Years ago I required my volunteers to attend monthly training meetings on Sunday nights. This worked well, but eventually less and less people attended the Sunday night training meetings.If I am doing something that is having less success than it used to have, it...
Let’s be honest. It’s easy to get kids saved. Children are easily influenced. If you present the Gospel to children they will pray the prayer with you, however their Bible reading and church attendance is very dependent on their parent’s spiritual disciplines. As...
Kids have influence. Many of our kids are great video game evangelists. When they play a game that they like, they tell a friend. They use their influence to get their friend to purchase the game.This month many of our churches are gearing up with special events...
Fear is a powerful force that we all have to deal with.As a parent, it is especially challenging when we see our children struggling with fear. We want to push an “easy button” and turn off the fear however, we can’t control our child’s thoughts, so we can’t...
A young man shot his mother and then went to Sandy Hook Elementary and shot the children in class. How do we talk to kids about such a senseless tragedy?There’s no doubt about it.Today was a bad day.A young man shot his mother (a kindergarten teacher) and then went...
As an eight-year-old boy I remember singing the line in Silent Night, “round yon virgin, mother and child” and thinking, “What is a virgin?”When I asked adults the question, “What is a virgin?” they just avoided answering it.I feel like we do children a disservice...
If you get the sense that your kids are not thankful for what you give, you may be giving too much. Worse yet, you could be giving them a sense of entitlement.I love my children. I want to give to them, but if I give too much will I teach them to be envious? How do...
Most kids know the Bible stories from children’s church and they have watched all the DVD’s, but many have never cracked open a Bible. One of my goals is that the kids in my class have a regular time for devotions.One day I asked for a show if hands, “How many of...
This year I was looking forward to seeing, “The Avengers” on the big screen, but I was wondering, “What happened to Edward Norton?” I have been a comic book fan ever since I read my first Spiderman comic book in 1968. Each year, I look forward to the first weekend...
I have made lots of mistakes in ministry, but here are ten leadership principals I have always tried to follow.1) Set a quality example. Be what you want people to do.2) Set attainable goals. Do this every year and share your goals with your people.3) Praise your...
“Let every man be quick to hear,” James 1:19.How well are you listening?Leaders are people that have opinions and they want to be heard. You want your kids to listen to you, but how well are you listening to them?If you want to reach the leaders in you class you...
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