Larry Fowler’s recent book was released a few weeks ago. Larry takes a look at the account of Nehemiah, when Nehemiah led the people to reconstruct the city wall, and applies many principles found there in working with volunteers. An excellent concept Larry uses is to have an extra-Biblical account from Uzziel introducing each chapter. … [Read more…]
This week Awana will be at CPC. What is CPC you ask? It is the Children’s Pastor Conference being held in Orlando, Florida from Wednesday thru Saturday. CPC is one of the premier children’s ministry conferences held each year. I have not yet attended one, but I know several who have and they speak very … [Read more…]
This week I head down south for some southern hospitality. While I haven’t met TJ – or his wife Kathy – personally, he is a good friend on FaceBook and I enjoy sharing his life in that way. His status updates not only share about his love for his family, but also how God is … [Read more…]
There are two ways to consider children as missionaries: 1. As a means to reach the parents – Yes, some people still hold this view and when one does, it uses the children as a tool instead of individuals that need salvation. This trend is diminishing, but I believe some will always have this view … [Read more…]
Yesterday I talked about how my parents modeled serving the Lord and how I was given opportunities to serve in my youth as reasons why I am so involved in serving the Lord today. Today I want to share some ways that you can provide opportunities for youth (that includes children) to serve: Stand at … [Read more…]