Category Archives: Parenting

Power-Packed Kids

by Billy Burns Here is a conclusion that I’ve derived in my 40+ years of ministry – our churches are not producing power-packed boys and girls. Why? The children in our churches are not being given an opportunity to know and have a relationship with the Holy Spirit. Really? Really! I know that you are […]

What You Believe, Is What You Get

You Get What You Believe In 1 Samuel chapter three, we read the story of how God spoke to the child, Samuel. The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions. 2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down […]

Learning To Listen

It is important to teach our children how to listen to their conscience and obey God in the small things. I Timothy 4:1-2, “Now the spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils: Speaking lies in hypocrisy: having the conscience […]

Why do you serve in Kids Ministry?

This is an email I sent to all our parents to recruit some new volunteers. It worked well.  We have been doing small groups for nine months and our kids look forward to it.  Do you know that each lesson of Super Church 2.0 has a Small Group lesson? I find that leading Small Groups is […]

The Most Critical Years for a Child’s Spiritual Growth

The experts say that a child’s most formative years are their youngest — from birth to age five. About 90 percent of a child’s brain develops in that time, according to studies. And 85 percent of a child’s intellect, personality, and social skills are developed by age five. This begs the question, Is this also true […]

How to talk to kids about tragedy

It’s hard to believe.   Another school shooting.  19 Children and 2 Adults were killed at an Elementary School in Texas. My heart is broken for the parents who lost kids today. No parent should ever have to see his or her child/children die. My heart also aches for the kids who are still alive, that […]

The Quest: Biblically Literate Kids

Children in our churches are becoming increasingly unlearned as far as the Bible is concerned. I hear many KidMin Leaders complain about the problem — mainly because there is no starting point. I have taken that as a personal mission to do whatever I can to become part of the solution. Here are a few of my […]

4 Basic things I teach kids about prayer

“Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As He finished, one of His disciples came to Him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray….” Why did the disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to pray? They could see that Jesus was getting answer to His prayers and they were not. I am a […]

If you are a parent, grandparent, teacher or Christian Leader you may have asked yourself this question: Should I talk to kids about the war in Ukraine?  It can be challenging to know whether to talk about these things, and exactly what do you say or how much information do you give. Our children are not the […]

Should we talk to kids about the war in the Ukraine?

If you are a parent, grandparent, teacher or Christian Leader you may have asked yourself this question: Should I talk to kids about the war in Ukraine?  It can be challenging to know whether to talk about these things, and exactly what do you say or how much information do you give. Our children are not the […]