This is the third post in a series talking about family ministry. The first was entitled “Family Worship – Good or Bad” in response to a meme that was making the rounds on Facebook. The second was entitled “Why I will never be a Family pastor”. As I mentioned previously, a focus was briefly placed … [Read more…]
I know, never say never. Today I continue my brief series on Family Ministry sharing “my story”, my perspective, regarding Family Ministry. As I noted in my post Family Worship Service – Good or Bad?, everyone approaches this topic from a bias, and I hope by sharing my story, it opens honest dialogue and helps … [Read more…]
The topic of family ministry, inter-generational ministry, and family worship services is permeating the children’s ministry landscape. Yesterday, I saw this image on Facebook… In general, I agree with the caption, but you cannot make a “blanket statement” without knowing the full picture. What is the culture of the church? Do they have something for … [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…]
Yesterday I posted about a new game entitled, The Aetherlight. In that post I referenced one of the youth that I showed it to and that we played together to accomplish a mission we were both working to complete. It turns out that he published a vlog (video blog) review of the Aetherlight and did … [Read more…]