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Permission to Speak Freely by Anne Jackson Review

This is a review for Permission to Speak Freely by Anne Jackson. So I love reading different things. Anne Jackson is an author that I...

The Spirit Lead Teacher

Back in 2008 I wrote an article here in K! entitled “Leading with Help.” In that article I talked about how it...

Series Premier – “Real Ministry”

Hopefully you’ve heard by now that there are a LOT of changes coming to OrangeLeaders.com beginning in October. We’ll be telling you about them...

Top 100 #Kidmin Blogs

I walked out of my first PreCon Lab at D6 Conference and checked Twitter.  My #kidmin column was filled with tweets about Tony Kummer’s...

Z is for Zeta

I have given myself a challenge for the next 26 days – post the complete A-Z of Ministry to Children. (I almost pulled this...

“Making Ideas Happen” – Part 3

We’re in third week of this great book reading experiment with “Making Ideas Happen.” If you’re just joining the conversation, you can catch...

The Gap Between Kidmin and Jr. High Part 1

Now I’ve been working on this stuff for awhile. I really hope this helps someone out there. I want to take a few...

8 Ways to Empower Your Child to Have the Best School Year Ever! -Part 7

7. Go to Church, small Group and model servingDon't just send your children to church take them there. I love Luke 4:16 it...

Y is for Yahweh

I have given myself a challenge for the next 26 days – post the complete A-Z of Ministry to Children. Y… young, yearn, yesterday… Y is...

X is for Xenagogue

I have given myself a challenge for the next 26 days – post the complete A-Z of Ministry to Children. X… xylophone, xenophobia, xerography… X is...

8 Ways to Empower Your Child to Have the Best School Year Ever! -Part 6

6. Instill in your child to honor their parents and all who are in authorityExodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, so...

W is for Welcome

I have given myself a challenge for the next 26 days – post the complete A-Z of Ministry to Children. W… water, witness, woah, wapenshaw… W...

V is for Visual

I have given myself a challenge for the next 26 days – post the complete A-Z of Ministry to Children. V… Vision, vexed, virtuous, vectitation… V...

8 Ways to Empower Your Child to Have the Best School Year Ever! -Part 5

5. Make choices based on God’s wordPsalm 119:9-16 is an important scripture to know and live!9 How can a young man keep his way...

“Making Ideas Happen” – Part 2

Last week our team began studying “Making Ideas Happen” and we shared our thoughts about the first 50 pages here. This week we...

I Would Never…

I’m not one to use that phrase.  Maybe there was a time in my life when I would but not in the past...

“Making Ideas Happen” – Part 1

Our team started reading through “Making Ideas Happen” recently, and we thought it would be a fun experiment to open up the ...

Recruiting That Works

Searching for volunteers? Volunteer recruiting is a hot topic in the kidmin world.  Why? Because it’s how we do business.  We wouldn’t have a ministry if...

The Pyramid Approach

This is the finale- Part 3- in a series on the different ways to recruit. Sign up for his RSS feed at ...

It Takes a Village – Brian Haynes

Reading through the latest issue of Children’s Ministry Magazine, it didn’t take me long to find a brief article from Brian Haynes.  Brian is...

‘Lyrics Matter’—Evangelist Shane Pruitt Sounds the Alarm on Taylor Swift’s New...

Pop star Taylor Swift has come under fire following the release of a surprise 31-song double album, titled "The Tortured Poets Department," last Friday (April 19). Some have criticized Swift, who has described herself as a Christian, for her “self-worshipping” lyrics that include biblical imagery. 

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex...

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.

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