Reflections on Being a Kids Camp Counselor
For the last several years, I have directed a Kids Camp. I ran all the operations, led the staff, tried to keep everyone safe,...
Toilet Paper Wrap // Game
I was reading Children's Ministry Magazine this past month and I came across about 13 game ideas they had referenced. Normally I gloss over...
Daily Time WITH Jesus
This school year (2017-2018) our High School Youth group is going to spend time with Jesus everyday by reading one chapter a day starting...
Luke 9:23-24 // Bible Verses
In Main Street @ Hayward Wesleyan we focus on a Bible verse or a set of verses each month. Instead of trying to have...
The Gospel Story Bible // Review
The Gospel Story Bible: Discovering Jesus in the Old and New Testaments
Check out this review of "The Gospel Story Bible" over at WesleyanKids.org
God’s Promise to Abraham
We call the Abrahamic Covenant the "3 P's"
People
Place
Presence
all for the purpose of blessing the whole world
I made this graphic for the...
How to Raise Up Spiritual Parents? Two Questions to Prime the...
Michelle Anthony, in her new book, Dreaming of More for the Next Generation: Lifetime Faith Ignited by Family Ministry,expresses a certain regret and a...
Leaders Define Reality // Patty Proverb #1
Leaders define reality
What’s really going on with your organization?
Are you honest with yourself?
Are things good, really?
If someone were to ask the people who work...
Dear Parents: Here’s Some Language You Can Use with Your Children
I just sent this letter to the parents of our Followers students regarding what happened with the story we interacted with this past Monday....
Report to the Church Board on Ten Years in Ministry at...
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...
Children’s Ministry Promotional Video
Back in 2009, I made a sort of memory video of the previous ministry with the purpose of promoting the next year's ministry cycle.
Recently...
Get To Know Teens!
This video comes courtesy of the Search Institute who's passionate about "discovering what kids need to succeed." I appreciated the simple encouragement to be...











