by Jared M | Mar 16, 2012 | Ministry
I had an interesting thought the other day, one that has encouraged me greatly. I was thinking about those that are serving at my church, both adults and the teens that are already getting involved. Five years ago, none of them were here (and the vast majority of...
by Jared M | Sep 29, 2011 | Creative Ideas, Family Ministry / Orange, Small Church Issues
I really hate Halloween. I don’t like scary or gory stuff in the least. I don’t watch scary movies, I don’t play games with zombies, and I don’t like gross-out candy. In fact, that stuff gives me horrible nightmares. I really wish the day...
by Jared M | Sep 16, 2011 | Family Ministry / Orange
“I can’t wait until you are old enough to…” I’ve said this to my almost two-year old son countless times during his less than two years of life. I can’t wait until we can play baseball together…go fishing…play board...
by Jared M | Aug 15, 2011 | Ministry, Personal Development
Big events can be some of the most life changing events in the life of a child, but also in the life of their leader. While I firmly believe in delivering 52 great weekend services a year, I also recognize that there is something special that happens at camps,...
by Jared M | Aug 10, 2011 | Small Church Issues
Being completely honest, there is no way we would have seen the success that we have in reaching people at our church if we had not had some larger ministries come alongside us from time to time. We have received timely and needed donations that have served to...
by Jared M | Jul 11, 2011 | Kidmin
Each year, as an alternative to VBS, we have what we call a Kids’ Adventure. Like a VBS, the theme is different each year. This year, our theme is Out To Sea and all of our Bible stories will take place on the sea. We are also introducing a splash zone into...
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