Articles

• Teaching the Bible with Toys - December 1, 2011

  Have you seen the book Teaching Physics with Toys? Here is the philosophy behind it: "Science is best understood by providing students with opportunities to make connections between their own world and scientific concepts. What’s more natural than using toys as learning tools to teach science to elementary and middle school students? For teachers and students alike, toys can provide motivational and experiential links between science concepts and everyday experience. " I think this is brilliant. Not because of this company....but because this is one of the key methods Jesus used to teach truth. He used familiar objects from people's everyday world to connect them with truth. Physical objects they saw, touched, used, or interacted with on a regular basis. Think about it... He used birds, flowers, fish, money, seeds, rocks, salt, trees, and much more. If you want the truths you are teaching to stick in the long-term memory of children, then tie the truths to objects that kids are familiar with. And some of the most familiar objects in a kid's life are toys.

• How to Be a Children's Ministry That Influences Families - December 1, 2011

  It's a given our children's ministries influence kids. But are we influencing families? When our influence is expanded to the entire family, we can see exponential impact. Here are ten ways to expand your influence to the entire family.

• Bill Hybels on Leadership - November 28, 2011

  Here's a nice clip of Bill Hybels talking about the importance of Leadership study on an ongoing basis.

• Looking for Cost-Effective Advertising for Your Church - Think BIG! - September 1, 2011

  Did you know that our tough economic times offer your church a huge opportunity? Statistics show that churches experience significant growth during tough economic times.

• Dynamic Church Growth Through Family Discipleship Disciple Like Jesus Ministry - January 22, 2011

  Church leaders are struggling to curtail the massive exodus of between seventy and ninety four percent of church children; well over two million are being lost each year. According to Barna Research, less than one half of one percent of young adults have a biblical worldview; that is less than one in two hundred!