by Andrew | Jan 28, 2024 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Of all the kids in your church right now, what percentage would you say have been directly affected by divorce?… 20%… 40%… 60%…? Currently in America, over 63% of children are being raised in something other than a two-parent home. (And while divorce...
by Andrew | Jan 14, 2024 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
“Once upon a time kids were just kids, but in our high-tech era there’s no room for innocence.” Once upon a time, there were children. They were carefree little tykes who played with dolls and toy trucks, went to school to learn their lessons and did...
by Andrew | Dec 3, 2023 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Mark it down, it’s going to happen. Your child is going to come home from school, from church, or some other function, and have had their feelings hurt by a classmate, a teacher, or a friend. Someone said something, or did something that they shouldn’t have, and now...
by Andrew | Jul 16, 2023 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
I tend to overcomplicate things. And usually it’s not because things are really all that complicated. I just make them seem that way through overthinking. Whether it’s a dreaded phone call, a visit, a task, or an uncomfortable conversation, I can easily...
by Andrew | Jun 4, 2023 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
My youngest son and I just spent a week together conducting our final VBS of the summer. We had a blast, and while we were away, I asked him a list of questions to get to know him better, as well as to see how well I really know him. While I thought I’d ace...
by Andrew | Nov 20, 2022 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Have you ever encountered this scenario in your home?… Your kids go into the kitchen for a snack. They open up the cupboards, move around all the boxes, bags, and cans of food trying to find something to eat, and then make this amazing declaration, “There ain’t...
by Andrew | May 15, 2022 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 “Dad, look at me! Look at what I can do!” “Just a minute, son, hold on a second.” 10 seconds later… “Dad, look at me. Look what I can...
by Andrew | May 2, 2022 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Unleashing your child’s creativity is possible, because not only is creativity all around them, it is within them. Put there by God Himself! Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him. Look at the world around you. I...
by Andrew | Dec 20, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Now the birth of Jesus was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 1:18 Imagine with me for a moment, Jesus, the only Son of God, was: The child of an...
by Andrew | Nov 28, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
What if I told you that you could instantly improve your family life with a simple tool that you could pick up from the dollar store… for less than a buck? Would you like to see a positive change in your home over the course of the next year… for less than...
by Andrew | Oct 18, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Ministry & Leadership
Churches are some of the largest volunteer organizations in the world. Without volunteers, ministry doesn’t get done. Yet, every church and ministry often struggles with having both the number of volunteers they need as well as the level of commitment from the...
by Andrew | Aug 18, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
When things happen like the events of this past week’s Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, even kids hear and take notice. Uncertainty, even across oceans, can have an effect on kids who want to know what’s going on in their world, and who also want to be...
by Andrew | Aug 15, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
As parents, it’s our job to prepare our kids for life. And a big part of that job often includes partnering with your school of choice to help educate your children academically. But as we full well know, there’s a lot more than just academics on the line....
by Andrew | Aug 8, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Ministry & Leadership
We all know “that kid”… yes, the one that brings negative thoughts to your mind just at the sound of their name. This may be a kid in your neighborhood, in the class you teach, on your bus route, or at the church you attend. Who is “that...
by Andrew | May 30, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Some of these have been around for a long time… Other’s are more new and fresh in our thinking. Mankind has always found ways to “become as gods” as Satan tempted Adam and Eve from the beginning. Man’s attempt to replace God with self has...
