I have been ministering to kids for over thirty years now and without a doubt my favorite memories are those services where the Holy Spirit touched kids in a powerful way. One of my powerful moments was the summer of 1996. I was the guest speaker at a Kids Camp in Fergus Falls, MN. […]
“Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray….” Why did the disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to pray? They could see that Jesus was getting answer to his prayers and they were not. I am […]
A lot of Kid’s Pastors are naïve when it comes to money – they think that ministry is all spiritual. Your pastor is thinking about money everyday. Yes, your pastor is the primary preacher in your church but in most instances he is also the primary fundraiser. If it’s not your pastor it’s your church board, but someone […]
The other day I was talking to a missionary friend of mine and he mentioned to me that most of what he heard growing up in church was, “If you don’t accept Christ, you will go to Hell.” As I thought about it I realized that I did not hear a lot about Hell in my church.
“For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” The mission of Christ is straight forward, to seek and save the lost, but I find that kids that grow up in church have little understanding of the mission of Christ. The reason for this is two-fold.
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 […]