When I first started Dad in the Middle (back when it was called Wayne’s Random Thoughts) I wasn’t exactly sure what direction it would take. I knew that I wanted to use it in my Bible study and to capture important things in my life. As time has passed, this blog has taken a definite turn towards issues of Children’s Ministry (which falls into the things that are important to me category). That has sprung a number of series including:
- 5 Things Kids Must Know About Sin
- Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol
- Children’s Ministry Moments
- Come Ye’ Children (A Synopsis)
- Shepherding A Child’s Heart (A Synopsis)
- Top Ten Christian Books for Kids
- Questions Kids Ask
In addition to these series, I have also written a number of other posts related to Children’s Ministry. So, I started this page to keep track of those articles.
- The Scary Prospect of Working with Children [04/10/2009]
- Old Testament…New Ideas (Jelly Telly’s Books of the Bible Series) [05/01/2009]
- Children Desiring God – A Summary of the 2009 National Conference [05/02/2009]
- Teach Your Kids Bad Theology: A How-to Guide – tangle.com [05/09/2009]
- Children’s Ministry Think Tank [05/12/2009]
- Bible Shorts [05/16/2009]
- Update…Children Desiring God 2009 National Conference [05/20/2009]
- 30 Ways to Get Connected with Your Kids [05/22/2009]
- 8 Reasons to Get Involved in Children’s Ministry from Psalm 78 [06/10/2009]
- 22 Ways to Teach Kids HOW to Think And Not Just WHAT to Think [06/19/2009]
- Why We Do What We Do (God’s Guidance in Little Voices) [06/28/2009]
- My 30 Favorite Children’s Ministry Blogs (Presented by The Blog Patrol) [07/02/2009]
- Best Devotional Book for Kids [07/03/2009]
- Do You Know Whether Your Child is Saved? [07/07/2009]
- The Ultimate Goal in Children’s Ministry [07/08/2009]
- What If Cartoons Could Worship? [07/25/2009]
- ABC’s of Children’s Ministry [08/05/2009]
- 15 Things I Learned from Vacation Bible School [08/11/2009]
- The Power of a Story [08/13/2009]
- Psalm 55:22 (Seeds Family Worship) [08/22/2009]
- Dear God…You Rock! Amen! [08/25/2009]
- I’m watching you Dad [08/29/2009]
- You’re Losing Us! [09/03/2009]
- I’m Busy! Do I Have Time To Care for God’s Children? [09/08/2009]
- Talking to Kids About Death [09/15/2009]
- Evidence [09/19/2009]
- Psalm 23 [09/26/2009]
- Best of the Best – Children’s Ministry Internet Resources [09/29/2009]
- Teaching Kids How To Pray (Children’s Ministry Think Tank) [10/05/2009]
- Give up Yer Aul Sins [10/10/2009]
- When God talks Creation Rocks [10/24/2009]
- Praying With Kids [10/31/2009]
- The Age of Accountability (Children’s Ministry Think Tank) [11/06/2009]
- Rockin’ Kids Music [11/07/2009]
- Top Ten Children’s Ministry Blogs [11/10/2009]
- Top Ten Non Children’s Ministry Blogs That Those in Children’s Ministry Should Follow [11/11/2009]
- Next Ten Children’s Ministry Blogs (#11-20) [11/12/2009]
- Children’s Ministry Blogs – Up and Comers and Consistent Contributors [11/13/2009]
- What Do You Want to Be Known For? (Another Jacob Moment) [11/17/2009]
- Our God Is An Awesome God [11/28/2009]
- Santa Claus and Children’s Ministry (Children’s Ministry Think Tank) [12/29/2009]
- Jo-Jo-Jo-Jonah [01/16/2010]
- Don’t Miss Out On This Kidmin Resource [02/18/2010]
- 1 Timothy 4:12 (Seeds Family Worship) [02/20/2010]
- Does God Call People to Children’s Ministry? (Children’s Ministry Think Tank) [02/23/2010]
- Teach Your Kids Bad Theology: Lying Is Easy [02/27/2010]
- Shaped By The Story [03/18/2010]
- A Plethora of P’s for Children’s Ministry [04/27/2010]
- The Importance of Storytelling With Children [04/29/2010]
- For Those Craving Orange [04/30/2010]
- My Favorite Tweets from Orange 2010 [05/01/2010]
- An Orange 2010 Blogging Extravaganza [05/03/2010]
- An Orange 2010 Blogging Extravaganza – UPDATE [05/10/2010]
- Volunteer and Bivocational Children’s Ministry [05/11/2010]
- Join the Campaign to Revive the CMEdge Podcast! [05/12/2010]
- The Play That Doesn’t Work [05/21/2010]
- The M&M Gauntlet [05/23/2010]
- 100 Questions For Talking to Kids [05/24/2010]
- The Gospel for Kids [05/29/2010]
- This Sunday [05/30/2010]
- An Object Lesson on the Impact of Giving [05/31/2010]
- Kidmin1124 – A New Perspective on Children’s Ministry [06/21/2010]
- What are you doing with your drive time? [06/24/2010]
- Jesus Came to Save Sinners (Free Worship Music for Kids) [06/25/2010]
- What Are Kids Praying About? [06/26/2010]
- What is Your View of Kids [07/01/2010]
- A Fun Idea for Kids’ Offering Time [07/14/2010]
- Why Life Isn’t Supposed to Be Fair [07/15/2010]
- Does Quality Time Always Have to Be Spiritual Time? [07/16/2010]
- The Best Part of My Visit to the CM Expo (Part 1) [07/19/2010]
- The Best Part of My Visit to the CM Expo (Part 2) [07/20/2010]
- The Ten Commandment Boogie [07/24/2010]
- Crazy For Jesus [07/27/2010]
- A Collection of Verses for Fathers [07/30/2010]
- The Centrality of Christ in Children’s Ministry [08/19/2010]
- Another Post on Minute to Win It for Children’s Ministry [08/24/2010]
- Nothing New Under the Sun and Children’s Ministry [08/25/2010]
- The Art of Prayer (By My 2 Year Old) [09/02/2010]
- 10 Tips on Biblical Fatherhood [09/03/2010]
- Bible Book Bop [09/04/2010]
- How to Get Kids Excited About the Bible [09/08/2010]
- What are the Top Ten Internet Tools for Children’s Ministry? [09/10/2010]
- The Importance of Momentum in Your Children’s Ministry [09/14/2010]
- Homework, A Devotional Time?? [09/15/2010]
- Homework, A Devotional Time?? – Part 2 [09/16/2010]
- Homework, A Devotional Time??[09/17/2010]
- Dad in the Middle, Kidmin1124 and A Very Good God [09/21/2010]
- Exciting New Resource For Kidmin [09/22/2010]
- Why the Worship Music You Use With Kids is Critical! [09/23/2010]
- My Kids Tell You What They Want Their Leaders to Know [09/28/2010]
- The Most Important Things You Can Ever Say to a Child [10/07/2010]
- What Is Children’s Ministry Supposed to Be? [10/08/2010]
- 10 Things I Love About Being A Dad [10/15/2010]
- The Power of the Cross and Children’s Ministry [10/19/2010]
- Spontaneous Worship [10/26/2010]
- A John 3:16 Craft for Kids [11/09/2010]
- How We Unintentionally Hinder Kids from Sharing the Gospel [11/11/2010]
- Allowing Jesus to Work in Your Children’s Ministry [11/12/2010]
- Surviving and Thriving as a Parent During the Teenage Years [11/15/2010]
- Introducing a Brand New Children’s Ministry Resource [11/17/2010]
- On the Importance of Kids Actually Reading the Bible [11/30/2010]
- A Glimpse Into God’s View of Divorce [12/02/2010]
- Why Yelling Doesn’t Work [12/03/2010]