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Ten years go there was a movement among Children’s ministers to educate children and parents about the horrors of a cartoon-card game-toy combo called Pokémon. Many a children’s service was sprinkled references to these “pocket monsters” and how the game would act as a gateway to other games such as Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons. The way some of my peers went on and on about it you’d think Pokémon was more of a threat to their children’s salvation than Satan himself. Read the full article

Gaining Respect For Your Ministry, Part 3

January 27, 2012 - 0 comments

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In part one of of this series we discussed how Children’s Pastors and their ministries can be easily disrespected and how it is our responsibility to earn the respect of our church. Part two suggested several ways we can gain respect for our children’s ministries. This third and final part will focus on a some [...]

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09 – Big Church Sermon

January 13, 2012 - 0 comments

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This episode I’d like to share a sermon I did for big church last year. I hope the message ministers to you.

Gaining Respect For Your Ministry, Part 2

January 7, 2012 - 4 comments

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In my first post in this series I talked about the secret issue of many children’s ministers: disrespect. I suggest you head over and read that post before continuing. It’s important for us to remember that we are a support ministry, we’re not part of the big show, and on our best day will still [...]

Gaining Respect For Your Ministry, Part 1

January 3, 2012 - 4 comments

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There is a secret issue just under the surface in the ministry lives of many children’s ministers. The issue is the feeling of a lack of respect from others about what we do. We work with children and are separated from the main service. It’s easy for us to feel removed, forgotten, taken for granted [...]

3 Simple Goals For Your Children’s Ministry in 2012

December 30, 2011 - 2 comments

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I hate resolutions as a concept. Mostly because I associate the word with something I will almost instantly not accomplish as soon as possible. I prefer setting goals. Where resolutions demand perfection from the moment you make them, goals only demand a first step in the right direction. Goals don’t mind if you struggle to [...]

I’m Building My Own Check-in Station Kiosks

November 18, 2011 - 7 comments

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We’ve been using Parent Pager for about two years now and things are going great. The only exception is the way this system is presented each week. From day one I’ve had the computer, label printer, laser printer and finger scanner sitting on 4 foot plastic tables covered with a cloth. This means my top-of-the-line [...]