By Aaron Wilson As a youth pastor of 15 years, Zac Workun believes most parents of teenagers want to take the lead in discipling their kids; they just don’t always know how. “For many busy families, discipleship is either relegated to church on Sundays, or is too big of a task for parents to know where to begin,” said Workun, Lifeway student ministry specialist. “We … [Read more...]
Free Lifeway resource equips quarantined families for at-home children’s ministry
By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jesus may have said, “Let the little children come to me,” but in these strange times, churches are telling kids and their parents to stay at home. Such is the paradox children’s ministries are facing as they seek to introduce kids to Jesus while also practicing social distancing to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. To help … [Read more...]
Lifeway offers free Easter resources for families
By Joy Allmond NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As churches have adjusted rhythms to facilitate ministry amid various stay-at-home orders from state and local governments, a new reality has set in: Easter is going to look different this year, and ministry leaders are wondering what to do. Lifeway Christian Resources is offering two free resources for kids ministry directors and … [Read more...]
Digital curriculum helps church groups stay connected while socially distanced
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As the coronavirus spread across the country and across North Carolina, Dwight Horrell decided to do something he’d never done before in his nearly 50 years of teaching Sunday School—take his class online. His church, Haw Bluff Baptist Church in Ivanhoe, N.C., had little experience in livestreaming, with pastor Jacob Lewis placing his … [Read more...]
Navy Chaplain Sees Deployment as Part of the Great Commission
By Aaron Wilson HONOLULU—As a Navy chaplain serving in combat logistics, Trevor Carpenter has traveled on guided-missile destroyers and served with teams scouting for air assault attacks. But for the past several months, Carpenter’s focus hasn’t involved ballistics and helicopters as much as it has Bibles and highlighters. “I currently have around 70 Marines and their … [Read more...]