by Billy Burns | Jun 9, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Dream, God's Promises, Vision, Walk of the Spirit
We’ve all read and perhaps often quoted the statement, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll have what you’ve always had.” It’s true. You and I know people who want to lose some major weight and yet they keep...
by Billy Burns | May 19, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
Many years ago, I heard the story of a group of pastors that 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...
by Billy Burns | May 12, 2014 | Children's Ministry
Vickie and I are days away from celebrating our 35th anniversary of being in children’s ministry. I’ll be the first to admit that’s a long time. In fact, I don’t know of too many people being in this ministry for that length of time. This...
by Billy Burns | May 5, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Revival
It’s time for me to stand, place my right hand upon the Bible, raise my left hand into the air, and tell the honest to goodness truth. Ready? Here goes. By and large, Christians are one weird group of people. I feel better now that I’ve made that...
by Billy Burns | Apr 28, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Revival
This past week, Vickie and I took a couple days and went out of town for some much needed rest and relaxation. In doing so, we did something radical. We put aside being veteran Florida residents and joined the millions who come to Florida as tourists. You’d...
by Billy Burns | Apr 21, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Revival
Several years ago, I had the privilege of being invited to speak to the children’s ministry leaders at Abba’s House in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After teaching the Saturday afternoon sessions, the nursery director approached me and told me the following...
