**Originally in 2010 I completed an epic quest to write an A-Z of Children’s ministry, Now because of the epic fail detailed on an earlier blog post I am reposting an updated 2018 version! B… bread, bridge, bands, beginning, Barnabas, Beyonce… B is for Bible The potential...
Originally in 2010 I completed an epic quest to write an A-Z of Children’s ministry, Now because of the epic fail detailed on an earlier blog post I am reposting an updated 2018 version! This will be neither comprehensive nor incomprehensible… it should fall somewhere...
It’s time. Time for something serious. I don’t do too many posts like this, but I hope this opens up some serious discussion in the comments, because controversy is what gets lots of comments in the blog world and I am unlikely to write...
Really good advice, much needed as my boys get older. From the Gospel Coalition: Harris, Hughes, and Baucham discuss how a pastor’s schedule can be leveraged so being a PK doesn’t need to seem so bad.
So a few years ago I thought it would be great to create a video to inspire our Hillsong Kids Volunteer team. As I was trying to write down in a poetic manner befitting a short inspirational piece to help our own team I remembered something...
—THROWBACK POST – From NOV 2014— It’s great to have fans. Fans are passionate and care about what you are doing. VeggieTales has legions of fans all over the world that have been watching the series for over 20 years. But recently Big Idea, the...
Creative Curriculum Writing (With David Wakerley) from INC Pastoral Resources on Vimeo.
So back last year I filmed an interview with the esteemable Luke Harris all about Curriculum and Kids Ministry. Just watched is back recently. I said some good things, you should check it out! Creative Curriculum Writing (With David Wakerley) P.S. There is actually...
This video took off online just recently, even though it’s a long one. I was really happy to get this up online because if you are a kids pastor, or leader I think it will really help you. It’s from a recent Hillsong conference...
7 things to stop doing now in your ministry Some of these things you might be doing because that’s the way it’s always been done at your Church, or you never stepped back and asked “why do we do this?” Blind spots are very...
For months now I have been meaning to sit down and write down some thoughts for kids songwriting for our team at Hillsong Kids. Well yesterday I took a moment and furiously typed as fast as my 50 words a minute fingers could type. Here...