Is Jesus a Zombie?
It was Easter morning at Grace Lutheran where Debra is the youth director. Between services, I was sitting and taking a rest in the Kids Church room. In bounced a nine-year-old boy who I recognized. He comes occasionally on his own from somewhere in the neighborhood. He is very unkept. His hair is not combed. His eyes always have dark circles and he has severe ADHD, trying to get into everything....
Read MorePower of Children’s Ministry
As we visit churches around the U.S., I am alarmed when I see the main adult service attended by gray-haired people with very few young families. Many of the churches have ceased to have a children’s ministry. What happened? Did they lose the vision of reaching children and youth? Has the busy life of school and sports programs kept young families away? Was it too challenging to compete with...
Read MoreKids Camp Preparations
Plans for NHO Kids Camp 2012 are underway! The camp will be held on August 1-4, 2012 in Sihanoukville. This year, Riverside Community Church in Oakmont, PA is managing the camp for the teenagers, ages 12 through 12th grade. Tim Blanarik of R.E.A.C.H. will be teaching the children through age 11. It promises to be a fantastic time for everyone! Camp is very important to the kids. It is the one...
Read MoreLeading a Child to Christ
Leading a child to Christ is the greatest thing you can do as a teacher, children’s pastor or most importantly, a parent. Beyond all the gadgets, magic illusions, and puppets, lies the real reason we do what we do. All of these are tools to help us bring the children to the point of decision of asking Jesus to come into their hearts. The younger we can reach the children for Jesus the better. A...
Read MoreInvesting Where There is the Greatest Return
Those who are informed in World Evangelism have more than likely heard of the term “10/40 Window”. It identifies the least evangelized and most needy geographic area in the world. Within recent years, there has been a new missional focus called the “4/14 Window”. It identifies what most children workers have always known, “the ten-year period between 4 and 14 years old.” It is...
Read MoreREACH – Reaching & Equipping All Children for Him
We are so blessed and excited to be settled in the Pittsburgh area and partnering with SEAPC as we reach children with the love of Jesus locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. For the last eleven years, we have been living in Virginia, California and Southeast Asia. During these last eleven years, we have come back to Baden, PA to visit my mom and family. The visits have been great,...
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