Seeing the People on Your Path
My 15 year old son, Tyson, runs cross country. I’ve never been a runner and don’t understand the joy he feels when he runs, but I certainly admire his …
My 15 year old son, Tyson, runs cross country. I’ve never been a runner and don’t understand the joy he feels when he runs, but I certainly admire his …
If writing on your skin with a Sharpie is bad for you, I may be headed in a bad direction. I have developed a habit of writing Scripture references in …
5 Time-Tested Tips for Building a Powerful Sense of Team in Your Ministry Right now you may not have what you would call a “dream team” (or maybe you …
As fall arrives, many of our ministries will re-gather, perhaps for the first time in a long time. Maybe you intend to kick things off with a large …
A few years ago we had a possum problem at our house. We decided to set a small animal trap so we could capture and then safely release the critter …
Almost every ministry has a mission statement in a frame on their wall or in the first paragraph of their handbook. But mission statements aren’t …
Summer is here, and kids ministry leaders everywhere find themselves re-entering into the joys and challenges of conducting busy summer ministries …
We tend to put a lot of effort into preparing for and running a church Vacation Bible School. But what about following up with the families after VBS? …
The story of Gideon in Judges 6 and 7 is a familiar one to kids ministry leaders, and it’s one that we might do well to revisit during this …
If there’s one word that sums up the experience of the church in 2020 (and now 2021) it may be the word “Pivot.” The foundational assumptions of when, …
It can be difficult to truly appreciate the challenge of James to “count it all joy” as we consider the impact that COVID-19 has had on the state of …
For a lot of us ministry has always been connected to spaces and places. A lot of kids ministries — and churches in general — find a lot …