After being scheduled to lead workshops at Awana Ministry Conferences for six consecutive weekends in three different states, this seventh weekend I am doing something that may seem unusual to many. I am attending an Awana Ministry Conference as an attendee, not as staff. Why would I do that? The answer is simple. Even as … [Read more…]
The purpose of this post is not to discuss whether the night is evil nor the spiritual aspects of it, rather to see the potential that the night may hold. This year (2018), Halloween falls on a Wednesday night which has caused many Awana clubs to ponder whether they should meet that night. Oftentimes the … [Read more…]
As humans, we are often very short sighted people. We plan for the upcoming night, and may plan week to week. We may get frustrated when clubbers are not progressing how we want week to week. What if we changed our thought process? What if we tried to envision them 2, 3, 4 years in … [Read more…]
We all track numbers. We all want children to bring friends. Hopefully it is not so we can share with leadership about the numbers, but because we want to reach more children to come to know, love, and serve, the Lord Jesus. The question becomes if we are prepared for that growth? I had youth … [Read more…]
Often when I scroll through Facebook, I begin to type a response to a post and then just before I hit enter to post it, I hit the backspace button, delete the post, then move on. Generally I do that because I know that the conversation will not be fruitful or edifying. I am guessing … [Read more…]