CHILDREN'S MINISTRY FAMILY Uncategorized 5 Prayer Practices for Kids (and the grown-ups around them) June 18, 2019 0 Comment My son climbed up on the wide deck railing that doubled as a bench and sat down next to me. …
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY Behind the Beard: Who Are These Eureka! Characters? May 28, 2019 0 Comment A Rubbermaid tub is no place for the world’s greatest explorer to spend his holiday, but that’s exactly where we …
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY Bringing a Theological Emphasis to The Ignite Conference May 20, 2019 0 Comment I was leading a workshop at a large children’s ministry conference. This particular breakout session was about how children’s leaders …
PASTORAL MINISTRY 4 Reasons to Use Questions While Preaching May 16, 2019 0 Comment Augustine of Hippo (354–430) was one of the greatest preachers of the early church. As a young man, he studied …
THEOLOGY Why “Why Holiness?” May 13, 2019 0 Comment I just concluded my latest membership class, and it was the largest and most diverse membership class I’ve led yet! …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION A Devotional for Easter Sunday April 16, 2017 0 Comment For the first day of Lent, we shared Jeren Rowell’s Ash Wednesday devotional from These Forty Days: A Lenten Devotional and provided the entire reading …
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY 12 Ways to Help Students Engage and Understand the Liturgy of the Church April 19, 2017 0 Comment How do we create a service that is engaging for students but also forms and shapes them into disciples of …
FAMILY When Anger Comes Knocking: Part 2 April 20, 2017 0 Comment I am, once again, watching and learning through my children. Their anger makes me angry. Now the anger is multi-leveled, …
OUR WORLD The World Waits April 27, 2017 0 Comment Wake up early. Pray. Create before the sun comes up. Entertain the idea that came in a moment. Wrestle with …
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY The Importance of Encouraging Leadership in Children May 01, 2017 0 Comment It is always a blessing for pastors to receive words of encouragement from people in the congregation. When I was …
