At the 2016 Children’s Pastors Conference I attended a breakout session entitled “The Bi-Vocational Leader”. I have never been in full-time ministry. I have always worked full-time outside of the church serving as a volunteer leader most of the time and for a brief time, I was given a small stipend in my role as … [Read more…]
This evening I was going to post about the first general session which was held Wednesday night. There was a lot of great information and insight given to all those in attendance, too much to record here. To see a glimpse of the first general session, I will defer to GJ Farmer’s who did an … [Read more…]
The conference has not started yet, but they hold “pre-conference” (pre-con) workshops on various topics. This year I attended the one offered on the small church. I have always had a heart for small churches and the struggles they face. I grew up in a small church (never more than 100 people) and I have … [Read more…]
The theme for the Children’s Pastors Conference 2016 is “We Are One” Throughout the conference we will here this theme echoed in many ways. We are one: with God Himself Oneness defined with the families we serve with this generation with the kidmin community with the global church and our mission This theme resonates … [Read more…]