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A Day in the Life of a Children’s Pastor

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"Pastor Jeremy, where do you work?" "What do you do all day, Jeremy?" "Jeremy, did you have a nice vacation at Kids Camp?" These are perfectly valid...

David, Nabal and Abigail

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David encounters a "fool" (Nabal) and almost succumbs to a rash decision. Thank goodness for Abigail! [vimeo 19097026 w=570 h=314] source Vimeo

Samuel Anoints David in 1 Samuel 16

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This year in Followers I've been teaching through the stories in 1 Samuel. I've already discussed my experiment with this particular year, but I've since...
14 kinds of teenagers

Millennials and Youth Ministry

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Got this from some Barna research on youth ministry: "Millennials are leaving the church. Nearly six in ten (59%) young people who grow up in...

Five Stages of Spiritual Growth // Infographics

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These infographics describe in more detail the Five Stages of Spiritual Growth as mentioned in the Real Life Discipleship Manual. I created 5 separate infographics...

Cultural and Religious Exegesis of Post-Christian High School Students

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Back in October of 2015 I completed my master's thesis @ Wesley Seminary. It's one of those things that resides on my computer and...

Cotton Ball Transfer // Game

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How to Play the "Cotton Ball Transfer" Game Supplies needed: 2 bowls per participant (size is discretionary) cotton balls (a couple of bags or so, depending on...

Be Present // Small Group Leader Series

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Be Present Connect their faith to a community. God created us for community "God created us with a need for community" (Lead Small, Joiner & Shefchunas, p....

What’s in the Bible? Church Edition // Review

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A few years ago, I reviewed "What in the Bible?" curriculum for Wesleyan Kids: I have thoroughly enjoyed watching the unfolding process of the What's...

This Blows // Game

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How to Play "This Blows" Game: Set up a number (you can decide how many) plastic cups in a row across a table. When the...

Power of Stories

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[vimeo 56035464 w=640 h=360] Sally Lloyd-Jones on Parenting Children Into the Christian Worldview Story "If a story captures our children, then nothing else competes." Stories from books...

Cereal Box Puzzle // Game

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How to Play the "Cereal Box Puzzle" Game The front of several cereal boxes (as many as you want participants to be competing at one...