Initiative #3 – Communicate with Families Reggie Joiner | whatisorange.org Notes from General Session #3 @ CPC 2012 Orlando Invitation to: ACT like family is IMPORTANT No one has more potential to influence a child’s relationship with God than a parent. Many churches don’t need a tweak, but rather a systems overhaul Families don’t need a […]
Notes from: Spiritual Parenting: Resourcing Your Parents to Be Spiritual Leaders Breakout Session @ CPC 2012 Orlando by Kit Rae Core Values (@ Rock Harbor): Parents are primary Church is supportive Holy Spirit works when He chooses (on His own time table) Temporal vs. Eternal carpool, laundry, TV Studying the Word, worship, fellowship, prayer, devotion, […]
Notes from: Leading Multiple Ministries Breakout Session @ CPC 2012 Orlando by Jim Wideman @ jimwideman.com Most kidmin folks have multiple ministries to oversee How do you do it all and do it well? Study to show yourself approved – Peter F. Drucker “Effective Executor” – Jim Wideman “Beat the Clock” Find a coach You […]
Notes from: Spiritual Formation for this Generation Breakout Session @ CPC 2012 Orlando by Kit Rae How do we grow into the image of Christ? What does it take? Process? Galatians 4:19 – Christ formed in you Do I really know what it means to have a relationship with Christ? Reflect on a word that […]
Initiative #1 – Impart God’s Truth to This Generation @KyleIdleman | notafan.com Notes from General Session #1 @ CPC 2012 Orlando “what you win them with is what you win them to” Luke 9:23 – “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” Jesus wasn’t […]
I love my children. They are great! We have lots of fun together… we laugh… we cry… we dance. I cannot imagine my life without them. They are truly a treasure. However, someday my children will grow up, and God-willing, be independent, responsible, and Jesus following adults. In order to accomplish that goal, we as […]
There is a seminal article written a while back called: Digital Immigrants and Natives by Marc Prensky, that has vast implications on how we teach, parent and disciple children and teenagers. This post consists of notes from a lecture by Kristin Anderson @ Bethel Seminary back in 2007 (which, for conversations on the current digital […]
Recently I have been reviewing my notes from when I attended Bethel Seminary for a year and some of the children’s ministry classes I took. Here is a reflection I wrote in my notes when asked to think about what it means to “cross the line of faith” for children: Family. Christians are the special […]
My parents both modeled a powerful example of what being like Jesus looks like: When I was a toddler and a preschooler, my Dad was stationed in West Berlin, Germany (he was in the Air Force). My parents used to own a VW van that broke down a lot, but they used it to transport […]
According to Scripture, what is our job description as followers of Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20)? Go and make disciples Baptize them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Teach them to obey everything I have commanded And then Jesus left. The Great Commission [y3_w25] Story Lesson (790.15kb, pdf) Audio File (12.95mb, mp3) Video Link […]
Only a few times in recorded history do dead people come back to life again. A couple of times in the Old Testament and a few times during the ministry of Jesus in the New Testament. Being resurrected was not a new thing… it had been done before. What makes the resurrection of Jesus so […]
When I was at Bethel Seminary a few years ago, in my Introduction to Children and Family Ministries class, the professor talked about 3 powerful ways to form faith in our families. She got this information from the Search Institute: Talking with Mom or Dad about faith: These are informal conversations that happen in the […]
Sometimes you just want the noise to stop! A very creative video depicting our digital-saturated, over-notified world… Video description @ Vimeo: One day I got an email, an sms, a phone call, a Facebook message and two tweets all within about 5 seconds of one another. This video is a re-manifestation of my brain’s interpretation […]
Lori secretly organized a surprise birthday lunch for our Office Manager @ Hayward Wesleyan, Linda, for a significant milestone birthday. I don’t know if she was surprised or not, but when she walked into the room, she turned around and almost walked out!! Happy Birthday, Miss Linda! source YouTube
Fascinating. Facebook is like a HUGE snapshot of human life/interaction and it seems to offer an easily quantifiable look into people’s behaviors, patterns, etc. Here’s a look into how emotions and what people post about and interact with on the social media giant: via Youth Ministry Media
Over on Google+ a friend of mine shared this music video. I instantly liked it and have been playing it in our house this past week and now the girls love it! I’m thinking this song might make a great theme song for our Kids Camp this summer…? HT Josh H. source YouTube
There are some reasons (maybe better put as excuses) that people have to not go to church. Not very good reasons, but they do have them: HT All Pro Dad source YouTube
Our community has been trying to address bullying in a proactive sort of way… at the very least we are trying raise awareness of it and tackle it in the places that awareness shines a light on. Below is an infographic about bullying online: HT Church Mag source Online Counseling Degrees
Cool visual arrangement of the books of the Bible… kind of like a biblical periodic table :)! HT Church Mag source Tim Challies
My, how far technology has come… HT More Than Dodgeball source YouTube