This is one of the hardest blog posts that I have written. First of all, I am looking at VBS curriculum and I am not a VBS “fan”. But more importantly, how do I get people to read this without making the title obvious “click-bait” in order to share how impressed I was with what … [Read more…]
It is documented that most people come to a saving faith in Jesus between the ages of 4 and 14, yet they are often overlooked. While at the Children’s Pastors Conference (CPC), one booth caught my eye. It was a ministry entitled Bibles4Children. Bibles-4-Children is a ministry dedicated to providing Bibles, Bible storybooks, Gospel … [Read more…]
Technology is here. Depending upon where you are geographically, and how the families in your ministry view technology, the impact on your ministry will vary, but no matter what, technology impacts your ministry. While I am not an early adopter of technology (my android tablet is several years old, the PC i am typing … [Read more…]
Yesterday I introduced you to Ken Baker, an Awana Commander at East Brandywine Baptist Church in Pennsylvania who has transformed into Santa. Recently I interviewed him and below is a portion of that interview. How do you answer people that flat-out say that Santa is Satan and evil? Santa is not evil by any … [Read more…]
Santa has become a controversial figure over the years. Should churches embrace him, or should they discourage him? This is something that I struggle with in my ministry. If the church teaches children about the mythical Santa Clause, then how can they trust us when we talk about Jesus? The purpose of this post is … [Read more…]