Visioneering by Andy Stanley – book review

Visioneering by Andy Stanley – book review

I recently joined bloggingforbooks.org. It is a great program that allows participants access to free books in exchange for writing a review. For my first book I chose Visioneering by Andy Stanley. Visioneering, by the author’s definition, is the course one follows to...
What I learned from the Orange Conference

What I learned from the Orange Conference

What I learned from Orange conference   It’s that time of year again—time to gear up for the Orange Conference in Atlanta, GA April 27-29 (enter to win your ticket AND airfare here!) With all the buzz going on, it has caused me to reflect back on my opportunity...
Do you water down the Easter story for kids?

Do you water down the Easter story for kids?

When teaching about Easter story, sometimes I think the some of the message gets lost in trying to protect our kids from some of the painful details. Reducing the Easter story to Jesus dying on the cross for us takes away the pain he went through for you and I. I...
Salvation Eggs: an Easter lesson idea

Salvation Eggs: an Easter lesson idea

 Kids Ministry Easter Lesson Ideas Easter is one of those holidays that is spent with family. People will come to church on Easter (and Christmas) that normally don’t come. That is why I try to find some form of lesson that I can teach that can be easily repeated....
Biblical Teamwork

Biblical Teamwork

Your pastoral team. Your volunteer team. Your special project team. No matter what you do, you are probably involved in a team. You may even be the leader of the team. You may be a lone wolf, and don’t support working in teams. Did you know the Bible has quite a...