It happened again, another high profile pastor of a large church was removed from ministry because of unwise decisions. When a high profile pastor falls it has affects that we may never realize. People who do not follow God use this as fodder for why the church is corrupt, hypocritical, why they do not believe, … [Read more…]
Today, Awana announced a new CEO and President/COO. You can read their press release here. Valerie Bell, who has been serving as the interim President and CEO since March, was named the CEO of Awana. I had the privilege of meeting Valerie at the AwanaYM Summit this past April. I must admit that it was … [Read more…]
In today’s culture, everyone is looking for the sound byte, that 144 character quotable phrase. Some people work hard to come up with that quotable, that phrase. For others, it is just common conversation. For Jim Wideman, these memorable phrases seem to come natural because it is a part of who Jim is. Jim … [Read more…]
CMConference Breakout by Andy Kirk You are Going to be Replaced Sometimes you may think that you’ve “arrived” when everything seems to be going well. We may begin to know everything. That is when God humbles us, that’s when we hear God say, “when are you going to stop doing it in your … [Read more…]
Children’s ministry is cute. After all, isn’t the purpose of children’s ministry to put on programs for Christmas and Easter, maybe a program after VBS, just to entertain the adults? I once attended a church where I was expected to put on a program to show the church what the children had been learning. At … [Read more…]