by Andrew | Dec 8, 2018 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Christmas… if you stop to think about it, the word itself brings back a host of memories from your childhood. From the sights to the sounds to the smells of Christmas, it doesn’t take long for our mind to drift off to another time and another place. As parents, we...
by Andrew | Dec 2, 2018 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Come this time of the year, there’s always a lot of talk about the “true spirit of Christmas” that everyone needs to have. But before we can actually have it, I think that this statement begs that we truly answer the question, “What is the true spirit of...
by Andrew | Jun 25, 2018 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children. We know it’s true, but it’s good to be reminded… What you and I do today will affect future generations tomorrow. Your decisions will affect your children’s lives just as...
by Andrew | May 7, 2018 | Children's Ministry, Ministry & Leadership
For the past 17 years, I’ve been blessed to serve under multiple high-capacity leaders – leaders who are driven, who aren’t afraid to break the status quo, and who are passionate about making a maximum impact for the cause of Christ. I absolutely love serving...
by Andrew | Apr 2, 2018 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Parenting is an 18-year journey with a lifetime of returns. And while every year of those 18 is crucially important, if I was only to be given 3 years to parent my kids, here’s the 3 that I would choose… THE AGES BETWEEN 2-5 YEARS OLD Raising kids is similar to...
by Andrew | Jan 8, 2018 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
Psalm 119:73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me. Last week, our family went to see the new movie, The Greatest Showman. We had heard some positive things about it and thought that we would give it a try for ourselves. And I’d have to say, in my opinion, it did...
by Andrew | Dec 11, 2017 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Three things that God has given to every Christian are His Son (to die for us), His Spirit (to live within us), and His Word (to teach and direct us). All three are vitally important to our walk with God, and every believer, including children, should have a love and...
by Andrew | Nov 27, 2017 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Psalm 107:17 Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. You don’t have to look far to see people all around who are afflicted by their own self-inflicted choices. Choices that have defeated them, enslaved them, and...
by Andrew | Oct 16, 2017 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Our family recently watched the new movie, The Stray, and it was quite a tear-jerker. (Spoiler alert…) While it was a very clean and enjoyable movie, it could potentially raise some serious questions from your kids about what happens when a family pet dies....
by Andrew | Oct 2, 2017 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Last week, my wife and I attended The KidMin Nation Mega-Con (children’s ministry conference) in Nashville, led by our friends Ryan & Beth Frank. This was a conference that promised to be the most audacious, out of the box KidMin conference ever… and in my...
by Andrew | Aug 21, 2017 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Having been raised in church since I was born, I had heard about Jesus and the gospel since day one. It’s all I’d ever known. I can vaguely remember kneeling at my mom’s bedside at the age of 4, praying a prayer, and making a ‘profession of faith’. However, my...
by Andrew | Jul 10, 2017 | Children's Ministry, Ministry & Leadership
Church staff members have the potential to be a vitally important part of any church, adding value and quality to the ministry. However, they also carry with them the potential to become a weight or burden to a church. Especially if they are not producing and growing...
by Andrew | Jun 15, 2017 | Children's Ministry
They’ve taken the kid world by storm in just a matter of a few months… fidget spinners. You can hardly go anywhere without seeing them in kids’ hands. When it comes to adults there’s very little middle ground – you either like them or...
by Andrew | May 15, 2017 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
A few months ago, I asked a very pointed question on my personal Facebook page, and asked for people to finish this sentence… “THE MOST IMPORTANT THING A DAD CAN DO IS?…” The responses I received were GOLD, and so I wanted to share them with...
by Andrew | Mar 15, 2017 | Children's Ministry
Don’t judge me before you know me. I’m not the same as you. I’ve had a strange upbringing, One which you never knew. My life’s had little structure, My home is not real safe. I go to sleep each evening, With a frown upon my face. Cause Mommy’s still not...
