What is the Most Powerful Ministry in the Church? (Get Ready for a Surprise!)
by Billy Burns | Apr 14, 2014 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
I know that after reading the next sentence some of you will be persuaded that I have totally lost my mind, but I’ll share it anyways. Here goes … I believe that one of, if not the most important, powerful ministries in any church is the nursery ministry....Got Room for the Holy Spirit?
by Billy Burns | Mar 24, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
Several years ago, we were blessed to have the author of The God Chasers book, Reverend Tommy Tenney, as the keynote speaker of our national Ignite the Supernatural Conference. In an attempt to help reduce the expenses for the travel and accommodations, I asked a...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...