guy, and here%u2019s his sign maker.

This one here is my favorite pics. I call it one of my bucket-list pics. Every time I video chat with Matt, I see this Starbucks sign in the background. It looks good, huh? It%u2019s made of Styrofoam with green and white paint. When you%u2019re up close, you see it was hand painted and such, but from far back, it looks like he swiped it from a Starbucks. About 6 months ago I got a picture with Jonathan Cliff%u2019s infamous tree. Now I%u2019ve got a pic with Matt%u2019s Starbucks sign. Now to work on my other items%u2026 that will probably be the next road trip.