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Archive for January, 2011
Evangelism or Vandalism?
Monday, January 31st, 2011
You know what gets me up on a Monday morning ready to take on the week? – The Hope of a bight future for this next generation!
(True story)
Middle School Pastor: So… What is “Evangelism”?
Boy #1: umm… it’s when you destroy somebody’s property?
Middle School Pastor: No… that’s vandalism!
Middle School Pastor: So… What is “Evangelism”?
Boy #2: umm… it’s when you fix somebody’s property?
Now, I don’t care who you are…that right there is funny! So what gets you going on a Monday?
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5 Games that can help your child pay attention while sitting in “Big Church”
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
I posted a great resource (HERE) for parents. These 5 games have been designed to help calm the most restless of natives! I am a firm believer that children need to be in our weekend services. They need it… and so do we! It’s our ego-centric, self absorbed, shallow North American Christianity that has pushed our children out of this time.
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Main Church Worship Services…a place for kids???
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
OK, so let’s start a conversation here. Seriously… I need you guys and gals to respond on this one. Your main stage worship services – is it a place for kids or not?
Here’s a couple of the arguments:
1. We need to reach these kids right where they are and that is done best in a “Children’s Church” environment and NOT in the “adult service” where they are bored to tears. (This argument is generally followed by a statement like “I was forced to go to church every week with my mom and dad and I HATED church for years because of it.”)
2. We need to have the parents be the primary teachers of the children in regard to spiritual things such as worship and children learn worship by watching and experiencing worship. Dads and moms need to model this IN FRONT OF THEM… but how can they do this if the children are not with them.
~there are more arguments, but there’s the 1st two…
Ok, your thoughts ? ? ?
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Just Read… Reading… Going to Read Next
Monday, January 24th, 2011
Just Read: The Map by David Murrow
Reading: Radical by David Platt
Going to Read Next: Shift by Brian Haynes
??? What’s your current book list look like ????
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