16:9 Booths in a Field, originally uploaded by Яick Harris. By age nine, a person’s spiritual framework is built, so our biggest opportunity to create culture is during childhood. Having a dynamic children’s or family ministry is not adequate. How do we include children in creating a culture that is transformational, having lasting impact in … Continue reading
I thought I’d put a brief list of blogs that I follow via Bloglines. BTW, if you don’t already use a newsreader for reading your blogs, then you might want to think of doing so. there are plenty of them out there like Bloglines, Google Reader and Newsgator. Children’s Ministry Related Blogs [Kid Inspiration] Children’s … Continue reading
collaborate and listen, originally uploaded by detritus. The days of one-way teaching where a teacher stands at the front of a classroom or on a stage and the children quietly take in information are gone! We need to become more interactive, hands-on and collaborative with our teaching methods. Don Tapscott blogged about this from … Continue reading
(Picture courtesy of Church Times) I ran across this on Dave Roberts’ blog on Children Matter. It is about an organization called Operation Noah, which is staging a demonstration in Cardiff (in the UK) by turning a ship into an ark, of sorts. Children will be dressed as animals entering the ark and holding signs … Continue reading
An eye on the community…, originally uploaded by carf. Recent research has found that spirituality (a sense of one’s life having meaning and having quality relationships) in the life of children 8-12 years old positively affects their happiness. These findings are detailed in an MSNBC article I found via the Children’s Ministry and Culture … Continue reading
While I was driving from Pearson Airport to Niagara Falls for a district retreat, I was listening to a podcast called Net@Nite that is hosted by Leo Laporte and Amber MacArthur. Amber mentioning adding Facebook Connect to her comments on her website, and Leo found out that Facebook Connect was also integrated into Disqus. Now, … Continue reading
Clay, originally uploaded by thefost. I read this post from Mark Batterson’s blog. (For those of you who don’t who Mark is, he is the pastor of National Community Church in Washinton, D.C. and the author of “In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day” and “Wild Goose Chase.”) Mark was talking … Continue reading
I ran into a new blog a couple of days ago from another person in children’s ministry. It’s called Just Pudge. I found the latest blog entry on Christian subculture interesting, especially since I blogged my thoughts regarding that same topic a while back. Check out what Pudge wrote. Here’s my comment to his blog post: … Continue reading
