Last Call – Gospel@Center Kidmin Coaching Group
ONLY TWO SPOTS LEFT! When: January – May, 2021 How? Apply by filling out this short application . Space will be limited. What is involved? Highly personal – The coaching group size is limited so that we can really focus on building relationships. Coaching will also include one individual call. Highly interactive – Connect with other... Read More
Your Pastor Has to Be Blameless
It doesn’t take long to hear about pastors who’ve been sexually abusive, used funds unethically, have acted or spoken in reprehensible ways, or lived in hidden addiction while acting like all is well. Recording more names and failings would be difficult, not because there aren’t more examples, but because of how much time it would... Read More
What Does God Do When a Believer Sins?
No matter what form of Christian ministry you find yourself laboring in (e.g. childrens, youth, adult, parenting), here is a question you will be asked: “What happens when a forgiven believer in Jesus sins?” Since the questions has everything do with our relationship with God, sin, and grace, your answer will dramatically affect how the... Read More
Expanded Coaching Groups for the Fall!
This fall we will expand the coaching component of our Gospel@Center community. Jenny Funderburke Smith will lead a second group for kidmin and Sam Luce will introduce an option focused on youth ministry and family ministry. When: August – December, 2020 How? Apply by filling out this short application . Space will be limited. What is... Read More
Why I Changed My Mind on VBS.
We did VBS for 5 years in a row and stopped doing them for the past 12 years because we weren’t accomplishing what we set out to accomplish with them. Four years ago we started to do them again here is why we started again and why you should do VBS as well. We live in... Read More
How to Have Church as a Family This Sunday
Church is canceled. Now what? We are living in completely unprecedented days. Even a week ago most of us would have never assumed the massive changes that have occurred in our society and our lives. I would have never guessed last Sunday that our church would not meet this week, our spring break mission trip... Read More
The influence of parents’ church attendance on their children.
I recently read a parenting book that was one of the best parenting books I have ever read; it’s called Gospel Powered Parenting. I loved it because it focused on the Gospel and Jesus, not merely behavior modification. I also loved how it called men to be fathers. We have an epidemic in our country of fatherlessness. Our... Read More
Opportunities for Kids to Explore Spiritual Gifts
In a previous post we talked about how helping kids learn about spiritual gifts is rooted in them understanding the gospel. It is not so much about pinpointing a specific gift as it us understanding who they are in Christ and exploring how God has made them. Kids need opportunities to experiment and discover what... Read More
Parenting Bored Children
If you are like most parents, you often hear your child complain, “I’m bored.” There are various approaches parents take in dealing with their child’s plight, but I found Julie Lowe’s simple response to her children’s boredom intriguing and helpful. She explains: We told our children that every time we hear the words, “I’m bored”... Read More
New Coaching Group – Apply Now!
2020 has brought an exciting element to our Gospel@Center community. Our first group has been great fun as we have learned together and explored what it means to be a gospel-centered leader. We will create another group for the second half of the year. This group will focus on leading gospel-centered kids’ ministry and will... Read More