(Raw Notes from the Focus talk by Jon Imbeau at the Awana Vantage Conference) Change is coming and there is nothing you can do to stop it. There is only one thing that is unchangeable, that is God, the nature of God. So if God is unchangeable, then ministry should be as well, right? … [Read more…]
If you are a student of Awana, then you have probably studied a little bit of the history of Awana. From the Awana website we can see that “[Awana] began as a children’s program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago in 1941. Lance Latham, North Side’s senior pastor, collaborated with the church’s youth … [Read more…]
Recently I posted about the non-negotiables of an effective ministry. This is one that I did not include. I was kind of surprised that no one commented about its absence from the list. The one thing that is absolutely non-negotiable in ministry is the Gospel. Without the Gospel, we are teaching morals and good … [Read more…]
Recently I posted about the non-negotiables of an effective ministry. This is an expanded look at one of those non-negotiables. It is something we all struggle with in our lives. Ask anyone and they will tell you that they need to improve their prayer life. Jesus even acknowledged that with His disciples in Matthew … [Read more…]
Recently I posted about the non-negotiables of an effective ministry. This is an expanded look at one of those non-negotiables. There was a youth that had a serious health issue in our church. One night it was very serious and I was at the hospital with the parents to pray with them and help comfort … [Read more…]