by Billy Burns | Jan 25, 2021 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, God's Supernatural Power, The Holy Spirit
THE BACKGROUND: I know. Once again, I’ve mentioned a name that is probably unknown to most of this blog’s readership. Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844-1924) was an evangelist mightily used by God in the area of divine healing. Read the following two stories...
by Billy Burns | Jan 18, 2021 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, God's Supernatural Power, New Testament Christianity, Testimonies, Walk of the Spirit
THE BACKGROUND: I am thrilled to share a story that I added to my files back in the early 1980s. After reading the story, you will quickly see why it’s a “regular” in both my children’s ministry conference workshops and ministry sermons. I...
by Billy Burns | Jan 11, 2021 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, Leadership
THE BACKGROUND: Semmelwhat? No, it is Semmelweis. Semmelwho? Ignaz Semmelweis (pronounced IG-nahts ZEM-uhl-vice). I am confident that very few if any of this blog’s readership has heard of Semmelweis (1818-1865). After reading the following story, I believe that...
by Billy Burns | Aug 19, 2019 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
If you have followed this blog for any period of time, you have read over and over again that there aren’t two Holy Spirits … one who is a full-strength Holy Spirit for the adults and another who is a junior, less powerful, diluted Holy Spirit for the...
by Billy Burns | Aug 12, 2019 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
Having been a children’s pastor in a church for some 25 years, I have so, so many stories that I could share. I was reminded yesterday morning of a wonderful couple who came into my office one Sunday morning to tell me that they were leaving our church. I...
by Billy Burns | Apr 8, 2019 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
I recognize that in the vast readership of this blog, I have people involved in so many different forms of ministry. I try to write with that in mind. But, for the past few days, I have felt an urgency to do something that I rarely do. I want to target just a small...