While at the 2016 Children’s Pastors Conference, I did not explore a lot of the vendor booths in the resource center. I did go to some and found some interesting things. One booth that I stopped at was for a subscription service entitled “Sproutbox Kids” One thing that caught my attention is that Sproutbox has … [Read more…]
Recently there was a new book promoted to children’s ministry leaders. Anyone could get the book for free if they paid a nominal shipping fee. The book was plugged as “finally a Christian book series that targets the Harry Potter crowd”. Knowing the controversies that surround Harry Potter and wanting to stay up on … [Read more…]
In today’s culture, everyone is looking for the sound byte, that 144 character quotable phrase. Some people work hard to come up with that quotable, that phrase. For others, it is just common conversation. For Jim Wideman, these memorable phrases seem to come natural because it is a part of who Jim is. Jim … [Read more…]
In the past year, INCM (International Network of Children’s Ministry) has initiated a new tool to help you in our ministry. It’s called Dispatch. Dispatch is thoughtfully curated selections of the latest ideas and products that are delivered quarterly through a subscription service. I received the latest Dispatch box last week and it was … [Read more…]
I was recently provided with an advance screening copy of Galaxy Buck: Mission to Sector 9. The latest video project from Phil Vischer to help parents teach their children the things of God. Here is the description of the video from their website: Buck Denver has a simple dream – to save the galaxy. … [Read more…]