Archive for 'Parents'
New books from Jim Wideman
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by Kenny.
Two weeks ago I got to spend a few days with Jim Wideman. If you’re a Children’s Pastor and you’re not familiar with Jim Wideman, what rock have you been hiding under? This week I’m going to share a little about the impact this man has had on my life over the past 3 years. [...]
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Online Church? What about the kids?
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Kenny.
I just came across this post over at LifeChurch. In case you haven’t seen it, I’ve embedded the video below.
This has been something I’ve been thinking about lately. At Gateway we’re developing our “Online” strategy. Although people will be able to get weekend messages, I don’t think the team is heading in the direction of [...]
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Requiring parents to serve: Conclusion
Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by Kenny.
This little series turned out better than I planned. The feedback was incredible with lots of good stuff to think about. The funny thing is that none of this was planned. Coming back from vacation, it’s been a little harder to get back into a blogging routine. My post on Monday was a last minute [...]
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Requiring parents to serve: Called to serve?
Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by Kenny.
I’ve been enjoying the conversations with several people about the subject of requiring parents to serve in the children’s ministry. Several of you all shared your opinions here. I shared my opinion here.
Several of you had some amazing comments. However, one thing I kept hearing over and over again was this idea of calling. Several [...]
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Requiring parents to volunteer: My thoughts
Posted on 04. Aug, 2009 by Kenny.
Yesterday I wrote this post about parents being required to volunteer. I asked what you thought about it. More people than I expected responded and it seems that most people were against requiring parents to volunteer.
What I found intriguing was Holly’s comment. They attended a church where serving was required and it eventually led [...]
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