I’m sure that you’ve heard it said before, actions speak louder than words. Sometimes we may not be sure what our actions are saying. I’m sure that at times my actions may be different than what I am saying. I’ve learned that the “bottom line” is that people are going to do what is important … [Read more…]
Is the way you do things in your club, or ministry, the right way, or only way to do things? Is there a better, or just different way to do something? This time of year is great to evaluate the previous year’s ministry, what worked well, what can be tweaked, etc. As you evaluate, what … [Read more…]
As Awana wraps up for the year and Vacation Bible School (VBS or whatever you may call your summer program) becomes the focus, are you doing anything to connect the ministries? Have you promoted it in your Awana club? Will they “plug” Awana to the children who attend? Or does each ministry stand alone and … [Read more…]
I once attended a church wherer Awana would draw about 100 children on a typical Wednesday night and once Awana ended for the summer, the program that replaced it drew 10 children. I always wondered why? Was it because the leadership accepted that children wouldn’t come during the summer? Was it a poorly run program? … [Read more…]
There is a question I have learned to like, that many parents and leaders in children’s ministry may dislike. That question? ………. WHY? WHY…. ….. do you do what you do? ….. have Vacation Bible School? ….. have Sunday School? ….. does attendance to midweek children’s ministry drop so drastically during the summer? ….. do we … [Read more…]