The year was 2016. My friend, Justyn Smith, approached me with an idea. A book about what children's ministries can learn from Disney. Justyn and I are lifelong Disney fans and have been inside Disney parks dozens of times.
Together, we decided to write the book along with our friend, Bruce Barry, of Wacky World Studios. Bruce has worked on Disney projects over the years and his father worked with Walt Disney, the founder, as a background artist.
The book is "If Disney Ran Your Children's Ministry."
We acknowledged that Disney was not a Christian company and while we did not agree with everything they were doing, we knew there was still so much we could learn from them about connecting with families. This year 140 million people will walk into a Disney theme park. The vast majority of those will be children and their families.
We are thankful for all God has done through the book to inspire, encourage, and help children's ministry leaders across the country and overseas. Thousands of people have read the book over the past 9 years. Here are the 10 chapters we cover in the book.
Cast Vision Like Disney Construct Teams Like Disney
Culture Like Disney
Connect with Families Like Disney
Capture Kids' Attention Like Disney
Creativity Like Disney
Cool Environments Like Disney
Committed to Excellence Like Disney
Change Like Disney
Customer Service Like Disney
Have you read the book? If not, we'd like to invite you to explore with us. The book is available in ebook and hard copy at this link. We also offer discounts if you'd like to order 5 or more copies. This is a great book to read with your children's ministry team.
What would happen if you implemented these principles into your children's ministry? Come join us and find out.
