Training

An overwhelming majority of all new visitors to your church will make up their mind whether or not they will come back to your church within 10 minutes of their arrival. This is a scary statistic since, in just 10 minutes, a brand-new visitor barely has time to see your parking lot, your greeters, and your kid’s ministry check-in. In my experience, the kid’s ministry check-in — especially for brand new visitors — is often a sorely neglected area. Your children’s ministry check-in can be the BEST place in the whole church to get follow-up information on new visitors. Why? Because in our modern...

During the years of my own childhood, I witnessed the assassinations of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Within the church, I experienced a bitter church split that was played out in the local newspapers. A Sunday School teacher responded to my 10-year-old question, “How do you know God is real?” by throwing up her hands and sighing, “You just have to believe!” Child disciples need more than simple answers: they need to be encouraged to think about, and reflect on, the nature of God so they can withstand the challenges they will inevitably face. We can help children...

After 35 years of budgeting, my wife and I can confidently say that God used effective budgeting to help us achieve financial freedom His way. In the first 15 years of our marriage, finances were very tight and budgeting was essential to our progress. Here are some top secrets we have learned: • Start where you are now. -Too many people feel they don’t have enough income to successfully budget. That is never true, and I can tell you countless success stories of people who started budgeting with very little income and saw huge results over the next 5 years....

So, your church has decided to do a “family service,” which is a church service that includes all generations. Instead of splitting up the family into age segregated classes, the family sits together and worships together. The benefits to a service like this are many, including parents showing spiritual leadership in their family, and children being a part of the church as a whole! By the way, family events are big right now, even in the secular world and in our culture. Want proof? Consider the highest attended and highest grossing films of the last few years — movies that...

Parenting a child with ADHD presents unique challenges but also special opportunities to shape their character. By focusing on key qualities such as diligence, perseverance, and thoroughness, you can help your child develop essential life skills. Walk with me as we explore practical ways to foster these traits and integrate biblical guidance to support and uplift your efforts. Keep in mind that ADHD is a biological challenge taking place in the brain that presents with three main symptoms: lack of focus, high energy, and impulsivity. Although medication may be an option for some, a heart-based approach uses character development to...