// I’ve seen this video pop up on the Burnside Writers’ Blog and on the iMonk blog. Now, I want to be careful here. I don’t want to bash the people in this video. I’m sure most of them were honestly trying to worship God. In the churches I grew up in, I remember going … Continue reading
// Saw this over at Burnside Writer’s Blog and thought I’d share it with you. I am sooooo glad I’m a children’s pastor!
(picture uploaded to Flickr by quinn.anya) If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you know that I am pretty frustrated with having to send my computer BACK in for repairs. I had sent in my computer to have DVD drive replaced as well as my trackpad button. I also had been having problems which … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by Joe Thorn) I’ve been wondering, lately, whether we in church world (especially in children’s ministry) are overemphasizing a culture that is centered around leadership. There are countless books, articles, blogs (mine included), and conferences/workshops that focus on leadership issues. How can I be a better leader? How do I … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by eye2eye) A month ago, ChurchRelevance.com had a post that quoted this article about a book recently put out by Ken Ham from Answers in Genesis. Then a few weeks later Anthony Prince tweeted this in relation to the ChurchRelevance.com post: Then, most recently Scot McKnight posted his brief observations … Continue reading
“…God is a party happening… I’m invited to the party… church was designed by God to be the dance studio…” For 155+ pages, Larry Crabb unpacks the idea that church should help usher us into the perichoretic (ooo, big word! thanks for that one Scot McKnight!) dance enjoyed by the Trinity where we gain a … Continue reading
(photo originally uploaded to Flickr by twenty questions) Larry Shallenberger wrote a great post over on the Burnside Writers’ Blog about how we tend to shield children from being “influenced” by the world. I encourage you to hop on over there and read it. It’s been interesting to see this train of thought develop from … Continue reading
(photo originally uploaded to Flickr by …Rachel J…) Here is an article in the London Times by N. T. Wright, an Anglican Bishop, on the support of US Episcopalians for homosexual clergy. It is worth a read. I think Wright did a great job of stating both Biblical and non-Biblical reasons for not ordaining homosexual … Continue reading
(photo originally uploaded to Flickr by spike5515) In this article from MediaPost Publications, marketing research is finding that families are collaborating more on what they buy. Whereas, the dynamic in the past was for kids to want one thing and parents another forcing marketers to set up two messages (one for kids and one for … Continue reading
(photo originally uploaded to Flickr by Adam Foster|) I have this little quip I say when I get frustrated. Maybe you say it, too. “I’m just the Children’s Pastor.” You can insert whatever your main job description or task into that phrase. I read this post, and it got me thinking… The truth is I’m … Continue reading
