Where’s the Beef?
In the 1980s, the Wendy's hamburger chain used a commercial shown across North America and Canada featuring an elderly actress named Clara Peller who receives a competitor's burger with a massive bun (the competitor's slogan was "Home of the Big Bun"). The small patty prompts the gruff Peller to angrily exclaim, "Where's the beef?"In evaluating children's ministry, we must ask Clara's question, "Where's the beef?" Have we become the "Home of the Big Bun"? Have we forgotten what it is like to have a "real" hamburger? What I am seeing is that we have all of the "fixin's" associated with the...
True Revival
Any student of revival has studied the great Azusa Street Revival that was led by William J. ("Daddy") Seymour, a black one-eyed preacher. Seymour "had the funniest vocabulary," records John G. Lake, "but there were doctors, lawyers, and professors listening to the marvelous things coming from his lips. It was not what he said in words; it was what he said from his spirit to my heart that showed me he more of God in his life than any man I had ever met up with up to that time. It was God in him who was attracting people." (John G. Lake, Adventures in God, pp. 18-19).Thank God for our...
It’s Not Too Late to Register
Are you longing for a children's service that allows the Holy Spirit to move mightily among your children? Are you ready to see your children fulfill Joel's prophesy (Joel 2:28) and begin to flow with the Holy Spirit?Let me encourage you to join people from all over the United States and other countries coming together for the 2008 Ignite the Supernatural Conference on January 31 - February 2, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. While many children's ministry conferences teach a wide selection of workshops covering puppetry, object lessons, discipline techniques, etc., this conference focuses every...
Eliminating the Roadblocks of Revival
Let me set the scene of how many children's workers abandon their pursuit of revival. You've heard the word of the Lord and are convinced that God wants to pour out His Spirit upon your children's ministry. You've prayed and even fasted for this move of the Spirit. Time goes by and you are seeing little change. To make matters worse, some of the parents or even your staff are misinterpreting your pursuit. After a while, a new attitude sets in. Why fight the indifference. You begin to take the easy road of just picking a curriculum and providing a spiritual nugget each week and then send the...
Revival is Waiting for the Sound of Your Voice!
Let me share with you one of the greatest principles for initiating and perpetuating a Holy Ghost revival. The Holy Ghost is waiting for the sound of your voice!In one of our services, the Spirit of God was really moving during the praise and worship. I looked at my wife and said these words, “Vickie, I see the day where our praise and worship will go on for the entire service. We’ll have trouble stopping the boys and girls.” That sounded good … even spiritual. A few minutes later, I walked out of the service to put away a prop. While doing so, the Spirit of God corrected me. He told me to...
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