This year I am honored to be invited to attend the Vantage Conference at the Awana Home Office in Streamwood, IL. I will be joining other bloggers learning about children’s ministry and Awana. I always enjoy my time at Awana spending time with others who have a passion to reach children with the Gospel of … [Read more…]
I recently took a trip where I was unfamiliar with my surroundings. We stopped at a local restaurant for dinner and afterward we began to head back to the hotel. I knew that as I approached the intersection that I needed to make a left to get to the hotel. I sat there at the … [Read more…]
I have to be honest. I really dislike using activity sheets in children’s ministry. Inevitably, they always become paper airplanes, doodle pads, or left behind, yet that seems to be the main way that we try to convey to the parents what was taught during that time. Can you relate? There has to be a … [Read more…]
At the third Main Gathering at the 2016 CMConference by CMConnect, Barry Newton (i.e. Squirt the Clown) shared about his struggles and the one word that changed his life. That word…. however He shared several Scriptures, I am only going to share two. Matthew 14:22-29 where Peter walked on water. That was pretty bold of … [Read more…]
The second main gathering at the 2016 CM Conference had Heidi Hensley sharing with us about how we connect with those around us. While she did not reference being a little teapot, I see it as a great object lesson for what she shared with us. She shared that all of our connections fall into … [Read more…]