There was a sermon series awhile ago that was entitled, The Gospel According to… Facebook, Lady Gaga, etc. with each week using a different cultural item to share the things of God. Some saw the connections as inspirational, others saw it as glorifying, or condoning ungodly lifestyles. I had a conversation with another gentleman not … [Read more…]
I was recently at a children’s ministry conference attending a breakout session about volunteers and how some volunteers can be “toxic” and then someone mentioned me. Well, not by name, but by description and the person leading the breakout session agreed and said that I, they, were your worst volunteer nightmare. Who were they talking … [Read more…]
I recently took a trip where I was unfamiliar with my surroundings. We stopped at a local restaurant for dinner and afterward we began to head back to the hotel. I knew that as I approached the intersection that I needed to make a left to get to the hotel. I sat there at the … [Read more…]
We will all face the decision of whether to stay or if it is time to go. Whether in ministry, your job, your home, in many areas of life, the day will come when you need to make the decision. At the 2016 Children’s Pastors Conference, I attended a breakout session entitled “How to Know … [Read more…]
At the 2016 Children’s Pastors Conference I attended a breakout session entitled “The Bi-Vocational Leader”. I have never been in full-time ministry. I have always worked full-time outside of the church serving as a volunteer leader most of the time and for a brief time, I was given a small stipend in my role as … [Read more…]