by Andrew | Mar 21, 2016 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
Last week, we started answering ‘The Big Question’… How in the world do I balance it all? You can read last week’s article by clicking here. Whether you serve as full-time staff, a bi-vocational pastor, or a ministry volunteer, this article will help you...
by Andrew | Mar 14, 2016 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
BALANCE… we all want it. We all need it. Yet it’s a bit harder of a thing to find than it is a word to say. In my annual Reader Survey, I found that over half of the readers on my blog are either paid staff or leaders in some capacity in their church or...
by Andrew | Feb 8, 2016 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
II Timothy 3:15 “And that from a child though hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation…” As of last year, my wife and I no longer have any children in preschool. But over the course of the years in raising our four...
by Andrew | Feb 1, 2016 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
2 Timothy 3:15 “And that from a child though hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation…” Here’s a common question I’ve been asked many times by different parents, “Is my child old enough to get saved?” If you...
by Andrew | Jan 18, 2016 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Let’s face it, the statistics don’t lie. Kids ages 8-18 are spending more than 7 hours a day with their faces glued to a device or gadget of some sort. Whether it be a computer, iPad, smartphone, television, video game system, or anything else. According to a recent...
by Andrew | Jan 11, 2016 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
Let’s be real honest… some of us need some super jumper cables to revive us and jumpstart our lives every morning. (Yes, we call it Coffee! Preferably with french vanilla creamer to be exact.) Our groans when the alarm goes off sound similar to our car engines on a...
by Andrew | Jan 4, 2016 | Children's Ministry
Ever wonder what the kids in your ministry are thinking, but not saying? Here are 10 things they won’t tell you but wish you knew… 1. We can tell when you come unprepared. Just because we’re kids doesn’t mean we don’t notice. 2. We love it when you use our...
by Andrew | Dec 21, 2015 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
A taboo subject among Christian families at Christmastime is often the issue of what to do with Santa Claus. Yes, No, Maybe?… What’s the right answer? Is there one? While there are many God-loving Christians on both sides of the Santa aisle, and I’m friends with many...
by Andrew | Dec 5, 2015 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
Throughout the year, I try to read through a new book every couple of months. Here are the books I read in 2015. These are not in order of importance, simply in the order that I read them throughout the year. (I purposefully didn’t include the Bible in this...
by Andrew | Sep 28, 2015 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
If God wrote a letter to Planned Parenthood, it might look something like this… That ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he… (Isaiah 43:10): Thus saith the Lord that created thee… Before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be...
by Andrew | Aug 3, 2015 | Children's Ministry, Ministry & Leadership
After more than 14 years of ministry, if I had to do it all over again, I’d certainly change some things. I’d change some things about myself as a leader and my leadership approach. And one of the things that I’d do differently is I’d have been equally a...
by Andrew | Jul 27, 2015 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
“Earth is playdough, Eternity’s a stone.” Does it ever suddenly occur to you that life is quickly passing you by, and eternity is even more quickly approaching? Every day, eternity could literally be just one breath away for any of us. And every day of...
by Andrew | Jun 29, 2015 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
In recent years, our family has become more health conscious. We pay a little more attention to the nutrition labels and facts on products before we buy and consume them. And with good reason, because our physical health is important to us. Some of the key things...
by Andrew | Jun 8, 2015 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Psalm 139:5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. Have you ever been in a situation of waiting where it was hard to trust in God for the end result? Rhetorical question, right? We’ve all been there. I’ve personally been in one of those...
by Andrew | Jun 1, 2015 | Children's Ministry
Is VBS still an effective summer outreach? That’s a question that’s gotten some attention in the kidmin world over the last few years as many churches have changed or adapted their summer programing from what is commonly known as “Vacation Bible...
