Tag: child

Leadership, Ministry

WHY PROTECTING CHILDREN IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE CHURCH

What plans of protection does your church or ministry have in place? What have those plans done to increase your ministry potential? Why is it worth all the extra work?

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Discipleship, Leadership

WHAT MY 3-YEAR-OLD TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE HEAVENLY FATHER

Lessons From Little Ones. A couple of months ago, we decided to sell our trailer. We had a couple of showings that didn’t pan out.

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Leadership, Ministry

4 STEPS TO LOSING A TOOTH AND WHAT IT TEACHES US ABOUT CHANGE

Can you remember when you lost your first tooth? Were you afraid of the potential discomfort or pain? Is your business or ministry facing the removal of a project or program? Like teeth, will there be new growth from that process?

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Discipleship, Ministry

HOW A DOMINICAN’S STORY BROUGHT A PERUVIAN INTO OUR FAMILY

We’ve been supporting a Compassion Child for a couple of years now. It all started at Creation Festival, after listening to a young man from the Dominican Republic tell his life story.

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Creation, Discipleship

HOW CHILDREN SHOW US THE WONDER OF GOD’S CREATION

Most Children Love Being Outside. Regardless of the season or the weather, they’re out there! When parents offer up the opportunity to go play outside, most

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Communication, Family, Leadership

The Benefit of Having a Staff Meeting Full of Friends

Once, while I was tucking my son into bed, I decided to pause and spend some time talking with him. He was 3 years old at the time. I started with a typical question, that always provided interesting content.

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Gospels, Outreach

Contemplating the Authority and (Super) Power of Jesus

The other morning,my mind wandered. I started pondering the magnitude of Jesus’ power and authority while He walked this earth. Then, for whatever reason, I started to ask myself whether or not Jesus could fly.

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Discipleship, Family

Why We Should Run To the Father with Our Shame and Remorse

As a father, my relationship with him has caused me to consider my relationship with our Heavenly Father on numerous occasions. The other night, he once again opened my eyes to a new understanding of the Father.

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Discipleship, Family

How Small Events Can Kick-Start a Child’s Prayer Life

“How hard could kick-starting really be?” The first couple of times I stepped on the kicker with no luck. My wife informed me that her dad used to really jump on it when kick-starting it. “Alright,” I thought “I can do this!”

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Discipleship, Family

How the Creativity of a Child Is Expressed Through Prayer

Much like other parents, my wife and I try to be intentional about praying with our oldest son. It’s tough to stay on top of it, but as I said, we’re trying! Since he’s been praying on his own, his typical prayer will sound something like the following.

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Church, Discipleship, Gospels, Ministry, Outreach

3 Reasons Why the Church Should Focus On Youth and Children

Bob is a true evangelist! I had an opportunity to hear him speak at Creationfest years ago, and his message still resonates with me. During his presentation, he suggested that the church should be doing a better job of evangelizing to youth and children. I don’t think anyone in the crowd disagreed. However, we were all further compelled when he laid out the reasons why.

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Bible, Discipleship, Family, OT

How Child-Like Dependency Can Lead To Obedience

I have learned a lot from being a father. Here’s a lesson I learned from my oldest son when he was 3 years old. To give some context, my wife had spent the weekend away, so my son and I got to have a few days of quality time together. God used him to teach me how obedience and dependency on Him are connected.

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