Category: Children’s Ministry
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What Door-to-Door Sales Taught Me About Children’s Ministry
Read More: What Door-to-Door Sales Taught Me About Children’s MinistryI have a confession to make: I used to be that guy who would knock on your door hawking educational books for your kids. Please don’t judge me. It was a reputable company with quality products and top-notch training. I would check in with local police and town halls and get any necessary permits. In…
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Why I Love Trader Joe’s
Read More: Why I Love Trader Joe’sDisclaimer: Trader Joe’s did NOT pay me to say these things. I usually hate grocery shopping. For me, it is one of the most boring activities on the planet. But not when I’m at Trader Joe’s. Here’s why I love this little neighborhood grocery store (which is actually a national chain that does a great…
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How to Run a Marathon While Juggling
Read More: How to Run a Marathon While JugglingI just completed my first marathon – and I juggled the entire distance. Here are a few tips for those of you considering this feat: 1. Read www.justyouraveragejoggler.com – This guy, Perry Romanowski, is a star joggler – and he keeps a consistent and informative blog on joggling (running and juggling at the same time).…
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“Holy Fools”: Exploring the Journey of Calling for Christian Variety Performers
I am happy to announce that my PhD dissertation has been published to ProQuest, an academic database for published research. I have made the dissertation open source, which means anyone anywhere can access the full content free of charge. Here is the full dissertation: https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/holy-fools-exploring-journey-calling-christian/docview/2622316783/se-2 Please share far and wide. I am very much excited…
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The Easiest Large Group Game Ever
This is probably the easiest large group game ever invented. If you can think of an easier one, please let me know in the comments. Heads or Tails! This game of heads or tails involves EVERYONE in your large group. It is actually better the larger the group gets. There is an elimination factor to…
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Book Release! Incredibly Bad Dad Jokes
I have been writing down my original Dad jokes for several years now, but recently they dramatically increased. While the past five months of my life have been the toughest for me as a Dad (with Annie’s medical crisis), the Dad jokes actually came out in full force during this season. You see, in my…
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A Children’s Ministry Poem
From the mouths of children come questions galore about heaven and angels and Satan and more. They speak what their hearts say without holding back, so the wonder of God is something they never lack. Oh God, who are you? Who inspires the minds of little ones many, so that they may find this Jesus…
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Joyner Family Christmas 2024 Update
Merry Christmas from the Joyners! Here’s a little bit of our life this past year. We hope and pray the Lord’s peace and blessing over you this Advent season. D – Our little guy is now 5 years old! This year he played Tee Ball in the Spring and started soccer this past Fall when…