by Adam Legg | Jun 5, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Family Ministry, Student Ministry
My wife and I don’t have children, and the most I had ever been involved with family ministry at our church was the three-year period that we spent volunteering in the four-year-old class on Sunday morning, where our largest victory was the fact that we only lost one...
by Lisa Surran | Sep 19, 2013 | Family Ministry, Parenting
At D6 2012, Fred Luter (Pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans) made a statement that has stuck with me ever since. He said, “We can’t isolate kids from the culture, but we can insulate them with God’s Word.” Isn’t that a...
by Richard Ross | Sep 12, 2013 | Family Ministry, Student Ministry
In the beginning there were children and adults. But then, around 1900, cultural shifts in American education, industrialization, and the law led to a new stage of life—youth. At first youth were a high priority to parents and culture. The majority had their most...
by Andrew Hedges | Aug 1, 2013 | Family Ministry, Parenting
It’s to the joy of students and the dismay of many educators. Distance education. I did some of my coursework through distance education, and it was wonderful to “be educated” without disruption of other life activities. It’s helpful for those of us who cannot afford...
by Kara Johnson | Apr 15, 2013 | Family Ministry
When I get hungry, I get desperate and difficult. If anyone steps in between me and my snack, you can be sure it won’t be pretty. If you ask me to share, I might give up a small bite, but internally, my nice gesture is playing tug-of-war with a growling tummy....
