Importance of Family. As a children’s pastor you see the good the bad and the ugly of family. I have come to realize that great churches, youth churches and children’s ministries are just as much a reflection of great parenting as they are great pastoring. This week I want to take a parabolic look at being […]
Guerrilla Parenting – The Power of Family: Intro Read More »
About a year ago I picked up a book called “Shift” it was Brian Haynes’ book written to church leaders explaining this idea of creating milestones. The basic idea was as church leaders you would use the big moments in the life of each family “Salvation”, “Baptism”, “Baby Dedication” etc. to partner with the parents
Legacy Path: An Interview with Brian Haynes. Read More »
In my previous post I was talking about the lack of desire from young people to be a children’s pastor. Of all the teens, young adults and especially those in Bible college I have asked what they want to do in the ministry almost all say youth pastor. I don’t say this in a bitter
Retro Post: What does it take to be a children's pastor? Read More »
I have been thinking about a few things the last week or so. I have been talking to some good friends of mine as wells as pastors I know in the region they are all looking for children’s pastors. It got me thinking, why is there such a lack of quality children’s leaders? I realize
Retro Post: So you want to become a Children's Pastor. Read More »
I am blessed with a wonderful wife and three amazing kids we had a great day together for fathers day. It was special and typical all at the same time. It was special in that my wife and kids went out of their way do things for me that I like and enjoy. It was
What will you kids remember when your gone? Read More »
Here are my reasons to homeschool your kids. 1. No one can love your kids like you – There are few things on earth that exemplify the love God has for us like the love a parent has for a child. All other loves, grow, have a starting point and to some degree are earned.
4 Reasons to Homeschool your kids. Read More »
In Uptown our Be Attitudes are: 1. BE SAFE 2. BE COURTEOUS 3. BE ENGAGING 4. BE CONSISTENT Our next be attitude is be engaging. This is one of the big ones for me. Most children’s ministries have the safe thing in mind and are courteous. Being engaging puts you in a totally different ballpark.
Be Attitudes Revisited: BE ENGAGING Read More »
When we redid our children’s facility a few years back I took that opportunity to change lots of things. One of the things I to make sure we did was make our values clear and transportable. I want to always make sure that why we do what we do stays at the front of our
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Influence in my mind is measured not by how great people think you are but how you can leverage those feelings of goodwill to help others. I know that I am not the most influential blogger in children’s ministry and being included in the original field of 60 and still be here with the remaining four is humbling to say the
Don't vote for me. Vote for Jared. Read More »
If you haven’t heard of What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry, where have you been? WMNCM exists to spark conversations among leaders in children’s ministry around the question, “What matters now in children’s ministry?” Over the past year and a half, we have gathered responses from over 40 leaders with a vested interest in children’s
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