(This is the third in a series of posts to share my thoughts regarding comments heard from hundreds of Awana leaders about the new Mission series of T&T books) Go ahead and call this click-bait. There is no typical club night as the club night will be unique to your club. Yes, there may … [Read more…]
(This is the second in a series of posts to share my thoughts regarding comments heard from hundreds of Awana leaders about the new Mission series of T&T books) The small group concept has been around for several years in varying ways within the life of the church. Generally, we see small groups as something … [Read more…]
(This is the first in a series of posts to share my thoughts regarding comments heard from hundreds of Awana leaders about the new Mission series of T&T books) In 2016, Awana introduced a new handbook for T&T which also introduced a change in how leaders would now interact with the clubbers. Before the introduction … [Read more…]
The cry has been heard loud and long as people express their concern that the new Mission handbooks for T&T are too difficult. It is the same outcry that was heard when T&T was first introduced in 2002, yet those books are now seen as the standard to fall back on because we are familiar … [Read more…]
At the CMConference, I sat in on a breakout led by Joe Bridger, a former children’s pastor who has become a lead pastor of a church. The breakout focused on the seasons of ministry and covered a few key points. First the realization that there are seasons of ministry within a calendar year and you … [Read more…]