by Kurt Bruner | Aug 28, 2012 | Family Ministry, Parenting
Every religion has a sacred book. Only Christianity has the incarnation, which literally means “en-flesh-ment.” God became a flesh-and-blood human being to reveal Himself to us in a way written words could not accomplish. The gospel of John tells us that “the Word...
by Shannon Dingle | Aug 23, 2012 | Children's Ministry, Family Ministry
What if you found out that a specific group of families in your community were unreached with the gospel? What if I told you that families from this group regularly share stories with me about rejection from churches? You’d want to know the group, wouldn’t you? I...
by Timothy Paul Jones | Aug 21, 2012 | Family Ministry
I saw something beautiful the other day while walking down Breckenridge Lane. In a front yard not far from my home, a young mother was removing a layer of sodden leaves from a flower bed in preparation for planting—an ordinary activity in the middle of an ordinary...
by Michelle Orr | Aug 13, 2012 | Parenting
I admit I really need to have a plan. It is truly about survival for this single mom of two. So when I got the opportunity to read Brian Haynes’ book, The Legacy Path, I knew I would find a good parenting plan. Brian is the creator of “The Legacy Milestones” and has...
by Brian Haynes | Jun 20, 2012 | Children's Ministry, Family Ministry, Parenting
For many people, death is a scary subject. When a child experiences the death of a family member or friend for the first time, it is important to carefully walk them through the experience. Most of the time parents don’t do this very well leaving children with some...
by Timothy Paul Jones | Jun 11, 2012 | Family Ministry
The animated feature The Incredibles is a favorite movie in our household—and one of our favorite scenes is the family meal early in the film. Dinner at the Parr household has deteriorated into pandemonium. The infant squeals in delight at the chaos as two siblings...
by Ron Hunter | Jun 9, 2012 | Leadership
How do you lead? Do you need a large set of rules, policies, and constant supervision? It is true people respect what you inspect. Many people over manage others to a point the process outweighs the purpose. How comfortable is your leadership style to give others some...
by Ron Hunter | Jun 8, 2012 | Leadership
Seems like a lifetime ago now, but there was time when I jumped from perfectly good airplanes. The Army trained me and paid extra money for me to be on jump status. I was a parachute rigger before I became an infantry officer. A parachute rigger is the soldier who...
by Rob Rienow | Jun 4, 2012 | Family Ministry
Many churches are jumping on the Holy Spirit powered reformation of family ministry. Unfortunately, some are exploring family ministry for the wrong reasons. Here are five reasons NOT to build a family ministry in your church. The majority of children and teens...
by Jacob Riggs | May 31, 2012 | Parenting
I was blessed to grow up as a pastor’s kid. That’s right, I was blessed to have the parents I have. Some seem to resent the fact they grew up as a PK, but I do not. Not that I’m better than other PKs; just that although there were times I wish we...
