"Evidence of numbers, creative programming, great relationships, exotic mission trips, the satisfaction of parents, the praise of senior pastors—none of these measure effectiveness. Instead,...

"Do you know this picture of church and unchurched kids? "Students from the church filing into the youth room, excited about everything except God, bored...

Here is a list of "Family Ministry" and some "Parenting" books I have consolidated into a list. If I'm missing something on this list,...

In almost every culture, children are valued. Historically speaking, kids are important to the family line, productive contributors to the family’s vocation, and mostly...

It's week 1 of my two-month sabbatical from Hayward Wesleyan Church... and I really want to know what's going on. I anticipate that two things...

For the past month I have been creating and developing an interactive, resource and article-driven website for the children's ministry department of The Wesleyan...

We play a lot of games @ hwcYouth. One of our random favorites is the "Impossible Shot" game. There's really no rhyme or reason...

A friend gave me the idea of thinking through one word for the year. This past year I've been wrestling through what it means...

My blog is changing. I don't know to what yet, but it is. I'm sure this happens to writers and content creators as things in...

The other day my two girls were admiring the manger scene in the foyer of our church. They were a little confused, however, as...

If you want to place a person (student or small group leader) on a hot seat where people can questions for 2:00 minutes, then...

We play these quiz-style games @ msy quite frequently where we pit our 11 small groups against each other. As we go through each...