I was recently given the opportunity to screen a new movie being released for two days in theaters in a couple of weeks entitled, Ice Dragon – Legend of the Blue Daisies. I am very critical of movies, and other resources, which claim to present Biblical values or share the Bible in a different way. … [Read more…]
At the 2017 Children’s Pastors Conference (CPC), Scarlet City Studios, the developers of The Aetherlight, introduced a church kit. When I got home from CPC, I sat down and opened the box. Watch as I reveal the contents of The Aetherlight Church Kit… That’s right, the kit comes with a Family pass for you and … [Read more…]
I have to be honest. I really dislike using activity sheets in children’s ministry. Inevitably, they always become paper airplanes, doodle pads, or left behind, yet that seems to be the main way that we try to convey to the parents what was taught during that time. Can you relate? There has to be a … [Read more…]
It is a struggle everyone in children’s ministry faces. How do we get parents engaged and how do we get children to see God in their daily lives, not just at church? We give “take-home” papers in hopes that parents will see them, read them, and encourage their child to complete them often to … [Read more…]
I always try to stay “on-top” of what is happening at Awana, so when it was posted back in mid-June that the new ministries division of Awana would “unveil ” something on July 7th, I marked my calendar anticipating the unveiling. I replied to the original tweet announcing the date for the unveil to see … [Read more…]