by Billy Burns | Oct 17, 2024 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth
As most of you know, after I graduated from Bible college back in 1979, Vickie and I traveled for 10 years as children’s evangelists conducting what was then called Kid’s Crusades. For some 45 to 48 weeks a year, we would travel from church to church and...
by Billy Burns | Apr 19, 2024 | Children/Youth, Family, God's Promises
Some time ago, the CBS television network was in the basement regarding its viewership ratings. Week after week, the ABC and NBC networks constantly outperformed their programs. After many strategy meetings, the CBS marketing team came up with this slogan –...
by Billy Burns | Apr 13, 2024 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit
This won’t come as a great revelation to you. SUMMER IS JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY and with it comes the two- to three-month-long school vacation. For the children, it’s a yippee, and for some parents an oh-me. With the boys and girls being out of school,...
by Billy Burns | Jan 13, 2024 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, God's Promises, Leadership, New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit, Vision, Walk of the Spirit
I know that you already know this about me but I will share it anyway. One of the greatest passions of my life is to work together with the Holy Spirit for this generation. I love each and every time that I write or say “TODAY is the day of the Holy...
by Billy Burns | Sep 15, 2023 | Children/Youth, New Testament Christianity
I have a question for you. Why do we place age restrictions where God doesn’t? Sadly, many adults and church leaders are guilty of having a condescending “just kids” mentality and placing unscriptural boundaries for what God can and cannot do in and...
by Billy Burns | Aug 9, 2023 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, God's Supernatural Power, Holy Spirit Filled Believers, Leadership, New Testament Christianity, Praying in Other Tongues, The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
If you know anything at all about serving in the local church as a volunteer or even in a paid ministry position, you know that the days are long gone for individuals to pop into a classroom on a whim and join the ministry. Also, long gone are the days of seeing...