Last month I wrote my first article for The Spiritual Formation Department’s Children’s Ministry Blog/Email Newsletter. It was entitled: Curriculum?! Where Do I Start? It’s a story about a ministry couple that struggled (like many of us) in the pursuit of good, usable, biblical and contextual curriculum. Check it out.
This summer we have been teaching through the books of Daniel (6 weeks) and Esther (6 weeks). It’s been light and fun (for the summer), yet still deep and meaningful (because we are interacting with God’s Word!). Here are the links: Daniel Teaching Videos: Daniel 1: Daniel and His 3 Friends Daniel 2: Nebuchadnezzer’s Dream […]
My daughter, Sari, loves her magnet dolls. And she just happened to find a new, unique home for them to abide: the fireplace!
How to Play “The Elephant” Game You can run this game with as many participants as you want. Materials you need paper clips, pipe cleaner, a cup, and a table to play on. Take the paper clips and bend them up and flared out a little. Take the pipe cleaner and make a hook with […]
I was reading Children’s Ministry Magazine this past month and I came across about 13 game ideas they had referenced. Normally I gloss over these sections because we already do a lot of fun elements to our children’s ministries and I don’t find them useful. This time, however, I thought they would be a great […]
Jonathan Cliff wrote a blog post a while back entitled: Whippersnappers, Listen Up! Here are two of the “pieces of wisdom” he shares with his “younger” friends: Influence isn’t gained by only listening to those with status. It’s gained by listening to people from all different areas of life. The big-business guy making millions can […]
Update: I haven’t had to do this yet in the lifespan of my blog, but here’s the first one. The owner of this video has removed it for whatever reason, thus killing any links others might have created to share this video across the World Wide Web. One of my core commitments regarding my blog […]
When a storm is coming (anticipation) or the power is out (curiosity), everyone becomes neighborly and communal. They are hanging out outside, checking things out, talking, sharing stories, etc. As soon as the power is restored, however, everyone retreats to the inside of their homes again.
This is a good “recruiting” video for children’s ministry. It does a great job of communicating the importance of intentional spiritual formation in the life of a child from BOTH home and the church. via CM Buzz source YouTube
This video pokes fun at engaging life through Facebook or outside activity. Toyota is cleverly advertising an “active” lifestyle of an empty-nested couple (who are “out” with their friends hiking and biking) versus the “inactive” lifestyle of their daughter (who is “in” on her computer commenting). While this is social satire, it is true. I […]
In our ALWAYS “connected” world, how does one “disconnect” when on vacation? via Jonathan Cliff
The older I get (and I’m not that old, yet!), I feel this tendency in me to play things safe, to not risk anything because what if I fail? via Lifehacker
While we were getting ready to head out the door to go to a small group party, Sari asked me a simple question: “Why do we have a house?” Me: “To stay warm in the winter, cool in the summer, to prevent us from getting wet when it rains and cold/wet when it snows , […]
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My friend, Pastor Heath Davis, wrote a great blog post last year called “Parenthood and the Ticking Clock” and gave me permission to re-post it here: It’s 9:17p.m. I just got home from a meeting and have to get my boys down, return a phone call, look over some mail and hopefully catch a few […]
Matthew Guevara recently posted a video called: “What Do Children Pray?” …is a critical question with incredible potential to impact our understanding of how children relate to God and how children determine their priorities. When the common tool of prayer is given an environment where kids can connect to God and one another, powerful stories […]
As a parent, I would definitely take issue with the words “spying on your children”. Parental monitoring of your children’s online activity is NOT spying! It is called parenting. I wisely monitor all aspects of my children’s lives–online or offline. It’s my job as a parent. There should be a weaning of sorts as trust […]
Now this is cool! Not only do you get to still play it on a mobile device, but then it happens in real life! via iblogo source YouTube
Do you have Facebook? Do your kids have Facebook? Did you know that it is against the law for children under the age of 13 to create an online profile that collects their personal information? In the last couple of weeks I have read a number of articles and such regarding this interesting phenomena (I […]