The contest has ended and the winner is……… Alicia Stephens It is the Awana conference season and in the past I have led workshops in as many as (4) Awana conferences during the season. This year, because of scheduling of the conferences, I will only be involved in (1). That’s right, just 1!!!!! … [Read more…]
The Awana conference season is approaching fast and I encourage you to attend one in your area, but I wanted to tell you about a conference that I will be attending in September that I am excited to attend as well. It is a new conference being organized by the International Network of Children’s Ministry … [Read more…]
I’m not really big on celebrating birthdays. No real reason why, it just isn’t my thing. This year is different though. It is somewhat of a mile stone. Today I turn 50! While some might lament, I’m actually trying to make the most of it. After all, you only turn 50 once. It also gives … [Read more…]
Today I continue my observations from a local church that held its last service this past Sunday. The first observation was that children’s ministry are important. In the last few years, they eliminated their children’s ministry. This next item deals with ministry philosophy and how things have changed over the last century. Here is the … [Read more…]
A local United Methodist Church held its last service this past Sunday. The article that the local paper published the day before shared some of the things that caused this church to close and the future of its membership. You can read that article here (for as long as it is available). In this article … [Read more…]