Category: Children’s Ministry
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Wall Demo Before and After
Read More: Wall Demo Before and AfterWe are officially redoing the kitchen. This is a FULL remodel. We bought the house as a fixer-upper and got a good price because of that. The kitchen was the worst room in the house, and we have put up with it for a year and a half and now we are ready to do…
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Book Review: 9 Things They Didn’t Teach Me in College About Children’s Ministry by Ryan Frank
Read More: Book Review: 9 Things They Didn’t Teach Me in College About Children’s Ministry by Ryan FrankAt the Children’s Pastor’s Conference in Orlando, FL a few weeks ago, I ran into my friend Ryan Frank. Ever since I’ve known Ryan, I’ve admired his passion, commitment, and leadership in the world of children’s ministry. I’ve had the chance to work with him a few times at the church at which he serves…
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The Bible’s Hidden Christmas Story
Read More: The Bible’s Hidden Christmas StoryWhen most people retell the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, one of two accounts are usually used as the source – the Gospel of Luke or the Gospel of Matthew. The four Gospels are basically ancient biographies of Jesus Christ. Matthew and Luke are very direct in their narratives of the birth…
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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…