I think every church has at minimum a perceived value of kids and families. What churches do is the difference between perceived and actual values. There are a few things that churches do many times without realizing it that in my opinion make kids ministry a perceived value and not an actual value. 1. Have […]

I recently attended a VBS put on by another church in our area. Our church doesn’t do VBS but I like taking my boys if I can. As I was sitting in the back observing the thought came to me “Why don’t churches treat each weekend like it was VBS?” What if we: 1. Advertised

Claudia Maria Ann Luce Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition; but to our daughters there is something which there are no words to express. Joseph Addison

The Power Of Family. At the end of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory it adds a few scenes that were not in the original movie. For me these last few scenes made the movie so much more powerful than the original movie with Gene Wilder. It really drove home the fact that the four kids

We are not sure of our baby’s name but we are sure that we are blessed. We have a beautiful family surrounded by amazing family and friends. Thank You all for your love, friendship and generosity. (more pictures tomorrow) Claudia 9 pounds 21 inches long born July 26th at 8:23am.

Mike Teavee – No Boundaries Kids need boundaries they crave them. Kids do not feel safe or loved in an environment where they can do whatever they want. It sounds very loving to embrace you child’s creative desire to do whatever they want. I believe it is cruel. By allowing you kids to do what

Working on my bathroom dealing with two of the things I like least. Electricity and insolation. # Consulting with a church this weekend. My church. What are you doing? #kidmin # (On pastors) "There are only two kinds of people who make a living doing what we do us and circus performers." John Wesley #kidmin

Veruca Salt – Give your kids whatever they want Why do we give our kids whatever they want? Guilt Wanting our kids to have what we didn’t have growing up Because we can Because it’s easier than saying no Because we love them and want whats best for them We may be trying to buy

When I was in college I was know to pull a prank or two. Going to a conservative Christian college pranks were frowned upon which added to the fun. Anyways we pull some good ones off over the years and I graduated with a BA in Theology and minored in an amazing ability to find

Violet Beauregarde – Wrong Priorities The next trap I think many parents fall into is the wrong priorities trap. We communicate to our kids every day what is important. By what we say but far more by what we do. I will start off by saying I am a very competitive person. I like to