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2010 Kids Ministry Blog Madness

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Round #1 is now closed and the top 16 blogs have advanced. Here is the link to vote in round two.

Vote for Your Favorite Kidmin Blogger

There are some great bloggers writing about children’s ministry. That’s why I put together the Big List of Children’s Ministry Blogs. It’s also why I complied the Top 10 Children’s Ministry Blogs last September. This post kicks off a friendly competition to let blog readers decide what is the top Children’s Ministry blog.

Here’s How It Works

Listed below are the top 64 children’s ministry blogs arranged in a four division bracket-style tournament. We will have three rounds of voting to pick an overall winner. This post is the first round. Sunday 21 March 2010 is when round #1 will close and the top picks in each division will advance.

You are free to vote your conscience. I would expect most people will vote for who they like or who most influences them. But you can also vote for the rival or your rival. The voting is restricted by IP address, so re-voting doesn’t help your cause. You are encouraged to stump for votes in the comments, on your blog, twitter, facebook, kids church, etc. Don’t be shy, I’m going to announce some prizes later.

Midwest Division

  1. jonathancliff.com
  2. Children’s Ministry & Culture – Larry Shallenberger
  3. Kidologist.com – Karl Bastian
  4. Elemental Children’s Ministry
  5. matt mckee live
  6. Lemon Lime Kids
  7. It’s a kids ministry Revolution baby!
  8. Dick Gruber
  9. Pastor Lori’s Blog
  10. Ragsstudio
  11. Mike Johnson
  12. Victory Circle
  13. Julie’s Journal – Julie Cantrell (writer)
  14. Thoughts on Children’s Ministries at Morning Star
  15. Children’s Ministry Blog
  16. Bible Drive-Thru

>> Click to see results

South Division

  1. Children’s Ministry Online (Kenny Conley)
  2. Orange Leaders
  3. Ryan Frank
  4. JC is ONLINE
  5. Revival Fire For Kids Blog
  6. childrensministry.com blog
  7. iTODD
  8. JamieDoyle(dot)com
  9. Children’s Ministry Monthly
  10. West Coast CM
  11. Effective Childrens Ministry
  12. apPARENTly blogging (link fixed)
  13. Acacia in the Desert
  14. Adventures in Children’s Ministries
  15. P.B. & J.
  16. Children’s Moment

>> Click to see results

East Division

  1. sam luce
  2. GinaMcClain.com
  3. Children’s Minister BLOG
  4. Justyn Smith
  5. Dad In The Middle
  6. krazy kidmin life
  7. Glen Woods- Children’s Ministry Conversation
  8. Scripture Lady
  9. Kid Crossings
  10. CapCity Kidz
  11. IDEAS UNLIMITED
  12. The LOGOS Ministry
  13. Kidmin360.com
  14. DiscipleBlog.com
  15. CM Buzz
  16. West Side Kids

>> Click to see results

West Division

  1. Inside Northpoint Kids
  2. Jim Wideman
  3. [Kid Inspiration] – Dave Wakerley
  4. SojournKids
  5. Evan Doyle
  6. Smalltownkidmin Blog
  7. A Heart After Children – Brittany Sky
  8. JUST PUDGE
  9. Phil Vischer
  10. Free CM Stuff
  11. Compassion International Blog
  12. brennaphillips.com
  13. Childrens Ministry 1234
  14. Raising Modern-Day Josephs
  15. Life2gether
  16. Ministry Idea Studios

>> Click to see results

Feel free to leave your feedback about the placements, or let me know who you expect to win. Just leave your thoughts in the comment section below.


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Comments

  1. Misty says:
    Mar 22nd 2010 at 4:48 pm

    For those who think ORANGE I need a shout out to Ministry Idea Studios. Together we are better! Vote ya’ll! Vote!

  2. Tony Kummer says:
    Mar 21st 2010 at 8:44 pm

    Thanks for making round #1 a big success. We’ll kick off round #2 at some point on Monday afternoon.

  3. Bre says:
    Mar 20th 2010 at 10:57 pm

    Thanks for putting this together, Tony! Love the opportunity to read other ministry blogs! What a great way to network with other leaders!

  4. Joy Bowen says:
    Mar 20th 2010 at 9:51 pm

    Vote for OrangeLeaders in the South Division!

  5. angela says:
    Mar 20th 2010 at 1:13 am

    VOTE JUSTYN SMITH- EAST!!

  6. Tausha says:
    Mar 19th 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Pastor Justyn aka PJ one of the greatest children’s pastors alive today!!

    • Wayne Stocks says:
      Mar 20th 2010 at 12:56 am

      I agree. Which is why when he says things like “Vote for DAD IN THEM MIDDLE (5th Seed, Eastern Division)!” I take it seriously. I mean, if he did say things like that, and…well, I’m sure he would. Well, I think he would. Anyhow, he might! That’s close enough – go vote! :)

  7. Kristine says:
    Mar 19th 2010 at 3:59 pm

    Glad to hear that “Victory Circle” has re-located to east of the Cascades. We hear it’s a lot sunnier in the Midwest! :)

  8. Glen Alan Woods says:
    Mar 18th 2010 at 1:28 am

    Hey Tony,

    Thanks for continuing to drive users to the blogs, especially to those of us who don’t have a lot of other exposure on a broader scale. I appreciate it!

  9. Wayne Stocks says:
    Mar 17th 2010 at 10:33 pm

    O.K. Perfect time for this question. I have been reading Children’s Ministry Blog (15th seed, Midwest) and including it in The Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol for some time. That said, I still have no idea who writes the blog because it does not have an “ABOUT” section or any information on who writes it on the blog (at least not that I’ve found). So, does anyone on here know who writes it?

    Now that I’ve asked my question, remember to go vote for DAD IN THE MIDDLE (5th Seed, Eastern Division). Sorry – couldn’t help myself! :)

  10. Jim Wideman says:
    Mar 17th 2010 at 10:13 pm

    Tony thanks for doing this and thank you for listing me here with so many wonderful blogs. Some of these I didn’t know about. I clicked on each one-they are great! It’s an honor to be listed…thanks to everyone who votes for me or who has ever read my blog or books. What a great ideal!

    • Pastor Jared says:
      Mar 17th 2010 at 11:23 pm

      This is what has made this contest so great. I think we have all discovered a new blog or two. I know traffic has been way up over at mine, which is good because I’m pretty new at all this.

  11. Misty says:
    Mar 17th 2010 at 4:52 pm

    What a great idea! I’m all for encouraging conversations that leverage leadership to be the best to kids, families, volunteers.
    Anybody notice how the “cheese” is always moving? Applies to church and the way we do it EVEN more, because the stakes are so high! This is eternity folks! BE the best! I vote we all win, cause its SO great to see people talking ministry together!
    Thanks! I will not hand out cigars, but I am willing to kiss a few babies! LOL

  12. Anthony Prince says:
    Mar 17th 2010 at 11:23 am

    What a fun idea!
    I’m a little bummed that I don’t have more people in my family to vote for me ;)

    and, while you’re here, check out my latest post:
    http://westcoastcm.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/ideas-the-new-one/

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