by Billy Burns | Aug 15, 2025 | Book of Acts, Children's Ministry, God's Promises, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit, Youth Ministry
Have you ever heard of, or better yet, played the “what if” game? Surely, you are affirmatively shaking your head. In this game, a “what if” situation or event is given, and those participating are challenged to present different plausibilities...
by Billy Burns | Aug 8, 2025 | Children's Ministry, God's Supernatural Power, New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Walk of the Spirit, Youth Ministry
Many years ago, I heard the story of a group of pastors who were debating the merits of different Bible translations. One pastor told his peers that he always used the King James Version in his preaching because of its richness in conveying God’s Word. Another pastor...
by Billy Burns | May 30, 2025 | Children's Ministry, God's Supernatural Power, New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit
One of the highlights of the school day for most Kindergarten and first-grade children is the Show and Tell activity. I’m sure that you can recall your excitement as a child when, in Show and Tell, you stood in front of the classroom with an item brought from home,...
by Billy Burns | Apr 25, 2025 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, God's Promises, Ignite & Unite Conferences
I’ll admit up front that this post is different from the others shared throughout the year. Of the 52 posts written, usually 49 posts each year are for teaching/encouraging, a couple might have nothing but a healthy dose of my humor, and then there’s the...
by Billy Burns | Jan 11, 2025 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, Holy Spirit Filled Believers, Leadership, New Testament Christianity, Walk of the Spirit
In starting a new year, I always love to go back and read my Operational Manual to ensure that I am on track for what is ahead of me in the next 365 days. I do this at the suggestion presented by F.F. Bosworth in his Christ the Healer. “If you want to know how...
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...
