Given the current political season I thought I would share this prayer by our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. A few years ago at a prayer breakfast one the persons at the prayer breakfast I attended read a proclamation by President Lincoln from 1863. It was such a moving declaration of our nations condition at that […]
The Importance of Teaching Kids to Pray You and I have the tremendous opportunity of speaking into the lives of our kids and helping them cultivate their relationship with God. We get a few hours a week to share God’s Word and its everlasting truth. So, how do we expand the amount of time […]
Pinky and the Brain were an iconic cartoon in the 90’s. They were two little mice and their main goal and objective in life was to take over the world. Pinky and the Brain Quote: Pinky: Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight? Brain: The same thing we do every night, Pinky […]
My team loves to constantly talk through the idea of growing our leadership ability in three areas: our heart, our head, and our hands. We use that as a matrix for our coaching culture. Our “heart” pertains to spiritual matters. If our spirit isn’t strong, we run to of gas to minister life to others. […]
I have made lots of mistakes in ministry, but here are ten leadership principles I have always tried to follow. 1) Set a quality example. Be what you want people to do. 2) Set attainable goals. Do this every year and share your goals with your people. 3) Praise your people for doing good. […]
A good friend of mine shared a story about when he was praying for an increase in his ministry. He heard God ask him, “What are you doing with what I’ve already given you?” If we faithfully steward the volunteers God has entrusted us with, He will meet and exceed our needs! In order […]
If a parent were to ask me, “what is the single most important thing I can do to make sure my kids stay in church when they become adults?” I would not hesitate. “Get them involved in ministry at a young age and keep them involved.” Of course I can’t guarantee that your child […]
Do you believe the Gospel message is important? Do you want your kids to know Jesus Christ? Do you want lessons that walk your kids through the amazing journey of our salvation? I imagine you answered YES. I believe the Gospel is the most important message we teach our kids. This is the starting the […]
Have you been searching for a great short film for Easter? We’ve got you covered with the hilarious short film “The Easter Tragedy” Your kids will love it and we know you will too. Plus we’ve got a special surprise for you, but you’ll have to get the free short film to find out […]
In the kids ministry world the idea of partnering with parents is definitely mainstream. Most people are talking about why this is important. We need to be having this conversation. The more we talk about partnering with parents it reminds us of our primary job to lead and guide not to parent the kids in our […]