Man Your Battle Stations
by Billy Burns | Mar 10, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
This past weekend, we took our Junior Bible Quiz teams up to central Florida for the season-ending district finals. We actually left a day early so that we could reward the teams by taking them to an indoor theme park in Orlando. At the end of the time at the park, we...The Tale of Grandma Klepto
by Billy Burns | Feb 24, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Vision, Walk of the Spirit
Many years ago, our girl’s ministry took on a project of cleaning the home of an elderly lady in our church. Upon arriving at her home, our suspicions were confirmed. The lady was a kleptomaniac and a horrific hoarder. Not only did Vickie and the girls find...Change Your Church!
by Billy Burns | Feb 17, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
I know that this isn’t a characteristic of your church, but I will share it anyways. I’ve found that when a family becomes dissatisfied with a church, they quietly just disappear. Maybe in their estimation, the church wasn’t demonstrative enough in...It’s Non-Negotiable
by Billy Burns | Feb 3, 2014 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, Leadership, The Baptism in the Holy Spirit
A major milestone in any child’s life is when they learn to distinguish between a parent’s suggestion and a parent’s command. For some reason, most children take their parent’s statement, “Sweetheart, go clean up that messy bedroom”...Touching Heaven
by Billy Burns | Jan 27, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Revival, Walk of the Spirit
I doubt that the following sentence will provide a new, deep revelation for most of this blog’s readers but I’ll share it anyways. Here it is … not all music is created equal. While this information might not be new, evidently it isn’t on the...