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Comment on How Often Do You Serve In Kids Ministry? by Dee

Dee — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:02:27 +0000

Wow! That’s a startling findings – to serve most weeks. I went for the Hope Kids Tour a few weeks back and I was quite impressive with some of the happenings in Hope Kids until I asked about the commitment to be a volunteer. I was a bit taken aback when I was told. Thinking…if I am to serve I will miss God’s Words. I still need to catch up with my cg and my family there after. Something gotta change!
Just some of my thoughts!

Comment on 7 Easy I-Love-You Habits For Parents by Franziska

Franziska — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:22:53 +0000

Thanks, Hong Teck! So easy, and so easily forgotten! Will share this with all our parents here in Germany! Keep up the good work!

Comment on 7 Easy I-Love-You Habits For Parents by Becky

Becky — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:50:22 +0000

I love these ideas. Not only would they be great for parents but you can also use most of them when babysitting or doing childcare as well. These are great!

Comment on Characteristic of Urban Kids by rags

rags — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:05:34 +0000

I like words like collaborate. How to do that is a big area of discovery and fascination. I already have the year all carved out for purpose.

Comment on Characteristic of Urban Kids by Glen Alan Woods

Glen Alan Woods — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:02:15 +0000

Thanks for the response and good question at the end. I think you have to have a short term/long term strategy. Short term, certainly minister directly to the child if you have that opportunity. But don’t give up reaching out to the child’s family through various means. It is both/and, rather than either/or. And it requires cross-pollenization of strategic focus between various ministry silos in the local church: Men’s ministry, women’s ministry, marrieds, singles, children, youth, college, etc. Breaking down those silos into cohesive expressions of ministry to the community will help there to be greater collaboration. For example, the children’s minister may not have time to place a huge focus on connecting with a dad and/or mom of a child in their ministry. However, by coordinating with people in other ministries, you can create opportunities for connection, particularly outside the walls of the church which is where you are most likely to have that opportunity.

Comment on Characteristic of Urban Kids by admin

admin — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:09:57 +0000

You are right about the overlap and generalisation. I do find everytime I define something, kids surprise you with what they are and are not. Everything changes not by our ministry by their family or non family background and yes you are right their own personal response to those influences. I should elaborate beyond bullet points but I’ve changed the purpose of this site to provide our team some fundamental facts of people we are reaching. I will blog more on a personal level at ragsjournal.blogspot.com which I hope I can find more space to write this year. By the way what are your thoughts about ministry to kids families when connections at home are not strong or even connected? Would you spend more time directly with the child or spend the time reaching the family?

Comment on Characteristic of Urban Kids by Glen Alan Woods

Glen Alan Woods — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:26:43 +0000

Honestly, I think that all of these bullet points could be said about some suburban and rural kids as well. Also, many urban kids do not fit this mold, although some might to varying degrees. Doesn’t it depend on who is influencing them, and how they respond to those influences?

Comment on Developing a Faith Mindset by How to Create a Millionaires Mindset | The Internet Marketing Blog

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Comment on Don’t The Bystander Effect by admin

admin — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:26:49 +0000

“Treat everyone as someone special to you because they are someone special to another person. Basically, treat others as you hope to be treated”. Your quote here sums it all up. Thanks for sharing that to help us do something that is not easy to do with our own effort.

Comment on Don’t The Bystander Effect by MaryKate (Sunday School Lessons Author)

MaryKate (Sunday School Lessons Author) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:02:16 +0000

Would you have stopped? This is a hard question to answer. We would all like to say that we would always stop no matter what, but what say we’d like to do and what we actually do are two entirely different things. My advice for situations like this is to consider the person who is lying in the middle of the sidewalk to be your most important person whether it is your child, spouse, or friend. While they might not be that person to you he or she is that person to someone else. If you don’t frequently come across people stricken ill in the middle of sidewalks this advice applies to everyday life. Treat everyone as someone special to you because they are someone special to another person. Basically, treat others as you hope to be treated.