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2020-02-26 to 28 Pictures: Charleston, South Carolina

One of the few upsides of having to cancel our Spring Break trip last March at the onset of the pandemic is that we are "stuck" with a rather large voucher from one of those discount airlines. Last autumn, Tricia and I spent a weekend in Savannah, Georgia and had a...

A John 3:16 Craft for Kids

John 3:16 is one of the most well known and reassuring verses in the Bible. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.John 3:16 (NIV) The following is a little craft I threw...

2020-03-01 Pictures: Lyndsey’s College Signing Day

This afternoon Lyndsey made it official, signing her letter of intent to play college basketball for the Hiram College Terriers starting next year. While she made the decision and committed to Hiram before Christmas, she has been looking forward to this day since her...

2020-02-13 Pictures: Lyndsey’s 18th Birthday

I am little behind on posting photos. These are some of my favorites from a couple of weekends ago when we got a chance to celebrate Lyndsey's 18th birthday. It's hard to believe that my little girl is officially an adult. It was nice to have the family all back...

What is DOCTRINE?

Introduction I love working with kids, and I love teaching them hard concepts in ways they can understand. To that end, for years I have been working on a dictionary of theological terms for kids and teens. In sharing those definitions, there seemed no better place to...

If You Want It Done Right

In all likelihood, you know how the phrase ends: If you want it done right, DO IT YOURSELF! This is a bit of a mantra for me, and frankly, something that I struggle with daily both in leadership and in my Christian walk.  In theory, this is easy to accept. ...

What Does God Hate?

This is the little and humble post that started it all. I happened to be reading through my Bible, and this passage impacted me so much that I posted a little blurb about it on Facebook. That was July 28, 2008, and I've been writing and sharing ever since. (Maybe...

What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry

image In May 2010, a free resource was made available to the children’s ministry community at large that promises to spark conversations and better the way that people around the world minister to children.  The name of the book is:

WHAT MATTERS NOW IN CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

The book brings together 33 authors from amongst the leaders in the fields of children’s and family ministry.  Each author was asked to define, in one word, “What Matter’s Now in Children’s Ministry.”  They were then asked to expand on that one word with a short (200 words or less) explanation of their choice.  The book can be downloaded for free.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE E-BOOK

BUY THE HARD COPY VERSION HERE!

For those who read this blog, it will come as no surprise that I have become quite fond of this resource.  In addition to my official review, and an article on the one word I would have chosen (WORLDVIEW), I have begun a series of posts on this blog designed to look at various chapters more in depth and continue the conversations started by this book.  The following are the entries I have posted thus far related to this book.

  1. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – The Teaser Post [05/15/2010]
  2. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry (My Official Review) [05/17/2010]
  3. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Worldview [05/18/2010]
  4. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Parents by Gina McClain [05/20/2010]
  5. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Confidence by Amy Dolan [05/25/2010]
  6. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Infectious by The Lads [05/27/2010]
  7. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Kingdom by Anthony Prince [06/02/2010]
  8. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Sufficiency Dr. Rob Rienow [06/03/2010]
  9. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Ingenuity by Henry Zonio [06/08/2010]
  10. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – The End by Kenny Conley[06/15/2010]
  11. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Us by David Wakerley [06/17/2010]
  12. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Redemption by Sam Luce [07/08/2010]
  13. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Memories by Sarah Killelea [07/22/2010]
  14. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Community by Liz Perraud [07/29/2010]
  15. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Wonder by Randy Isola [08/06/2010]
  16. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Space by Rev. Sean Miller [09/22/2010]
  17. What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry – Effectiveness by Dan Scott [10/13/2010]

I encourage you to download the book, read my posts and join the conversation by posting comments.