If Disney Ran Your Children's Ministry

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If Disney Ran Your Childrens Ministry

#1 family vacation destination in world

CAST VISION LIKE DISNEY

1. Vision is seeing what can be.

I frst saw the site or Disneyland back in 1953. Inthose days it was all at land no rivers, no

o!ntains, no castles or rocket shi"s #!st oran$e

$roves and a ew acres o waln!t trees.%&alt Disney

2. Great ministries are built by people who have avision from God that enables them to look beyondwhat is and see what can be. Bottom line...visioncomes from visionary leaders.

3. eople are drawn to a compelling vision

!"alt was determined to make the ollywoodventure an ever$growing success% and he was almostmessianic in his leadership of his sta&. 'he others

responded by devoting most of their waking hours tothe studio. (rtists worked uncomplainingly on

)aturdays and )undays% and at night too* all were

imbued with the crusade$like mission to make the+rst feature cartoon a success.,"alt -isney% (n (merican riginal

/. 0ommunicate the Vision


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"alts vision for creating -isneyland was at acrossroads. 'o move forward% it had to be approvedby the board of directors. )everal of the boardmembers were complaining that -isney shouldnt

even enter the amusement park business. "alt hadto convince them that his vision was viable.

's he stood beore the board, he aditted that itwas hard or the to envision Disneyland the way heco!ld, b!t he ass!red the, ()here*s nothin$ like it inthe world. I know beca!se I*ve looked. )hat*s why it

can be $reat+ beca!se it will be !ni!e. ' new

conce"t in entertainent, and I think...I know...it canbe a s!ccess.* &hen he fnished there were tears in

his eyes. )he ebers o the board were"ers!aded.%

$communicate with passion$thermostat or thermometer

$communicate with a process

. ut the vision on loop

-ision cast yesterday that isn*t revisited today willbe or$otten toorrow.%

ee" sayin$ it.

ee" showin$ it.

4. )tick with the vision

's a yo!n$ an, &alt was hired to work at the

ansas /ity 0tar news"a"er. e was later fred


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ro the "a"er beca!se he lacked ia$inationand had no $ood ideas.%

In 1922, he started his frst fl co"any with a

"artner in ansas /ity. Disney co!ldnt cover hisoverhead, and his st!dio went bankr!"t in 1923.)hin$s $ot so bad at one "oint that he co!ld not

"ay his rent and s!rvived by eatin$ do$ ood.

&hen &alt tried to $et 44 0t!dios to distrib!te

4ickey 4o!se in 1926 he was told that the ideawo!ld never work a $iant o!se on the screen

wo!ld terriy woen.

is ovie, 7inocchio, lost a illion dollars in its

frst release.

is ovie, 'lice in &onderland, initially lost a hal8

illion dollars.

is ovie, 0lee"in$ ea!ty, was a fnancial ail!re,leadin$ to aniation layo:s and a co"any8wideann!al loss.

&alt never lived to see ;antasia becoe a

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)he city o 'nahei ori$inally re#ected the "lans

or Disneyland, sayin$ it wo!ld attract ri:8ra:.%

Aes. &alt aced any obstacles. !t thedi:erence he didn*t $ive !" on his vision. He wasa fnisher. Bothin$ wo!ld sto" hi ro seein$ hisvision !lflled.

'll the adversity Ive had in y lie, all y tro!blesand obstacles, have stren$thened e. Ao! ay not

realiCe it when it ha""ens, b!t a kick in the teeth

ay be the best thin$ in the world or yo!.%&alt Disney

CONSTRCT TEAMS LIKE DISNEY

I don*t "ose as an a!thority on anythin$ at all, Iollow the o"inions o the ordinary "eo"le I eet,and take "ride in the close8knit teawork with y

or$aniCation. &hatever we acco"lish belon$s too!r entire $ro!", a trib!te to cobined e:ort.verythin$ here at Disneyland and the st!dio is a

tea e:ort.%&alt Disney

1. 5nvite to the why instead of the what.

' new hire will ake any #!d$ents abo!t anor$aniCation based on their frst ew daysE thereore,onboardin$ trainin$ is cr!cial or both the e"loyeeand the co"any. )his trainin$ sho!ld $o beyond(how8to* trainin$ into the (why* o an or$aniCation.

y sharin$ the or$aniCation*s history and val!es, new


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hires will be ore e"owered to ebody the s"irito the co"any and eel ore !lflled. 't Disney,o!r new8hire orientation is called ()raditions,* and

introd!ces o!r /ast 4ebers to not only i"ortant

inoration they need to know abo!t their new role,b!t also the le$acy and history that reains at the

heart o )he &alt Disney /o"any.%

2. 5nvite to a vision not a need.

Don*t "lace "eo"le where yo! need the..."lace "eo"le where they need to be.%

3. )tudents.

/. 67uip.)he bi$ red c!rtains o"en every day at Disney, andwe have to ask o!rselves, have we "icked the ri$ht"layers and actors and actressesF Do they know

their linesF 'nd do the directors,

the ana$ers, do they know the and can akes!re we e?ec!te

on theF%Gee /ockerell, ?ec!tive -ice 7resident o Disney or

1> years

$law of the few$leaders of leaders

$provide growth plan 8 coach$provide growth opportunities$feedback$increase responsibility as they prove themselvesfaithful


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)he aster said, (&ell done, y $ood and aith!lservant. Ao! have been aith!l in handlin$ thissall ao!nt, so now I will $ive yo! any ore

res"onsibilities. Get*s celebrate to$etherH*%

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CA!TRE KIDS ATTENTION LIKE DISNEY

1. (im high.

It was the frst entertainent that &alt Disney had

ever desi$ned e?"ressly or children. (!t we*re not$oin$ to talk down to the kids, he told his sta:. Get*sai or the twelve8year8old. )he yo!n$er ones willwatch, beca!se they*ll want to see what their olderbrothers and sisters are lookin$ at. 'nd i the show

is $ood eno!$h, the teena$ers will be interested, andad!lts, too*.%

8&alt Disney, 'n 'erican ri$inal

I don*t believe in talkin$ down to children...I like tokind o talk in a $eneral way to the a!dience.

/hildren are always reachin$.%8&alt Disney, )he J!otable &alt Disney

5f you capture the attention of the oldest child in theroom% youll have the attention of all the kids in the

room.

9ot only target the oldest grade in the room% but alsotarget the oldest boy in the room.

8$ear lessons to oldest


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8oldest ront and center8"!t older kids in leadershi"

2. onor attention span.

!t there is soethin$ di:erent. )he e"isodes are 2K L in!te, condensed versions o the ori$inalclassics. )he creative directors at &alt Disney

'niation 0t!dios have shared that the videos werere8edited or today*s short8attention s"an kids withrevoicin$, new so!nd e:ects, and re8recordedscores.

3. :un.

'll I want yo! to think abo!t is that when "eo"lewalk thro!$h or ride thro!$h or have access to

anythin$ that yo! desi$n, I want the, when theyleave, to have siles on their aces.%8&alt Disney talkin$ to his desi$ners

I was $lad when they said to e, let !s $o to theho!se o the GMD.N

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/. nce upon a time ;tell stories


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)tory telling=$build e>citement$pause while teaching

$involve kids$immerse self in story$use best people up front

CSTOMER SERVICE LIKE DISNEY

"e Happy#$a%e eye &onta&t and s$ile':romthe moment +rst$time guests ;visitors< walk onto the

property% and especially as they approach thechildrens area% make genuine eye contact as yougreet them and smile. 'hat in itself can make all thedi&erence for many guests. 5n our culture% when timeis money% there seems to be something special abouttaking time out% focusing on the guest% family or childthat needs your attention and looking them in theeye without looking over their shoulder like youre in

a hurry to end the conversation.

"e li%e Sneezy#(reet and )el&o$e ea&h ande*ery (uest+ S,read the s,irit of hos,itality#its &onta(ious')ome people have a real gift forthis% but everyoneshould be kind and learn to behospitable. 'reat guests in your ministry like youwould treat a guest in your home.

Dont -e Bashul#see% out (uest &onta&t''hisis perhaps one of my favorite guidelines. ow manyof us actually make a concerted e&ort to purposefullyseek out guest contact 5ts rare% but can make sucha powerful impact. 5 can speci+cally remember a time


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when% despite my busyness% 5 took the time to +nd afamily that had been on my heart leading up to ourweekend services. 5 found them% let them know 5 waspraying for them% and asked if there was anything we

could do for them. 'he smile 5 received from thefather was unforgettable. e was ama?ed that% in achurch as busy as ours% someone would +nd them onpurpose and serve them. )eeking out contact canseem a little overwhelming when you look at your !todo, list for the weekend% but 5 would encourage youto make it a habit. :ind families to serve. :ind +rst$time guests after service and ask how their

e>perience was% and if they have any 7uestions youcan help answer.

"e li%e Doc#,ro*ide i$$ediate ser*i&ere&o*ery+@our sta& and volunteers should betrained on how to resolve problems as they arise.

'here should be protocol when the check$inmachines arent printing or working properly% for

e>ample.

Dont -e Grumpy#al)ays dis,lay a,,ro,riate-ody lan(ua(e at all ti$es'osture and faciale>pressions send an unspoken message. 'rain yourteam on how they should stand and where to placetheir hands.

"e li%e Sleepy#&reate Drea$s and ,reser*ethe .$a(i&al/ (uest e0,erien&e'-isney spends alot of time training their cast members to create andkeep the magical feeling people have in a -isneyark. @ou maintain your culture by continual trainingyour team. )how them the kind of culture you want


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and inspire them to maintain it. )ee chapters twoand three for more on culture.

Dont -e Dopey#than% ea&h and e*ery (uest'

5ts underutili?ed% free and one of the most powerfulphrases you can use. ( simple !thank you, to yourteam because they give so much in serving week inand week out goes a long way. 'hank kids and theirparents for coming to church and being a part whatGod is doing in your community. Aake sure their +nalinteraction with you is memorable.

!hrases to a*oid !hrases to say

5 dont knowet me +nd the rightanswer you

9o problem 5ts my pleasure

5ts over there:ollow me% 5 would behappy to show you

5m not suppose to do

that

et me +nd the person

responsible for that

e cant talk to you rightnow

eCs currently teachingour kids class. 5 would bemore than happy to lethim know you stopped byand give him yourmessage.

COMMITMENT TO E1CELLENCE LIKE DISNEY

)here is no a$ic in a$ic. It*s all in the details.%&alt Disney


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6verything and everyone walks the talk.

Be faithful in the small things.

6>cellence increases inDuence.

&ork willin$ly at whatever yo! do, as tho!$h yo!were workin$ or the Gord rather than or "eo"le.%

/olossians 3+23

0o whether yo! eat or drink, or whatever yo! do, doit all or the $lory o od.%

1 0orinthians 1E=31

0ince yo! e?cel in so any waysOin yo!r aith,yo!r $ited s"eakers, yo!r knowled$e, yo!r

enth!sias, and yo!r love ro !sOI want yo! toe?cel also in this $racio!s act o $ivin$.%

2 /orinthians 2+P

)his !st be a a$nifcent )e"le beca!se o!rod is $reater than all other $ods. >!t who canreally b!ild hi a worthy hoeF Bot even the

hi$hest heavens can contain hiH 0o who a I toconsider b!ildin$ a )e"le or hi, e?ce"t as a "lace

to b!rn sacrifces to hiF 60o send e a astercratsan who can work with $old, silver, bronCe,and iron, as well as with "!r"le, scarlet, and bl!e

cloth. e !st be a skilled en$raver who can workwith the cratsen o Q!dah and Qer!sale who wereselected by y ather, David.%

2 /hronicles 2+586

(lways be in learning mode.


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:eedback is your friend.

&henever I $o on a ride, I* always thinkin$ owhat*s wron$ with the thin$ and how it can be

i"roved.%&alt Disney

CONNECT 2IT3 4AMILIES LIKE DISNEY

&e believed in o!r ideaOa aily "ark where

"arents and children co!ld have !nOto$ether.%&alt Disney

(lways think families

elp create the memories

0elebrate with families

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If Disney Ran Your Children's Ministry