Make Sure You Teach The Essential Four by Billy Burns
If you ever have the privilege of meeting Children's Pastor Billy Burns, you won't forget him easily. Smiling, jovial, hilarious, and serious about leading kids into revival. I first met BillyBurns at the Empowered21 conference in Tulsa, OK.It was quickly apparent that we had the same vision, the same passion,…
God’s Glory Showed Up
A children's minister can spend days and weeks in preparation for any type of conference for kids. But what makes it all worthwhile is when God shows up in His Glory. Our deepest desires came true last week at our first Kids and family conference of the season. After dozens…
An Honest Look at Youth Ministry
We need to take an honest look at youth ministry. For the past three decades, youth ministry has exploded across America, accompanied by a rise in the number of degrees in youth ministry granted by colleges and seminaries, an abundance of books and other resources, and a network of cottage…
Vladmir Lenin’s Children’s Ministry
Vladimir Lenin, former leader of the Soviet Union, said, "Give me four years to teach the children, and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted." He added, "Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever." Vladmir Lenin Believed in the Importance of…
“I want my kid to be like Tim Tebow!”
"I want my kid to be like Tim Tebow!" some parents say. We live in a society that is consumed with sports, and parents move heaven and earth to get their kids involved in one type or another. If we teach our children to keep their eyes on the ball…
Who’s winning Their Hearts?
Who’s winning the hearts of our children in the world of education? One of the clearest issues in the education debate is the question of worldview development. The Nehemiah Institute continues to demonstrate year after year that Christian children in government schools who actually retain anything close to a biblical…
Kim Clement Prophecy – The Shedding of Innocent Blood
Kim Clement Prophecy Regarding the Shedding of Innocent Blood "What is happening now is that there is innocent blood being shed. And God says clearly and through me now, "Do you really think I will not respond to this that is happening? I'm already performing miracles with young kids that…
Do You Have a Plan for Parenting?
“I had to learn the hard way,” explained one of the effective parents, “that unless I sat down, thought through where we were going as parent and child, how I was going to get there, and then developed some steps or milestones along the way that would show me whether…
A Family Without Prayer
Why is it that Christian families think nothing of a lifestyle that demands hours per week traipsing across town, blood, sweat, and tears from our children, and thousands of dollars each year from our bank accounts, but the idea of a twenty-minute daily commitment to family worship immediately strikes them…
Childrearing as a Communal Affair?
American culture does not support the notion of parenting being a full-time job. In fact, many in our society look down upon those individuals, most often women, who devote the largest share of their “business hours” energy to being stay-at-home parents. Such commitment is generally thought of as a luxury…