by Billy Burns | Mar 30, 2015 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
To me, one of the most unappreciated, least-visible ministries in the church is the nursery ministry. Rarely will you hear anything mentioned about this ministry from the pulpit. I have yet to find a waiting list of those anxiously wanting an opportunity to serve in...
by Billy Burns | Mar 23, 2015 | God's Promises, Revival, Walk of the Spirit
Let me recommend a great book to add to your library. Dr. Frank H. Billman’s The Supernatural Thread of Methodism (subtitled “Signs and Wonders Among Methodists Then and Now”) is a wonderful read telling of the roots of Methodism and its founder, John Wesley. Among...
by Billy Burns | Mar 16, 2015 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
This morning, I felt an urgency to do something that I don’t believe that I’ve done in the 7 1/2 years of sending out this weekly blog posting. As you know, this blog goes out 52 weeks a year for the sole purpose of sharing insights on working together...
by Billy Burns | Mar 9, 2015 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
I know that you’ve heard the story of the healing of Jairus’ daughter umpteen million times. You’ve probably told the story many a time of the young lady who was at death’s door yourself in your children’s ministry through a puppet...
by Billy Burns | Mar 2, 2015 | Leadership, Revival
If we continue to minister to children and youth in the way that we are doing, we will continue to have the results that we are having. Study after study shows that we are losing this generation. Something radical has to happen. The answer isn’t found in having...