What If …
Here are a few random questions to ponder. What if ... Instead of posting notices at their building entrances telling of video surveillance, churches would post notices telling that the Holy Ghost that knew the actions of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5) is doing surveillance? Instead of posting "Traditional Service" and "Contemporary Service" on the marquees, churches would post "100%, Unrestrained, You-Never-Know-What's-Happening-Next Holy Ghost Service"? Instead of impatiently racing to pick up their children after the "real" church is over, parents joined in on the children's altar service...
Slime & Shaving Cream – Keys to the Supernatural?
If you've followed this blog post for any length of time, you know that I'm one million percent dedicated to raising up and equipping children's/student ministry leaders to usher in a last day outpouring of God's Spirit. With that in mind, after reading the blog title you might be thinking that I've strayed from my assignment. I guarantee that this blog post is right on target. Whether you want to own up to it or not, summer is almost here. Kids are out of school. To them, the days are already becoming long and boring. No friends and nothing much to do. This combination is the perfect...
Jesus Removed the Wiggle Room!
One of the best parenting tips that I heard my pastor B.B. Hankins share years ago was to never prove to your child your ability to count. By that, he meant, never say to your child, "I'm going to count to three and if you don't do what I've told you to do, you'll be sorry. You'll get a spanking." He then asked, "Why would you need to count? In acquiescing and adding a two and then a three, you've shown that your initial directive didn't matter. Make your first word your final word." In other words, don't allow wiggle room in what you are saying. In Acts 1, Jesus didn't mince words or allow...
The Picture of Pentecost
One of the joys that Vickie and I now have with us living close to my parents is that we occasionally get to spend an afternoon with them putting together a 300 piece jigsaw puzzle. The time races by. It's one of the highlights of our week as we catch up on family news and dish out a lot of silliness (mostly from Vickie because you all know that I'm the serious one in the family!). If you have ever put together a jigsaw puzzle, you know the importance of having the puzzle box close by so that the picture found on the puzzle box cover can serve as a guide. Without the picture, the fun factor...
Your New Official Title … PASTOR
I will never forget the Thursday morning, when after a staff meeting, I asked my pastor and one of the elders to walk over with me to the building where much of our children's ministry was conducted. I wanted them to see first hand some building issues that needed to be addressed. While we were standing in one of the hallways, one class from our academy walked by us on the way to their next class period. Child after child greeted me with a shrill in their voice as they said, "Pastor Billllyyyyyy". (The keyboard keys aren't stuck. It was just their joy and love bleeding into the voice.) Many...
Get Billy’s Updates
Sign up to receive blog updates and news from Billy.
