Here are my a few of my favorite things from this week. Blog Post: “How to Be Awesome” by Jeremy Mavis. This is cool graffic about goals for a small group leader if they want to be “awesome” and have an awesome impact on a kid this year. Of course Jeremy didn’t know that I
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Honesty is Not ALWAYS the Best Policy
In yesterday’s post I talked about Jesus instructions in Matthew 18 on how we should handle conflict with a brother. Well, today I’m going to tell you when it might be OK to ignore this… sort of. A few weeks ago a person I know posted something hurtful on my wife’s Facebook wall. I don’t think
If a Brother Offends You
“Honesty is the Best Policy” Benjamin Franklin is credited with haven spoken these words. However, I think that the concept goes back a few years earlier than this. In Matthew 18:15-17 Jesus instructs us on how to handle a brother that sins against you. Jesus tells us that if a brother offends us that we
Shiny Plastic People, Part 2
In yestarday’s post I talked about how people in the church tend to smile when they are at church. Often times this leads outsiders to say that Christians are fake and that we pretend that we don’t have any problems when we go to church. At the end of that post I asked how visitors
What is Family Ministry? Guest post by Mark Harris
First, my name is Mark Harris and I have been a Children’s Pastor / Family Ministry Pastor for over 15 years. I’ve served in small churches and big churches inVancouverCanada,WisconsinandWashingtonState. I have been married to Cheryl for 12 years and we have 3 beautiful children:Preston, age 7, Jamisen, age 5 and, Karissa, almost 4 years
