by David Womack | Jun 30, 2025 | Family Ministry
Let’s clear the air: you don’t have to have all the answers. You don’t need a seminary degree. You don’t need to lead nightly devotionals that rival a sermon. But if you care about the faith of the next generation, whether you’re a dad, mom, grandparent, mentor,...
by Carissa Potter | Jun 16, 2025 | Children's Ministry, Parenting
No matter where we live, what’s happening in the world can feel heavy. War, natural disasters, school violence—our kids hear about these things, too, even if we try to shield them. Maybe they overhear adult conversations or scroll past distressing images on social...
by Jim Burns | Jun 2, 2025 | Parenting
Something wakes me up. I look at the clock, and it is 2:30 a.m. I then discover what, or rather, disturbed my sleep. It’s my wife, Cathy. She is just lying there next to me with her eyes wide open. “What’s up?” I ask. “You okay?” “Yes, I’m okay,” she says. “I...
by Arlene Pellicane | May 19, 2025 | Christian Living, Marriage
We sometimes think it’s just our kids who have a problem with using their phones too much, but we adults struggle, too. I remember the man who came up to me after a speaking event. He confessed, “It’s not my kids that I have a problem with. It’s my wife.” What...
by Steve Greenwood | May 9, 2025 | Parenting
Let’s start by asking you to tap into your personal memory banks about the meaningful, big moments of your life. Assuming you aren’t in the .001% (a number totally made up) that can remember being born, what are the events that come to mind? In my life, I can easily...
by Erica Renaud | May 5, 2025 | Family Ministry, Leadership, Parenting
Showing Up & Speaking In This April, I had the joy of attending the D6 Conference in Orlando, Florida—not only as a breakout speaker but also as part of the social media team. Rooted in Deuteronomy 6:5–7, this event focuses on equipping families and churches to...
by Erin Warren | Apr 28, 2025 | Christian Living
“The words quiet time are not in the Bible.” I remember the first time I heard that fact. My mind was blown, and at the same time, I experienced immense release. As someone who has never been able to figure out how to have a good, consistent quiet time,...
by Ebonie Davis | Apr 21, 2025 | Parenting, Student Ministry
Malik lived in the neighborhood behind our church building. His believing parents attended a different church, but with a household of eight kids, they appreciated the walking distance proximity of our youth ministry. With an older brother who was an off-and-on...
by Jackie Gust | Apr 7, 2025 | Children's Ministry, Parenting
Training kids to be lifelong followers of Jesus can feel like an uphill battle. As children’s ministry leaders, we know the biblical mandate from Deuteronomy 6:5–9, which calls parents to impress God’s Word on their children in everyday life. Yet, many...
by Linc Taylor | Mar 10, 2025 | Parenting
The Power of Relationships Let’s think beyond the intentional teaching we do with our kids to consider the complexity of influence. Time together, energy to ask questions and listen, and playing together all play a part in the way we convey words of biblical wisdom...