“Oh God, the battle belongs to you!” Every time I sing these words I think about what a powerful statement of trust it is. In 2 Chronicles 20, King Jehoshaphat and the Israelites were facing a fearsome enemy, but God sent this message to them through His prophet: This is what the Lord says to you: “Do not be afraid … Read More
Battle Belongs releases Monday, February 1! This powerful song by Phil Wickham is such a perfect statement for this moment in time. We are super pumped to create a version that is easy for kids to sing and will be perfect for your children’s worship or kids choir, or even a multi-gen service. The video will be available on our … Read More
Everything is different this year. And it looks like our new reality will continue for awhile. Church leaders haven’t been able to meet in person with their kids and families, and if your church is like ours, you’re moving VBS online or maybe you’ve cancelled VBS altogether. But maybe this isn’t just a season to be endured, but an opportunity … Read More
Our kids head back to school on Wednesday. Fourth grade, first grade, and Kindergarten (our baby girl!), and for the first time we’ll have all three in school full time. And while it’s easy to look back and think about everything we’ll miss about our pre-full-time-school years – thank you, Facebook Memories! – we’ve also been looking ahead and thinking … Read More
It wasn’t until after our daughter was born that I realized exactly why fathers cry at their daughters’ weddings. I was rocking our daughter late one night as the rest of the world slept and I realized that one day as we walked down an aisle together I would be remembering this moment. I would be remembering her tiny fingers … Read More
I lead worship at Salem Lutheran Church in the Houston area. Recently, like many of you, we began singing the song “Reckless Love.” It’s a provocative image – calling God’s love “reckless” – that comes out of the parables Jesus tells in Luke 15, most specifically the Parable of the Lost Sheep. If you haven’t heard it, take a listen: … Read More
I’ve been on staff at my church in preschool ministry for 13 years. When you’ve been in the same place doing much of the same thing for so long, it’s easy to get in a rut, stay in your bubble, and forget what it feels like to walk into your building and experience your children’s ministry for the first time. … Read More
I am the Children’s Ministry Coordinator at City Church Houston, which is a fairly young church plant. Our vision is to renew Houston by bringing beauty into broken places, and it just so happens that we have church in a bar. Since day one our church has met at the House of Blues in downtown Houston, and our children’s ministry … Read More
We all know parents are intended to be the primary spiritual leaders for their kids. In fact, a study by the Barna Group indicated that 85% of parents with kids under the age of 13 believe exactly that. And yet the same study also found that “a majority of parents do not spend any time during a typical week” (emphasis … Read More
A cosmic paradigm shift has occurred in the worship and children’s ministries of many churches. And though somehow this shift seems to have occurred under the radar, church leaders are awakening to its true significance. For a large and vital segment of our congregations, the role of worship leader has been transferred out of the worship ministry and given to … Read More
