Michael Chanley

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michael — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:12:43 +0000

Today on CMConnect …

We are excited to announce a brand new program on CMConnect Radio today. Join Michael Chanley as he interviews our new program host,Vangie Rodenbeck, at 12:00 pm est. Vangie’s new program is called “Shaping Special Hearts” and will focus on special needs ministry for children’s ministry leaders and the church.

Also, we’ll be chatting today at 2:00 pm est. The topic will be RECRUITING: challenging men to serve in your children’s ministry. We hope you’ll join us. You can chat anytime for free by going to: http://chat.cmconnect.org.

It is RECRUITING month on CMConnect …

We’ve added some more great training to serve you and your ministry!

Click here for over 380 free discussions about recruiting
Got a question you need help with? Add a discussion for our community to help you with here!
Check out the latest RECRUITING themed content on CM+… including a new 15 minute training video to share with your team or regional network!

Join us for a unique online children’s ministry training experience… LIVE from #CPC13!

michael — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:00:07 +0000

Join us for a unique online experience

LIVE Streaming from CPC San Diego

It’s Sunday morning in New Zealand and Australia… Saturday here in the states. Either way, we’d like to encourage you to share this email with everyone who serves in your children’s ministry… and here’s why:

FREE LIVE STREAMING of CPC San Diego!

Whatever time zone or country you are in, we’d like to invite you to join us online for a small taste of CPC. We’ll be streaming select portions of our main stage experience to a free page on CMConnect (click here).

At INCM we want to serve you by providing the best training possible. This unique online experience is designed to make it possible for anyone, anywhere in the world… regardless of budget or travel challenges… to take in some of our main stage training from this week’s CPC in San Diego.

The schedule is below and a load of other opportunities for you to get training for your children’s ministry team. I’d love to hear from you… click on this question to join the conversation:

What training opportunities are you taking advantage of?

Honored to serve you…

Michael Chanley

Executive Director, INCM

Free Children’s Ministry Training Videos and More…

michael — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:19:04 +0000

FREE from INCM – Bright Spot Videos

Bright Spots videos are free short interviews designed to report on what God is doing in our unique movement. Hear first hand from leaders in children’s ministry and be challenged to grow as they share where they are seeing fruit in our calling to serve children.

New videos posted today:

Matt McKee

Ryan Frank

Or click the image below to see the growing library of FREE Bright Spot videos:

New Content coming to CMConnect+

We are uploading more content to CMConnect+ this week. There is already an archive of over $130 worth of training. We have enough content scheduled this year to bring the value up over $500… including plans to add certificate training. All of this is available to you for less than $5 a month.

$500 of content for less than $5 a month… that’s an incredible deal!

CMConnect+ is an enhanced training group designed to network you with of community of leaders.

Members receive the following:

access to a growing list of archived trainings (current value over $130)
a 10 to 15 minute exclusive monthly video from a thought leader in Children’s Ministry ($240 annual value)
exclusive weekly discussions hosted by INCM
bi-monthly MP3 uploads from INCM ($96 annual value)

You will not only enhance your CMConnect experience, you’ll also improve your ability to lead in our unique calling!

For a free sample, click here.

Cookies please? CMConnect update

michael — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:04:25 +0000

Hi everyone,

When we uploaded the new changes to CMConnect it created an alternate online universe. Something to do with a worm-hole and flux-capacitor, I think. This anomaly has made it difficult for many to log into their CMConnect account.

First off, please accept my apologies for this confusion. Here’s a picture of a cookie to make it better…

Now, if you are having any issues all you should need to do is reset the cookies in your web browser. If you need help figuring out how to do so, here’s a quick solution (click here).

If you need additional help, mail me some real cookies and I’ll gladly help you… whether or not the cookies actually get here. I’m here to serve.

Thanks for your time and many blessings to you and your ministry in the coming year!

Michael Chanley

Executive Director, INCM

Founder, CMConnect

CMConnect Radio Broadcast from Kid Ministry Collective

michael — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:35:44 +0000

Here is the latest episode of CMConnect Radio from the Kid Ministry Collective. I had the honor of calling in and chatting on this program… great discussion about what was best of Children’s Ministry in 2012 and things to anticipate for 2013!

Listen to internet radio with CMConnect on Blog Talk Radio

Also, here is the new logo for CMConnect Radio and a link to check out all of the archived programs there:

Changes Coming to CMConnect and Your Last Chance for 3x

michael — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:02:32 +0000

Change is coming…

It’s been awhile since we have hit the refresh button on things here at CMConnect. Well, I’m excited to say, we are near the end of a massive community re-build which will include some new programming and an entirely new look.

Here is a sneak peek of the new logo and landing page:

It is going to be incredible. We’ll be rolling out some of the exciting changes to come from the main stage at CPC. We hope you’ll join us in participating in all of the excitement!

Speaking of CPC 2013…

Tomorrow is your last chance to be entered, not once, not twice… but three times in INCM’s most enormous drawing ever! All you have to do is register for CPC 2013.

Don’t miss out on your opportunity to get great training and to dramatically increase your odds of winning one of 144 incredible prizes!!!

Some awesome things are getting ready to go down…

michael — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:25:13 +0000

A message from Michael Chanley of INCM and CMConnect… Hi there… I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving and are looking forward to Christmas. This is my favorite time of the year. I think it is hard not to enjoy this season when you see the excitement in all of the children! Obviously I’m not writing this to chat about the holiday season… nope, I wanted to take a second to let you know about some of the new things we’ve been working on to make CPC the best conference in kidmin. Kids get excited about Christmas and I get excited about training Children’s Ministry Leaders… how is that for a segway? This year, we’ve added a ton of innovative new things to CPC: 25% more training — that’s a BIG deal! a special needs pre-conference a micro-conference for CM in the Spirit-Led Church reorganized breakout tracks incredible speakers more networking opportunities a huge 12.12.12 promo with 144 awesome prizes… if you register this week you’ll be entered into the drawing 3 times! Of course, if you’ve already registered, this is all just more good news. If not, well, what are you waiting for… let’s do this!? AWESOME Deals Listed Below… (literally, at the bottom of this email) One of the often over-looked values of coming to CPC is what happens in our Resource Center. This area is uniquely designed to get you connected with the tools you need from the people who create them. We have over 100 resource providers and they often have tremendous specials going on exclusively at CPC. It’s like a re-do of black friday… without the chaos and specifically designed to equip your Children’s Ministry. If you scroll to the bottom of this message you can see a short list of some of the deals… you could save your ministry hundreds of dollars!!! At CPC you can connect with all of our Ministry Partners and tons more incredibly talented people who are using their gifts to serve the Children’s Ministry community! Spread the word!!!? We hope you’ll join us and also help us to spread the word about this exciting event! Here are some CMConnect Event links to use for inviting others: CPC Orlando - January 16-19, 2013 CPC San Diego - February 18-21, 2013

Thanks for being a part of our free kidmin community and for all you are doing to serve His children.Michael ChanleyExecutive Director of INCM Creator of CMConnect







*Here is a partial* list of some of the great deals you can get in the CPC Resource Center:From Gospel Light & Regal BooksWe have a special offer that will be exclusive for the CPC events in Orlando and San Diego. We will offer: - 20% off all orders and purchases, excluding 2013 VBS and dated Sunday School curriculum which will be offered at a 10% discount - Free shipping From Brian Dollar of High Voltage Kids We will be doing Buy 1 Get 1 FREE on all Curriculum – Exclusively at CPC Also, will be doing a drawing for a $500 Shopping Spree From Yancy of… well, of Yancy We’ll be offering pre-orders + special bonus of my new CD and DVD: Jesus Music Box More of the rocking, fun, worship music you love from Yancy. From First Steps In Worship Cradle Choir Kits are normally $239.00, CPC sale price $219.00 Wiggle Into Worship Kits are normally $199.00, CPC sale price $159.00 Pass-It-On Praise Kits are normally $139.00, CPC sale price $109.00 Baby’s Bedtime Blessings Kits are normally $39.99, CPC sale price $35.00 From Autumn Light Publications My newest lesson series,Forging the Sword. This 15 week series on the history of the Bible will be offered at the CPC at the pre-production price of $40. Also, we will have a small variation of the Forging the Sword Monastery Game onsite and players can win prizes if they answer questions correctly and then “find” a copy of Codex Sinaiticus. From 9 Square in the Air $50 off all game sets. That’s on top of the $100 discount we give churches on the Deluxe Game set. CPC prices are: Connector Kit = $199, Deluxe Game Set = $449. Attendees can find out more and get the coupon code for the sale at our booth. From Shoes for Orphan Souls Project Coordinator Buckner Children & Family Services We won’t be selling anything at our booth, but will be offering a great children’s program/VBS project: hosting a Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls drive! From Soft Play L.L.C. Stop by the Soft Play booth, register your organization’s contact information and get 15% off any new playground equipment purchase that is delivered and installed by June 30, 2013. From Guildcraft We will be doing drawings for $50 gift certificates at the conference and another one for $100 once the conference is over. From Frick and Frack Music We are offering a $500 discount for anyone who books a 2013 ART-is-IN performing arts day camp at CPC. From Cornerstones Publishing Cornerstones has an exciting new product. If we sell 100 copies of Cathedral: A Pilgrim’s Path, one of those customers will get it for free. That’s a $250 offer. From JTECH Communications JTECH is pleased to be offering two (2) exclusive CPC promotions at the 2013 Orlando event. These will include: - All JTECH paging systems purchased at the show will include a FREE 10-pager charging unit with the purchase of 10 pagers and a master transmitter. (Maximum two (2) FREE 10-pager charging units per system order.) - Attendees that register at the JTECH booth during the 2013 Orlando event can participate in a post-show drawing to win a FREE 10-pager nursery paging system with the PeopleAlert transmitter, QuikCall pagers and charging unit. Both JTECH promotions are open to all CPC attendees, and naturally exclude all exhibitors, and INCM, JTECH, Micros employees or family members. From TruthQuest Ministries We will be offering an early bird special on Wednesday, January 16th, for Scar Force Vacation Bible School. This is our Star Wars Themed VBS that teaches from Genesis to Revelation. We will be offering a 20% discount that Wednesday for our Scar Force VBS via the web where people at the booth will be given a username and password to access Scar Force from any computer, anywhere, anytime. From BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION We’d like to do a give away to the first 50 attendees (who will commit to use the resource), free THE ULTIMATE MISSION curriculum kits (with up to 20 student guides). From SecureSearch SecureSearch/Safeguard From Abuse will be offering 2 sets of 10 free Child Abuse Awareness online training sessions for 2 lucky churches. Each set of 10 equals over $100 in free trainings. From EquippingKids.com Below are the hottest items and the discounts we are bringing to CPC: Relentless Hope by Beth Guckenberger … was 14.99 booth price 7.50 Tales of the Not Forgotten by Beth Guckenberger … was 8.99 booth price 4.50 The Big Red Tractor by Francis Chan …was 12.99 booth price 6.50 The Big Book of Captivating Skits… was 29.99 booth price 10.00 Funtastic Kid Crafts … was 16.99 booth price 10.00 100’s of Songs, Games and More! …was 19.99 booth price 10.00 Big Book of Create Your Own Bible Lessons …was 29.99 booth price 10.00 From Infinity Sports We will provide a free week of camp for one or more campers based on the following criteria. If a church registers for a week of camp and has 50 campers, we will provide 1 free week of camp. We will then provide 1 free week of camp for every 10 campers starting at 60 campers (50 campers = 1 free; 60 = 2 free, etc. ). From Justin and Michelle Graves of Justin Graves Band CPC ONLY Specials: - Lyric Video DVD with 10 original worship songs for ONLY $15 (reg $25) - CD’s for ONLY $5 (reg $15) - T-shirts for ONLY $10 (reg $15) Bring home new songs from Justin Graves Band to share with your kids! From Little Mountain Productions** We are going to offer 25% off of all consultation fees and 25% off all product sold now through February,1st 2013 for all CPC Conference Attendees.

Mexico Trip and CPC13 Giveaway

michael — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:00:31 +0000

We returned yesterday from Monterrey, Mexico. Our time there was invested in doing an exploratory trip to potentially launch a training there in 2013. God showed up in many ways during our trip and we feel affirmed this will be a great opportunity to serve. We hope to share more details at CPC!

Speaking of CPC, we have a huge giveaway scheduled and the deadline to get entered is approaching soon. However, if you register today you will be entered not once, not twice, but five times… increasing your odds of winning.

You can see the prizes here and register here.

This giveaway is huge… over 144 awesome prizes… don’t miss it!

You can see more of the pics from Mexico by going to my instagram page. They are in the instagram section of this blog. You can see more pics and follow me by clicking on the pic of me and Beth Guckenberger to the right.

Thanks for your time and prayers. We are looking forward to reporting back to you on all of the exciting things going on at INCM at CPC!

Michael Chanley

My wife wants to get a mini van… #challengeaccepted

michael — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:59:50 +0000

This thing would get us to the grocery store in seconds flat.

Jet powered bike man travels at 147mph

michael — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:54:54 +0000

This is awesome in any language…