I am always amazed when people put age limits on what kids can do at church. Churches may limit what kids do but the Holy Spirit does not. My question for you is this, are you limiting your kids? I know that you love the kids you teach every Sunday and you enjoy teaching them but […]
Leadership begins with following. The first test that Jesus gave His leaders was the test of following. If they had refused to follow Him, they never would have become leaders. God wants humble leaders who know how to obey Him and follow Him. God is also looking for leaders who have enough humility to be […]
You’re in a meeting with your lead or executive pastor and he decides to add a “few” things to your already monstrous to do list for the week and he also throws in that he wants a progress report about the Christmas program by the end of the day! You say to yourself, “here […]
If you are a kids’ pastor it is critical that you know how to lead up. When I’m talking about leading up I am talking about having influence with people that outrank you – your supervisor, church board, your pastor. If you’re going to lead up it is important that you understand how to talk […]
I was sitting at CPC one year listening to a group of children’s pastors trashing the youth ministry in their respective churches. I wanted to jump in, but I bit my tongue. I learned long ago to not give advice if I don’t believe people will listen. After years of competing with my youth ministry, one day it dawned […]
After Jesus went back to Heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to help us. The Holy Spirit comes inside of us to lead us and to empower us. In the book of Acts, the disciples did not do any ministry until the Holy Spirit came upon them. We should follow this example. Sometimes we might […]
Everybody has something that makes them tick. For some people it is sports or video games. For other people it is making money. Many people are into collecting things such as baseball cards, comic books or antiques. What is it that makes God tick? What does God the Father live for? You. What makes […]
Networking means different things to different people. According to Webster’s Dictionary networking is “The developing of contacts with others in an informal network, as to further a career.” I asked my daughter, Missy, “What is networking?” Missy said, “It’s like making friends”. (I like both definitions.) Networking is the intersection between work and friendship. For […]
Networking is the intersection between work and friendship. For the purpose of this blog I am defining networking as “Building friendships with like-minded people where you can help each other fulfill your goals.” Here’s a personal story of how networking works when God is involved.
Why is it so hard to find a kids lesson on Water Baptism? I find that most churches do not to kids about water baptism. This is a big mistake. I was consulting with a church recently. The leadership was planning a Water Baptism service and they mentioned that they had never baptized kids in […]