Archive for • Children’s Ministry
• Optical Illusions in CM?
This is one of my favorite optical illusions. There are two ladies here, one young and one old. Can you see them? An optical illusion is defined as something that appears one way when you look at it, but to another it appears different when they look at it —two different views of the same […]
• Truth Alive Magazine
For over a year now, I have been quietly submitting monthly articles for the magazine called Truth Alive published in India. Truth Alive is an English Christian family magazine produced in India. Written by prominent Christian writers from across the world, this 26-paged magazine is designed to develop and strengthen the Christian faith in English, equip individuals to transform their communities […]
• Top Hundred Kidmin Blogs
I Made the Top Hundred Kidmin Websites For the second year in a row I secured a spot on the top 100 Kidmin websites. That’s pretty cool. Tony Kummer has figured out a system for qualifying some really good Kidmin sites. Notice where Kidology ranks, and our Scripture Lady too. Whoa! You might want to […]
• How to Approach A Horse
How to Approach A Horse We took 50 kids to a Horse Ranch for a weekend camping experience. The attraction and novelty was the horses, but there were many other farm animals there. Each kid had an animal to care for, for the entire week. Of course, these city kids, who would hardly lift a […]
• Winners & Losers
Winners & Losers: Program Priority Wars In some church ministries one can find the alarming glimpse into what we might call turf wars. Basically, it is where one area of ministry tries to maintain dominance over others. So these ministries square off with all the trappings of warfare—to do battle for positions of favor. Some […]
• Starting A Puppet Ministry
How to Start a Puppet-Team Ministry So you want to begin a puppet ministry, and you have no real training or experience. So here are my suggestions on how to get started. 1. A team leader’s training and experience. The adage that “you can only lead as far as you have gone” does apply to […]
• Moving Forward, Stepping UP
Moving Forward, Stepping UP Sharon and I took an Alaskan Cruise this year for our vacation. Of course, the Holland America Cruise Ship Zuiderdam was just huge. One of our off repeated experiences every day was to leave our room to navigate our way from deck to deck. There were really two ways to do […]
• Blessing the Back Packs
Blessing of the Back Packs Here is an idea that for your Back-to-School emphasis. I was reminded that our church has been doing this for several years now. Students of all ages and stages are encouraged to wear their backpacks to the services—just for fun—where we’ll offer a prayer of dedication and blessing for both […]
• Camp Relational?
Camp Relational? I had the opportunity to minister in a children’s camp in Alberta, Canada called Living Springs Camp located about 40 miles southeast of Edmonton. My first impressions of the camp were rustic, old and very remote in the countryside located alongside a rather stagnant lake called Red Deer Lake. However, as I ventured […]
• Is It Time to Move?
When is it Time to Move? There are many answers to this question, however, if you have never dealt with this reality, then here are some considerations that might cause you to ponder the question: “When is it time to move?” 1. There may be a conflict with the Church vision. The leadership has declared […]
