Imagine two families, both have a child interested in baseball. Both families believe that they are the primary influencers in the child’s interest in baseball, the fathers regularly teach their child the basics of the game, both fathers play baseball and they take their child to the games so they can observe how the … [Read more…]
Last week I read a post on Lifeway.com entitled: Why Kids Need to See Their Parents Serve“. I can provide testimony to this because I saw my parents serving in many ways in the local church as a child, even into my adulthood. They set an example for me that no one else could … [Read more…]
Ministries within churches battle each other for space and budget. If one ministry feels threatened, you need to be careful because they may attack yours. One denomination cannot work with another, because one may have a better idea than the other. Churches cannot work with other churches because people will question, who’s budget is this coming from? what … [Read more…]
As Awana wraps up for the year and Vacation Bible School (VBS or whatever you may call your summer program) becomes the focus, are you doing anything to connect the ministries? Have you promoted it in your Awana club? Will they “plug” Awana to the children who attend? Or does each ministry stand alone and … [Read more…]
As this year comes to a close, it is not time to “mothball” the program, but to plan for next year. Here are a few things you should be doing now to prepare for next year. Make sure records are up to date Look at the schedule for the 2011-2012 year – what days will … [Read more…]