February edition of ‘this month in #kidmin’ where each month we explore the hot topics swirling around the twitter-sphere in regards to Children’s and Family Ministry. Click here to download podcast Featuring: D6 Conference JimWidemanClub.com Thor Ramsey Yancy’s New CD Lent Resources StuffYouCanUse.org open.lifechurch.tv WorshipHouseKids CharacterHealth.com
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Let me start this post by going in a direction I don’t really want to go and maybe we can follow up in comments or another post: I don’t believe in counting. I’ve taught my children that Mommy & Daddy won’t wait until 3 or 10 for you to do something (well, rarely). We’ve been [...]
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This week I want to continue the conversation about the link between spiritually healthy marriages and spiritually healthy kids. Last week I shared that I am becoming more and more convinced that the foundation of an effective children’s ministry is a strong focus on strengthening and supporting marriages. Without that foundation even the most dynamic [...]
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In the unexpected seasons of life are the times when God wastes not a moment, a loving lesson, nor a time to show His character to us. We often don’t like these times and wish them away, but if we could pause to see that every speed bump, detour and closed road has a kingdom [...]
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I’m coming off a few weeks where my schedule was crammed full of activity, planning, and more activity. In fact, I’ve had a season where life has simply been full. Here’s what I’ve noticed during these times: There’s two sides to this: We can get so busy planning that it can seem like people who legitimately [...]
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This is a guest post by Keith Ferrin. Keith is a pastor, speaker, and author of the books Falling in Love with God’s Word and Like Ice Cream: The Scoop on Helping the Next Generation Fall in Love with God’s Word. You can find Keith on Twitter and on his website www.thatyoumayknow.com. Two Simple Ways to Make Sure [...]
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The longer I work with kids the more convinced I become that the foundation of an effective children’s ministry is a strong focus on strengthening and supporting marriages. Healthy marriages lead to healthy homes and healthy homes provide the secure base kids need for emotional and spiritual health. I don’t have Barna certified statistics, just [...]
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Where does courage come from? How do we become so courageous that we are able to walk through a season of change? If courage is the state of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger or pain without fear then it is chosen state of mind. So what affects our state of [...]
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If you haven’t surmised it by the series on anger that I’ve been writing over the past month, this is a monster that we battle in our home. Sometimes it’s caused by a lack of order but more often it is a perceived violation of rights. As I wrote last week, each time I attempt [...]
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Understanding digital learners is the most critical knowledge gap in children’s and family ministry today. Wow. I think I just summed up what I have sensed for the past 10 years in ministry. That phrase captures the reason why I started blogging four years ago, the purpose of my ongoing research, and the explanation behind [...]
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