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We are having our 11th annual Generation Conference this week so my posts. Will be sporadic. I will do my best to update everyone during the conference. The evening speakers this year are Chris Hill (Bishop T.D. Jakes former youth pastor), Joyce Meyer, and Ed Young.

We are in the midst of raising funds for our kids wing remodel. So we made a video to highlight the value of children’s ministry. This powerful statistic comes from George Barna’s book “Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions”. I have quoted it below. George Barna reported that “the greatest evangelistic window currently available is among

Picking up from yesterday I think that another illustration that we could use from the movie Ratatouille is when Anton Ego comes into the restaurant to taste the food that Linguini has been making. “Anton Ego, the most powerful food critic in Paris, can make or break a restaurant with a single review. The sight

I saw this movie the other day and loved it. Pixar rocks. I thought there were quite a few clips that could be used as illustrations for kids or adults. The first one I saw was in the opening sequence when Remy the rat first discovers he has a amazing sense of smell he knows

I for a fact know that he hates corn and peas. Actually one of the parents in our church sent me a audio file talking about children’s ministry and the importance of teaching kids the Bible. Tedd Tripp was being interviewed on the The Albert Mohler Program guest hosted that day by Dr. Russell Moore

I met with Eric Taylor from Worlds of Wow, last Thursday. I am pumped. It is hard to believe that we are only 3 months away from our church’s extreme kids wing makeover. It has been about 2 years in the the making and is almost here! It has been a pleasure working with Eric

I think age appropriate children’s ministry is invaluable for many reasons. So I will end this topic writing not as a children’s pastor but as a parent. What do I want for my two boys? I want them to learn to find authentic relationships in church. I want them to love church so much that

Here is the age appropriate Children’s Ministry side of the argument. Pros of age appropriate Children’s Ministry: Kids build community with other kids their age Kids see what the church believes modeled at an age appropriate level. Kids have another much needed voice reinforcing to them the Biblical truths learned at home. Kids sing songs

I want to write a couple posts about something I have been thinking about a lot lately. What is better for kids staying in the sanctuary with their parents or attending a age appropriate worship service. Pros of staying with parents: Get to worship as a family Parents can use the pastors sermon to bring

This is a follow up from Gina’s post the other day. It’s got me thinking all clichés aside what would Jesus do. In his book Second Guessing God, Brian Jones tells a story of a homeless man he came across. It is powerful. I just read the excerpt on amazon.com and am ordering it right