Were you looking for a post this morning? Did you miss it? For some maybe, for others, probably not. Today is Wednesday, many Awana clubs have ended for the year. Do you miss club? The clubbers probably do as well. Keep praying for the kids through the summer and keep in touch – building relationships and interest … [Read more…]
Yesterday we spotlighted Prodip Karmakar, the National Director for Awana in Bangladesh. In his ministry, he reaches children and their families in a colony of lepers. Many of us may sit back and say “wow, that’s great”, but I want to ask you, are you reaching the “lepers” in your community? They may be the … [Read more…]
Is the way you do things in your club, or ministry, the right way, or only way to do things? Is there a better, or just different way to do something? This time of year is great to evaluate the previous year’s ministry, what worked well, what can be tweaked, etc. As you evaluate, what … [Read more…]
I once attended a church wherer Awana would draw about 100 children on a typical Wednesday night and once Awana ended for the summer, the program that replaced it drew 10 children. I always wondered why? Was it because the leadership accepted that children wouldn’t come during the summer? Was it a poorly run program? … [Read more…]
There is a question I have learned to like, that many parents and leaders in children’s ministry may dislike. That question? ………. WHY? WHY…. ….. do you do what you do? ….. have Vacation Bible School? ….. have Sunday School? ….. does attendance to midweek children’s ministry drop so drastically during the summer? ….. do we … [Read more…]