This is one of the hardest blog posts that I have written. First of all, I am looking at VBS curriculum and I am not a VBS “fan”. But more importantly, how do I get people to read this without making the title obvious “click-bait” in order to share how impressed I was with what … [Read more…]
They are called “Digital Natives”. Children who are born with technology as a norm. When my children were young, the technology that we had to be worried about was how much TV they could watch and how much “gaming” they did. The big desktop computer was in the living room and they had limited time … [Read more…]
We all serve in children’s ministry. We are all leaders in children’s ministry on various levels. I recently read a book entitled “Leading Kidmin: How to Drive Real Change in Children’s Ministry“. The book is written by Matt Markins (President & COO of Awana) and Pat Cimo (Willow Creek Community Church). The authors share personal … [Read more…]
While at the 2016 Children’s Pastors Conference, I did not explore a lot of the vendor booths in the resource center. I did go to some and found some interesting things. One booth that I stopped at was for a subscription service entitled “Sproutbox Kids” One thing that caught my attention is that Sproutbox has … [Read more…]
Another year is coming to a close. As I look at the website stats from the year there is one thing that is clear. The website is a resource tool for many people, mainly focused on Awana and helping the local Awana club/leaderships reach children and youth for Jesus. Let’s take a look at … [Read more…]