We hear a lot today about family ministry and partnering with parents. While I agree with the concept of integrating strategy and creating synergy between the church and the home it is important to realize that there is a big difference between parenting and pastoring. The church and the home may have the same goals, but we […]
Jesus gave the following direction to His first disciples: “Go into all the world and make disciples.” Jesus is saying the same thing to those of us that teach kids in the 21st century. He wants us to ‘make disciples’ of the kids in our class.
I love The Dollar Store. Dollar stores inspire me to preach the Gospel to Kids. When I need a dose of inspiration I will walk around the Dollar Store and ideas will pop out at me. Here you go. Watch this three minute video for eight sermons from the dollar store and the best thing […]
The Core answers the 5 BIG Questions Every Kid Asks Kids are created with a trusting nature, but when they become teenagers they will begin to question what they believe. If they have been raised in the church they will begin to question what they have been taught by the church. We already know what […]
I find that most people that teach in children’s ministry will sell kids short. What I mean is, they think kids are limited in their understanding of spiritual things. Some people have accused me of ‘going over kids heads’ when I preach to kids. One of my volunteers even accused me of brainwashing our five year olds for teaching […]
Are you tired of being treated like a babysitter? Do you wish your pastor placed a higher value on Children’s Ministry? Do you want to see your kids grow in their relationship with Christ? I mean, really grow where you see it and can measure it? You are committed to reaching kids for Christ, but the […]
Why Do So Many Church Kids Leave The Church? One of the most challenging things to teach kids is the grace of God. In my opinion this is why so many kids leave the church when they graduate from High School. They have not experienced God’s grace. For the most part the children in our classes […]
Those of us that minister to kids don’t like to think of kids as sinners. We do what we do because we love kids. We love their hunger and we love their ‘innocence’. If we are honest with ourselves, however, we will admit that we tend to think of the kids in our class as either good […]
Biblical Illiteracy is at an all time high in America. When I talk to professors at Bible Colleges they tell me that new students seeking theological degrees know little to nothing about the Bible. Is this a problem? It’s more than a problem – It’s a crisis. If you don’t think this is a crisis then […]
