Jeremy
Blue Collar God / White Collar God by Terry Esau
Terry Esau is a fantastic writer. I just love analogies and metaphors and parables and stories that seek to describe the human condition and the divine conspiracy in this world. Stories have a way...
How Can We Encourage Our Kids?
Children need encouragement.
Sure they need correction from time to time (okay, maybe a lot!), but they need lots and lots of encouragement as well. And sometimes in the grind of life where all it...
Understanding Approaches in Ministry
This article first appeared at Wesleyan Kids on September 17, 2013
I’m noticing various approaches in ministry lately.
Traditional, contemporary or blended worship services.
Seeker sensitive, holy huddles, and house churches.
Chronological Bible storytelling, series-based,...
Dear Parents, It’s Okay to Discipline Your Children
This article first appeared at Wesleyan Kids on November 21, 2013
Dear Parents,
I’m concerned about a disturbing trend I’m seeing happening more and more: parents are not disciplining their children (both young and old) when...
Lifeguards: A Parable about the Presence of Authority
This article first appeared at Wesleyan Kids on December 9, 2013
There is a municipal water park in Spokane, WA that my daughters like to frequent when we visit my in-laws. It’s a really neat...
Some Tips on Germs and Working with Kids
This article first appeared at Wesleyan Kids on January 11, 2014
My body encountered a strain of strep that it had never seen before and it knocked me down for a week prior to Christmas....
I Desperately Want to Matter
From a journal entry dated July 30, 2017:
At the moment, I feel insecure.
All day I have not felt important... that I am not a good leader... that I'm not cool enough... that I'm not...
What Are You Building Your Life On? (part 2)
I was offered two weeks in a row to teach at Hayward Wesleyan. The first week was called: What Are You Building Your Life On? I originally was planning on talking about the foundation we...
A Children’s Ministry Competition Disaster
How does a connect-the-dots activity, made into a contest, where a prize is involved, become a disaster?
I’ll tell you…
I wanted to do a game with the Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students when we...
Why Chairs Are Important in a Teaching Environment
“Do you think we should not use chairs today? I’ve seen children’s ministry in churches where they didn’t have chairs and the kids had room to move around and sing.”
This was a question I...
Report to the Church Board on Ten Years in Ministry at Hayward Wesleyan
The following board report was from July 2013, which was one month past my 10-year anniversary of working at Hayward Wesleyan:
Board Report
Pastor Jeremy Mavis // July 2013
10 years ago, I started working @ Hayward...
