The one question asked after your children’s ministry is, how many were there? In fact, I often look at that question personally. How many do I have this week? I can usually look at an average number of children in my ministry but the problem is that I may have 15 children this week and … [Read more…]
(Raw Notes from the Focus talk by Jon Imbeau at the Awana Vantage Conference) Change is coming and there is nothing you can do to stop it. There is only one thing that is unchangeable, that is God, the nature of God. So if God is unchangeable, then ministry should be as well, right? … [Read more…]
We are in a fascinating place, for most of the students, this stuff (technology) is not a big deal. They can’t remember a time where there wasn’t the internet, or social media. As leaders, we may struggle with technology. I have to admit that I embraced computers and technology early, but I cannot keep … [Read more…]
(Raw notes from the Awana Vantage Conference) Phil shared at the Awana Vantage conference the 3 things we need to be better at explaining to our kids: Understanding the story they are in There is a point in our lives when we realize things are going to be great. As a baby, young child, … [Read more…]
Last year I was a guest of Awana for a Blogger Summit as they introduced their “new branding”. As Awana shared about the “new direction” they were embarking, I inquired of some Awana missionaries that I know and asked them their thoughts. The one thing that they said was that there was a greater … [Read more…]