by Jared M | Mar 9, 2010 | Ministry
Wow, what a busy weekend! As I stated last week, I have transitioned out of my elementary Sunday School class and I am now the teacher of the preschoolers! Anybody who knows me knows this is a stretch for me. I love preschoolers. I’m just not as good with them. ...
by Jared M | Mar 5, 2010 | Ministry, Small Church Issues
I was thinking today that if some of the big names in children’s ministry stepped into our church for a weekend, they would probably find us alarmingly irrelevant. Not that we do not try to be relevant, but if they were to step in, they might see our efforts as...
by Jared M | Mar 2, 2010 | Ministry
I will be trying something new here. I am going to offer a weekend recap every Tuesday. This will allow you to take a deeper look at the week to week of a small town kids church. Please, feel free to comment and ask questions. Why Tuesday? Because I don’t want to...
by Jared M | Mar 1, 2010 | Ministry
If you are going to celebrate the win, you have to know what a win looks like. By defining the win, we can more easily decide whether something is a success or failure, because we can see if it is accomplishing its goal. Unfortunately, there is no stock answer as to...
by Jared M | Feb 25, 2010 | Ministry
I am in the process of learning a hard lesson, but it is one I want to share with you. For the first time in my ministry in Warsaw, I have volunteers helping me on a regular basis. I have worked with volunteers for big events, but they were usually in areas like set...
by Jared M | Feb 24, 2010 | Ministry
Growing up, I was involved in a number of extra-curriculars. My favorite of all was little league. I loved playing baseball (still do). I loved everything about the game, but one of my favorites came after a win. My dad coached our team and it was so much fun to hear...
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