THIS WEEK MY NATION, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS INDEPENDENCE DAY. Expect us to make a big deal out of it because we love our country. It’s on Tuesday July 4th, and we will be 241 years old.   But in traveling the world, I know everyone loves their own country […]

There are so many attractive curriculum options in the market today, how is a children’s minister supposed to know which one to pick? After all, curriculum choices set the tone and direction of your children’s ministry for months, and sometimes years. They are big investments, and you are on a tight budget. Your entire children’s […]

Recently I was amused reading a post by a fellow children’s minister who wrote early on Resurrection Day. He related a dream that was clearly an anxiety dream. Any children’s pastor could have smiled and nodded with understanding. He wrote: “Last night I dreamt that while I was giving instructions at the end of our […]