For Church Leadership
When Should Your Child Be Baptized: Three Criteria
Over at the Gospel Coalition there is an excellent article about when to baptize young, professing children. This is an area fraught with blessing and danger. No parent should take the issue lightly. Trevin Wax has an article that I really like. If churches really are throwing tiny children into the water that certainly is [...]
Hints on Parenting from 1 Timothy 3:4-5
He must mange his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) 1 Timothy 3:4,5 This verse is filled with fruit both [...]
Our Children Will Learn What We are Excited About
I heard this at the conference and it made an impact on me. I have reprinted it below with my italics. HT: CJ Mahaney If I have learned anything in 35 or 40 years of teaching, it is that students don’t learn everything I teach them. What they learn is what I am excited about, [...]
Interview with David Helm Author of The Big Picture Story Bible
David Helm talks about how the Big Picture Story Bible came about. at Between Two Worlds My notes below: 18:04 – How do we energize the body to make home ministry a priority? The church, which is the buttress and foundation of the truth, has a foundation of the family. 23:30 Raising Gospel kids not [...]
Teens Too Busy for Church?
USA Today highlights dropping attendance at some youth events. As I read this, pertinent comments are: Sweet 16 is not a sweet spot for churches. It’s the age teens typically drop out. Teens say, “We don’t see the church as relevant, as meeting our needs or where we need to be today. Kids are overcommitted. [...]
