I’ve had an unsettled feeling in my spirit for over a week now. I guess I’ve just been letting it mull over to see what comes of it. I guess it would be helpful if I explained where that came from: I was down at school (Regent University) for one of my last seminary classes. [...]
I don’t think that anyone involved in KidMin would argue that connections and consistency are important to children, especially younger children. It is the importance of connections and consistency that helped drive how we organize our KidMin at our church. We have made an effort to make sure that not only each classroom or service [...]
Over the last two weeks I’ve been taking a hard look at the lessons that I have learned in my time in ministry…more specifically in my time in Children’s Ministry. I am blessed to have 3 outstanding children’s staff who work for me as I lead all of our student ministries. I shared with them [...]
Whether or not we agree, reputation is everything…at least in the eyes of the world we are trying to reach. One negative comment can ruin an organization’s reputation, while one outstanding comment can cause growth and excitement. The same goes for the church. The church has a reputation, and if we are honest with ourselves, [...]
I don’t know if anyone else has had a similar experience in ministry as I have, but if has been anything like mine, it has been anything but stagnant. In the last six years I have served in the following capacities at my church: young adults director, middle school pastor, high school pastor, children’s pastor [...]