Lessons from the Wiggles

If you’re in children’s ministry, you know the Wiggles: the  part education, part Boy Band, all fun group from Australia.  Their meteoric rise to popularity has several lessons for children’s ministry.  Check out the article!

Rip-Mix-Burn-Share

Previously I wrote about five forces or broad trends that we are facing as children’s and family ministry leaders (the rise of the individual, connectivity, Twitter Speed, Rip-Mix-Burn-Share, and Motion Blur).  Today’s blog deals with the fourth force....

Towards an Ethic of Story

I love stories.  In fact, I’ve been recaptured by the idea of story in the past few weeks (you can read a recent blog posting about story here).  But most recently I was captured again by story in the debate over a very popular story, Harry Potter. I know, the debate...

Hannah Montana: The Movie

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Who’s Your Idol Curriculum Review

One of the most popular show for kids in upper elementary today is American Idol.  Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, Idol is a reality show competition that has taking things to a whole new level in terms of discovering hidden and unknown talent. KidzMatter, Inc. has a...