10 Reasons Why There Is No Higher Calling than Ministry to Children

A high percentage of people in our church are involved in some sort of formal children’s ministry. If you’re like me, you may struggle with discouragement, wondering at times whether your ministry is really making a difference at all, so I put together a short list of reasons why there is no higher calling than [...]

Why Summer Adventure Club?

Around this time of year, I get a steady stream of direct-mail advertisements from Christian publishers touting their latest and greatest Vacation Bible School programs. In a few weeks, you won’t be able to drive through your neighborhood without seeing banners promoting the VBS at the church around the corner. Nearly all conservative churches hold [...]

Summer Adventure Club 2010

In case you weren’t able to stay after church last night, we announced the name and dates for this year’s Summer Adventure Club, Restaurant Rumble (July 12-16; 9am-noon). Here is the video we created to break the news:

Book Review: Teach Them Diligently

Lou Priolo. Teach Them Diligently. Woodruff, SC: Timeless, 2000. 130 pages. So, whose responsibility is it to disciple your children? When I ask the question that way, the answer is obvious: YOU. Yet we often operate our households in such a way that the lion’s share of the discipling is left to the church, the [...]

Kingdom Principle/Verse of the Week

In case you missed the Sunday evening service, I wanted to underscore something Pastor Campbell introduced to us that is both exciting and helpful. Over the next eight weeks, we’re going to join together as a church in memorizing a key verse that ties in with a “Kingdom Principle,” a truth about the way God’s [...]

Why Aren’t You Having More Kids?

In case you didn’t figure it out from the title of this post, I am about to wander in to dangerous territory. Even the most socially adept individuals break into a cold sweat when you try to talk about the number of children they plan to have–especially if you encourage them to try for “just [...]

For Parents with Babies

As the parent of a toddler (Breanna, 18 months old), I have been tempted to think that I have all the time in the world to figure out how to engage in the task of parenting in such a way that my children grow up to be Christ-loving, God-fearing adults. That was even more of [...]

Kids Who Seek God’s Kingdom First

America is the land of opportunity. If you want it bad enough, you can get it. We all make sure our children grow up knowing this foundational American value. That only leaves us with one question: what do we want the most? For most people, answering this question is all too easy: “Give me a [...]