My friends over at Hillsong are giving away a curriculum series they came up with for their Kidsong conference (a part of the wider Hillsong Conference), where they presented the theme of iPromise. A nine part series on the promises found in the word of God for our kids. We have used Hillsong curriculum as a summer curriculum for a […]
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Book of Repentance What is Repentance- How to tell God your sorry Key Point – Repentance means change! Memory Verse – 2 Corinthians 7:10 “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation…” Skit – Kids playing with kickball one kid hit another says he’s sorry doesn’t mean is another kid does the same but apologizes
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I had a short lived idea to do a video podcast that I called TakeTen. It would TakeTen minutes to make and TakeTen minutes to listen to it. My idea was to interview different people in kidmin for ten minutes and release it as a podcast unedited and uncensored. The video aspect didn’t work so
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When I stared in kids ministry as a volunteer the only model out there was what I call the one-man show model. To do kids ministry you had to be able to do puppets, juggle, ride a unicycle and do a “gospel illusion” all at the same time. I learned the value of team from
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Here is an excerpt from an article about being a self-feeder I wrote for K! Magazine. If you don’t subscribe you need to. Being a self-feeder is a must for any growing healthy Christian. It is even more essential for those involved in leading kids. We are often in that position of giving out and pouring into kids and families.
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One of the things that derails many people in ministry is the issue of motivation. If you are going to make it for the long haul you need to have a Kingdom building mindset. You have to realize that I am here to build the Kingdom of God I am not hear to build my
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If you have been in ministry of any capacity for more than one day I am sure that you have been through a season of discouragement. A big reason many people quit kids ministry is due to prolonged periods of discouragement. One of the skills every kids pastor needs is the ability to encourage themselves. If
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For me the hands down number one thing you need to make it for the long haul in children’s ministry is an overwhelming sense of calling. I have talked to many people in ministry who have lasted over the long haul nearly all of them can point to a specific sense of calling, an event
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I want to start a new blog series talking about lessons I have learned and am still learning about how to last in kids ministry. I haven’t been around as long as some have but I have been around long enough to see many people come and go in kids ministry. Ministry in general can
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