How do you talk to kids about sex? No parent looks forward to this conversation, and many Christian parents have their heads in the sand. They tend to put this conversation until it’s too late, which can be dangerous. If parents aren’t talking to their kids about sex, then they are getting information from other sources. The problem is that many […]
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Summer is in full swing and with that comes all of the usual suspects for those of us in children’s ministry.The most beloved besides VBS is summer camp!As a teenager I loved going to summer camp; however, when I moved into children’s ministry and I dreaded it. Personally I had never been to a summer camp […]
Kidmin volunteers love impacting the lives of children in a positive way. They enjoy sharing Jesus’ message with kids and seeing God move in the lives of the next generation. But sometimes, we unknowingly and unintentionally get in their way. We do things that frustrate them and neglect to do things they expect of us. […]
You and I become like the people we hang with. The same thing is true concerning our children. Our kids become like whom they hang with. If they hang with kids who love the Lord they will love the Lord. The reverse is also true. I have had parents say this to me, “I decide […]
“A man that has friends must show himself friendly.” – Proverbs 18:24 As leaders it is our responsibility to create a life-giving atmosphere at church where it is easy for kids to make friends. This is critical. If kids to not make friends during the grade school years they will not make the jump to youth […]
Many children’s pastors have experienced the feeling of being on an island at their church. You’ve probably heard the song “One Is The Loneliest Number” by Three Dog Night. In movies, it is usually played as the main character walks in the rain and gets drenched with water from a car flying down the road. […]
It seems like thousands of books have been written about success, but very few books have been written about failure. The truth is that failure is the pathway to success. At some point everyone is going to have a train wreck in the life, so we need to prepare our kids on what to do […]
In life there are moments we ask ourselves, “what do I do”? Some situations do not have a step by step process. I find these situations have multiple options and they all at the time appear reasonable. Recently I had to make one of these tough “what do I do” decisions in my children’s ministry.
If I could do my parenting all over again, I would spend less time on teaching my kids to obey me and spend more time teaching them to make wise choices. Please don’t misunderstand me. It is good for children to obey their parents, but it is better for children to hear directly from God and obey Him. If […]
One of my favorite sporting events to go to is Major League Baseball games, and we are blessed to have the Minnesota Twins in our backyard(about 15 minutes from our apartment). You might be asking yourself, why is Lance talking about going to baseball games? I am talking about baseball games because in its own […]