As the ministry season kicks into full gear, what are the children in your ministry seeing from you? Are you telling the children they need to pray, but you don’t do it regularly? Are you sharing the importance of reading the Bible, but neglect to bring yours or have trouble finding it before club? Are … [Read more…]
The Word for the day is “Intentional”. We need to be intentional. Last weekend at Commander College, I saw Larry Fowler (Executive Director of Global Training for Awana) jogging in the light rain outside the hotel. I was impressed by that. I was even more impressed when I heard that he was running on the treadmill when … [Read more…]
Yesterday we spotlighted Prodip Karmakar, the National Director for Awana in Bangladesh. In his ministry, he reaches children and their families in a colony of lepers. Many of us may sit back and say “wow, that’s great”, but I want to ask you, are you reaching the “lepers” in your community? They may be the … [Read more…]
I’m sure that you’ve heard it said before, actions speak louder than words. Sometimes we may not be sure what our actions are saying. I’m sure that at times my actions may be different than what I am saying. I’ve learned that the “bottom line” is that people are going to do what is important … [Read more…]
I once attended a church wherer Awana would draw about 100 children on a typical Wednesday night and once Awana ended for the summer, the program that replaced it drew 10 children. I always wondered why? Was it because the leadership accepted that children wouldn’t come during the summer? Was it a poorly run program? … [Read more…]