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I have heard the hearts and minds of children referred to as wet cement. I understand that analogy but I find it a bit to "construction" for me. I prefer to refer the heart and mind of a child as fertile soil that will one day produce a harvest. They don’t have the hard soil […]

"If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?" Milton Berle We are now experiencing the difficulty of our man to man defense. Before the birth of our second son we could double team our first son we would win most games. Now it’s man to man and when we need fresh legs

I just took an online superhero personality test. I think it is important that every children’s pastor and father know what superhero they are. My son’s suspicions are totally confirmed I am superman. I am a little concerned however because Wonder Woman was a close second. Your results:You are Superman Superman 75% Wonder Woman 66%

I am officially breaking up with Jack Bauer. I have watched Jack Bauer from Day 1 literally. I have been an unashamed Bower evangelist, I converted all my friends to be Jack fans. This year has been so dissapointing I am no longer watching. The sad part is I am not leaving 24 it has

Software I use everyday:Fellowship One – Our online Church Management software. Hands down best children’s ministry check-in and followup database I have found. They are very progressive and actually listen to you unlike shall we say (cough) shelby (cough)(cough). Zoho – Online office applications – goodbye Bill Gates hello freedom. Gmail – Love it. Google

Ed Young will be speaking at our Generation Conference this July. Here is more information about him. Ed Young is a straightforward communicator who uniquely connects God’s unchanging truth with a diverse culture through compelling and creative teaching methods. He is the founding and Senior Pastor of Fellowship Church. The church has its main campus

“If the circus is coming to town and you paint a sign saying “Circus Coming to the Fairground Saturday,” that’s advertising. If you put the sign on the back of an elephant and walk it into town, that’s promotion. If the elephant walks through the mayor’s flower bed, that’s publicity. And if you get the

Stephen Baldwin will be speaking at our Generation Conference this July. Here is more information about him. Stephen Baldwin (born May 12, 1966 in Massapequa, New York) is an American actor, best known for his role in the 1995 ensemble cult film, The Usual Suspects. He is the youngest of the acting Baldwin brothers, with

We are redoing our kids wing and will be renaming all of our children’s environments . There will be no acronyms. When coming up with a new name for our children’s environment I considered the following things. Stickiness – Will people remember it to be able to tell their next door neighbor. Function – Is

I am not sure who likes acronyms better churches or the government. In the government there is the FBI, CIA, DHS, FEMA, NSA the list goes on. As far as the church goes, when I first became the Children’s pastor of our church the name of the elementary ministry was R.O.C.K. Church, I honestly still