by Billy Burns | Jan 21, 2021 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, Leadership
THE BACKGROUND: Semmelwhat? No, it is Semmelweis. Semmelwho? Ignaz Semmelweis (pronounced IG-nahts ZEM-uhl-vice). I am confident that very few if any of this blog’s readership has heard of Semmelweis (1818-1865). After reading the following story, I believe that...
by Billy Burns | Aug 19, 2019 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
If you have followed this blog for any period of time, you have read over and over again that there aren’t two Holy Spirits … one who is a full-strength Holy Spirit for the adults and another who is a junior, less powerful, diluted Holy Spirit for the...
by Billy Burns | Aug 12, 2019 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
Having been a children’s pastor in a church for some 25 years, I have so, so many stories that I could share. I was reminded yesterday morning of a wonderful couple who came into my office one Sunday morning to tell me that they were leaving our church. I...
by Billy Burns | Apr 8, 2019 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
I recognize that in the vast readership of this blog, I have people involved in so many different forms of ministry. I try to write with that in mind. But, for the past few days, I have felt an urgency to do something that I rarely do. I want to target just a small...
by Billy Burns | Jul 2, 2018 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Revival, The Baptism in the Holy Spirit
One of the greatest mistakes that we can make as Christians is to limit the Person and work of the Holy Spirit. We can be honest, right? We all are guilty of doing this … including us as ministers … or, more accurately, especially us as ministers. To...
by Billy Burns | Jun 18, 2018 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Revival, Walk of the Spirit
I know that the following statement will challenge some people’s theology but I’ll share it anyways. While Vickie and I lived in South Florida, I remember a time when God clearly spoke to me while we were sitting in a movie theater (some people will stop...
