We live in a culture where we click “like” to share our thoughts, to support a cause, to voice our view. Now you have a chance to use the power of the click to help reach thousands of children with Awana. Awana is eligible to receive over $7000 from the Nellis Group to help us … [Read more…]
A new Awana year is beginning and the hunt for people to serve is intense. Through the year, leaders that you recruited are going to let you down. There will be times when you question their loyalty to serving, but all of that questioning is based on what you see, or what they allow you … [Read more…]
If we are going to try to reach the culture around us, then we must understand where they are, their perspectives, their philosophies, their view of God and Christianity. To help understand the views of an atheist, I often watch atheists on public access television. Last week we got a glimpse of human nature and … [Read more…]
It happened again last week. Another person serving in children’s ministry is accused of inappropriate contact with a child. When reports like this come out in the news, all those serving in children’s ministry are saddened for the children, the families and the person accused, In these instances you are always guilty in the court … [Read more…]
Pictured above are Awana handbooks from 1961 to the present. These handbooks encompass my entire lifetime. Let me show some of the timeline to give you some perspective. Going from left to right (oldest to current): Copyright 1953, Second Printing 1961 This was actually the second book for “Pals” (i.e. 9 year olds) – … [Read more…]