This time next week I am going to be at our 14th kids camp. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that it’s been that many. I thought what might be helpful and cathartic would be to discuss what has worked and not worked for us over the years. Hopefully it may help some of […]
Summer Camp: What works and doesn't work Read More »
Sometimes I think we tend to romanticize the past. I remember thinking that cartoons were so much better when I was a kid and so I would let my boys watch bugs bunny unsupervised because I watched it when I was a kid. Then one day I walked by and heard one of the characters
YouTube Friday: Rembering the Good Ole' days Read More »
I listen to A LOT of kids music. I have some I like more than others. One of the things I remember about kids music when I was a kid was that quite a bit of it was scripture based. There is so much good christian worship/music out there for kids but I started thinking
SEEDS We just did a whole month teaching our kids about the importance of the bible. I am not sure how I heard about it but right before we started doing our lessons on the bible I found the seeds site by the people over at Church on the move. They do the best books
Free stuff every kids pastor need to know about. Read More »
I remember all the way back to the 20th century, I got my allowance in cold hard cash…..for one week. I never really got an allowance but learned a lot about elbow grease. Both my parents were and are hard workers so I have yet to decided how and if and when my young children
PayJr. = 21st Centry Allowance Read More »
A friend of mine told me about this iPhone app that every kids church that has self check-in or uses Bible Bucks 2.0 needs to know about. What is CardStar? CardStar eliminates wallet overload by consolidating your membership and rewards cards on your smartphone — letting you access scannable cards, deals and retailer information within
CardStar: Self checkin with your smart phone. Read More »
We started doing minute to win it games as a way to transition to different parts of our service and build excitement at the same time. We do three rounds of boys vs. girls whichever team wins gets 100 bonus point to our Uptown Store. The kids love it! It adds a great level of
How We Tweek Minute to Win It Games for kidmin. Read More »
Maybe it’s just me but I thought every good kids pastor knew the drug equivalent of candy for kids. If you have ever worked an Easter Sunday or a post Halloween weekend service you know what I am talking about. If you have been to kids camp you have walked in on kids “snorting pixie
Stuff Kids Pastor's Like #105: Candy and Drugs. Read More »
Bible Bucks 2.0 is honored to have won the 2010 Children’s Ministry Expo JawDrop innovation award. In case you are not familiar with what Bible Bucks 2.0 is I thought I would do a brief blog post explaining it. why use Bible Bucks 2.0? I have been a kids pastor for a few years now
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As a kids pastor I am always very cautious when it comes to resources developed outside of a local church context. I believe strongly in the value of the local church. When I met the Lads last year I wasn’t sure what to expect. I liked them from the start. Something about the southern hemisphere.
Review: The Lads Kids Curriculum. Read More »
