A new year is upon us. There is a lot of optimism, a lot of hope, and a time when people begin to contemplate returning for the next ministry season. You may have just given them a nice gift of appreciation for Christmas and think all is well, but in reality, the next few months … [Read more…]
I am thankful for the many who visit this site. As I review the stats from the past year, I am humbled by the many who use this resource. 2016 was a year of change for Awana. There was a change in the CEO of Awana along with changes to the curriculum for T&T and … [Read more…]
This is one of the hardest blog posts that I have written. First of all, I am looking at VBS curriculum and I am not a VBS “fan”. But more importantly, how do I get people to read this without making the title obvious “click-bait” in order to share how impressed I was with what … [Read more…]
If you subscribe to several children’s ministry e-mail lists, Facebook groups, newsletters, etc, then I am sure that you find your e-mail inbox full of solicitations from ministries. Sometimes it can be overwhelming. I will always remember standing in the funeral home around Christmas Eve as my phone rang a little before visitors would be … [Read more…]
They are called “Digital Natives”. Children who are born with technology as a norm. When my children were young, the technology that we had to be worried about was how much TV they could watch and how much “gaming” they did. The big desktop computer was in the living room and they had limited time … [Read more…]