by Billy Burns | Jun 29, 2009 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
I learned a long time ago that the adage “He who fails to plan, plans to fail” is so true. With children’s ministry, preparation and planning are extremely important. Consistently just “going with the flow” is a sure-fire indicator that...
by Billy Burns | May 4, 2009 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
If you’ve ever been around me, you know that eating is one of my favorite sports! I’ve thought about creating a t-shirt that reads “I’ve conquered anorexia and bashfulness”. I love sitting down to a good meal. Early in life, Mom taught me...
by Billy Burns | Apr 27, 2009 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
Being in my 50s, I’ve watched the space program from its infancy. I’m amazed at the evolution of the program … the unmanned launches, the first men to travel into space, the first space walk, landing on the moon, etc. I’ve also witnessed the...
by Billy Burns | Mar 16, 2009 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
Charlie Gibson and the rest of his national television news coharts are nightly telling of the downward spiral of our nation’s economy. Each week in our church staff meetings, the evidence is seen in the ever increasing number of prayer request forms asking for...
by Billy Burns | Mar 2, 2009 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Revival, Vision
What a weekend. I stood in awe as I watched our children going after God in our three services. Many of the children had hands stretched towards heaven. Others intense desire for God was written across their faces as they worshipped Him. It hasn’t always been...
by Billy Burns | Apr 28, 2008 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
As children, we all blurted out “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” I trust that as adults we have all learned that nothing could be further from the truth. Words are powerful. Jesus emphasized this when He said,...
