Tag Archive - lessons

What I’ve Learned After Three Weeks In A New Position

4 December 2009 by James, 3 Comments
What I’ve Learned After Three Weeks In A New Position

Three weeks already? Has it really been that long? It’s been crazy busy. Not really the work… but learning how to work in a new environment. Nearly everything is new and what isn’t new is done differently. Procedures I learned from one place have really messed me up on this end of things (I pressed [...]

Grace And Discipline

17 September 2009 by James, 3 Comments
Grace And Discipline

Two different children acting out in two different ways sparked the idea for this post today. One was a 3rd grade boy on our Rangers class… the other was my 1.5 year old son. They both were acting out in ways that were unusual for them… and because it was unusual… grace was given.
My son, [...]

A Lesson I Learned About Kid-Focused Ministry From A Sneeze Guard

27 July 2009 by James, 1 Comment
A Lesson I Learned About Kid-Focused Ministry From A Sneeze Guard

When I was in my first year of full-time children’s ministry kids camp was a new experience for me… especially when it came time for lunch. It was very kid-centric fare featuring hamburgers, hotdogs, cold mac-n-cheese and applesauce and the like. The best part were the kid-sized portions they gave even to the famished adults. [...]

Mini-Cast 1: Proper Discipline in Children’s Ministry

16 February 2009 by James, 5 Comments
Mini-Cast 1: Proper Discipline in Children’s Ministry

This first installment of our new weekly mini-casts focuses on redefining discipline with a God-centered viewpoint. Be sure to check back each week for more.