by Billy Burns | Sep 28, 2008 | Children's Ministry
Many things have changed in the 29 years that Vickie and I have been in full-time children’s ministry. I just caught myself writing full-time as though there is a part-time alternative. We all know that it is full-time to do all that is required to effectively...
by Billy Burns | Sep 22, 2008 | Children's Ministry, Revival
If you have been in children’s ministry for any length of time, you will agree that this is an on-the-job training ministry. At the beginning, mistakes are plentiful. As you continue through the School of Hard Knocks, you soon earn your bachelor’s degree...
by Billy Burns | Sep 15, 2008 | Children's Ministry
After moving from South Texas to South Florida in 1989, we began to behave like the Israelites after they left Egypt and began to crave the foods that are peculiar to back home. (Forgive me fellow Texans. In no way is Texas like Egypt. It is just a biblical example to...
by Billy Burns | Sep 7, 2008 | Children's Ministry, Revival
One of the traps of longevity in children’s ministry is that we can become so good and self-sufficient that we don’t need His presence and power. In the natural, no challenge is too difficult, no circumstance is insurmountable.It would be wise for us to learn...
by Billy Burns | Sep 2, 2008 | Children's Ministry, Revival
Here are a couple of thoughts about priorities in revival … * Desperation will cause you to let go of the LESSER so that you can grab ahold of the GREATER. Your desperation for a move of God, an outpouring of His precious Holy Spirit will cause you to change...