Be Care Full!

For those that don’t know, I serve as the Family Pastor for my local church.  It’s a great opportunity for anyone who loves the concept of the family like I do.  I oversee age groups from birth to Sr. High and I’m seeing overseeing marriage ministry as well.  I love…

 think marriage is one of those pursuits that God felt we needed to spend out entire adult ives working on and with a goal of drawing us closer to Jesus. I also believe that the Lord was clear with his over-arching vision statement for marriage when he said he wanted…

Have you ever asked this question?  Sure you have those casseroles or soups that taste better the second day but for the most part I bet you would prefer a freshly cooked meal over one that you have to warm up in the microwave. I know plenty of people who…

It’s been many weeks since I’ve last blogged but I’ve been in a bit of a whirlwind lately and sometimes it’s hard to focus when you’re going in circles like that.  Professionally, I’m no longer working bi-vocationally for a secular company while trying to be the children’s and family pastor…

Ministry question of the day: What in the world would we do without volunteers? Really…think about it! How in the world would we even function without the hearts and hands of good people who sacrifice something (and they do sacrifice something) to give you your time and energy? Answer of…

Every Spring and Fall my wife and I gear up for our kid’s soccer season and by “gearing up” I mean we get our calendars out and start moving our life schedules around to accommodate practice and game schedules. The schedule is ultimately exhausting and it kicks our tails! My…

PROBLEM: When I first got in children’s ministry as a paid staff member at a church I ran into a challenge that I didn’t anticipate going in regarding how I handle my ministry responsibilities. I held a posture of ownership and thought that if I didn’t do ALL of the…

It’s become quite the trend in churches all over the country. For several years now churches have been going through a bit of a structural change in their children’s and youth ministries where the silos of ministry are brought under the umbrella of one umbrella ministry called “Family Ministry.” Though…

My wife and I recently started working on a new marriage ministry at our church and we have begun a 16 week study with several other married couples in our church. In our second week, we started sharing our stories about our parent’s marriage and how their marriage has had…

Kids Camp 2014 has come and gone! Kids went crazy, counselors endured, fun was had by all and most of all – lives were changed. Here are some of my observations of kid’s camp 2014: Food was still pretty good – Love the bacon! Boys cabin was more third world…