Last night I did something that I haven’t done for a long time. So often in ministry, we are busy serving, or wondering how things are going back in the “kids area”. Even when I’ve been away from the church, I am contemplating how things are going in my absence. As I visit other churches … [Read more…]
Some have called the last two weeks “The Shameless Self Promotion Tour” for children’s ministry blogs with the Kid’s Ministry Blog Madness Tournament which is now in its final week with a champion being selected from the Final Four. As I posted before, I really do have trouble “shamelessly self-promoting” the blog, site and it’s … [Read more…]
Awana in Kenya began in 1992. Dan Wilson helped cast the vision of reaching boys and girls for Christ in Kenya by using the Awana program. Eventually Bedan Wangugi became the first Awana Kenyan missionary. In 1997, Kenneth Kalama became the second missionary. Charles Nderitu is currently the national director for Awana in Kenya. With … [Read more…]
As adults, we sometimes get frustrated and tired of children who continually ask “Why?”, but I’ve come to appreciate it. I have a saying that it is good to get in a “groove”, but if you stay there too long, it can become a “rut”. Just a quick note to say that we need to … [Read more…]
If you are a follower of mine on Twitter, FaceBook, the website, or this blog, then you know that for the last two weeks, I have been in the midst of the Kid’s Ministry Blog Madness tournament type competition between children’s ministry blogs. Yes, there is an iPad2 at stake for the winner, but honestly, … [Read more…]