Discouraged?
by Billy Burns | Oct 28, 2013 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
While there is no spoken competition among churches and their children’s ministries, I know that many children’s ministry leaders feel overwhelmed with discouragement when they consider what they have to offer compared with the church up the road. We can all identify...It Happened Again
by Billy Burns | Oct 21, 2013 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, The Baptism in the Holy Spirit
I’m so excited. It happened again this weekend. The Holy Spirit showed up in our three weekend services. It’s really not a mystery. We prepared. We prayed. He showed up. This week’s lesson was “The Great Expectation” from our series...Keepin’ On Keepin’ On
by Billy Burns | Oct 7, 2013 | Children's Ministry, Dream
For those keeping count, this is blog post #332. That means for the last 332 weeks, I have posted a new thought/observation/teaching/reflection. And, in those 332 weeks, there hasn’t been an exception to my posting schedule. Too busy? Too tired? Not inspired?...The Seed
by Billy Burns | Sep 30, 2013 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, The Baptism in the Holy Spirit
I am a firm believer that you get what you prepare for. If a gardener prepares the soil by tilling the land and then plants watermelon seeds, he can expect to grow watermelons. If you plant watermelon seeds, you don’t expect to produce carrots do you? Of course...Want a Supernatural Ministry?
by Billy Burns | Sep 23, 2013 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
From time to time, I jokingly tell my senior pastor that when I came to join his ministry staff 24 years ago, my hair was red and my eyes were white. Now, my hair is white and my eyes are red and it’s all his fault. It is a joke that we both laugh at. It’s...Blog Topics
