I recently attended an event that is scheduled monthly. I arrived a few minutes before it was to begin and as I entered the room, no one was there. I waited for a several minutes to see if anyone would show up a few minutes late, and no one did. The month before it was just the pastor and I. This month, I sat alone.
Children’s ministry can use the most technology of any other ministry in the church. The media ministry may use the most technology and if so, then children’s ministry can be a close second. In the church where I serve, we average between 15-20 children on most Sunday mornings from nursery through sixth grade. On a … [Read more…]
It seems to be a Catch-22. If your congregation is older, the way to reach younger families is to have younger families in your church. But the reason the congregation is older is because it has few or no younger families. I have seen this played out on numerous occasions. A young family visits a … [Read more…]
You walk into church on Sunday morning and you notice that many of the regular families are not present. You begin to look around and realize that those attending your children’s ministry will be much smaller than normal. No, the rapture did not occur with you left behind, it is summertime and families are taking … [Read more…]
Recently a church closed its doors forever. Many will lament at that statement, but the church that closed celebrated! Here is the post on Facebook that caught my attention (shared with permission): The decision was made to officially close our doors. We’ve been a tiny church plant in Central Arkansas for almost 2.5 years. We … [Read more…]
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