32 results for tag: Ministry
The Impact of Service Programs on our Youth
By Katy Holmes
I love camp! I have for well over two decades. One of my favorite aspects of the camp I grew up attending and working at is the high school volunteer program. Here at Camp Victory, we call it our CIT Program, which stands for Camper-In-Training. This program is mainly a “behind the scenes” kind of job. As a CIT, there is a lot of time spent setting tables, washing dishes, sweeping floors, and cleaning bathrooms, to name just a few. Often times, these tasks go unnoticed and there are not a lot of accolades that come with performing these jobs.
Twenty years ago, I took the leap and applied to be a CIT, and that was ...
Holding their Attention: Tips and Tricks for Teachers
By Cowboy Steve
When it comes to teaching the Released Time Bible Classes we want to keep the students attention - and sometimes that can be a challenge! So what can we do? We’ve probably all heard it said how important visuals are, but sometimes you just don’t have enough pictures to keep things moving. In those times you become the visual! How? Here are some ideas:
1. Move around. Don’t stay in one spot up front. Act out (a little) part of the lesson. For example: if teaching about David and Goliath, you put on Saul’s armor or a coat that is way too big for you or have one of the students put it on and try to walk around.Then ...
A Life Changing Understanding of Support Raising
by Jordan Smith
When I first realized that God was calling me on
a journey to minister overseas, my first thought was, “Oh, no, I’m going to
have to raise financial support.” At
that moment I had some very mixed feelings.
Let’s just say I wasn’t the most excited about it. I saw my ministry overseas as the goal and
support raising as the obstacle to trudge through in order to do the ministry I
really felt called to do overseas.
Today, however, after living on financial support for about 4 years, I
think about it much differently. There
were a few key things that God used in my life to change my mind about ...
The Importance of Short-Term Mission Trips
By Laura Edgar
In recent years there has been a lot of discussion over whether short-term mission teams are helpful or not. While everyone’s experience may be different, ours has been that short-term teams have a positive, lasting impact.
“When teams have the proper focus, they can be an invaluable part of the ministry.”
There is a sharp contrast in teams that hurt and teams that help. Teams that are not helpful typically have a ‘savior’ mentality vs. a service mentality, are focused on what they are there to DO vs. what they can LEARN, and are focused on immediate vs. long-term results. When teams have the proper focus, ...
What Does it Mean to Trust God?
By Dennis Farris
If you could run any kind of business, what would it be? Would you run a restaurant, a music store, or maybe a bakery? Maybe your business is successful, incredibly successful, and you make a ton of profit every day. Everyone loves your business, people are coming in from out of town to experience the quality and hard work you’ve put into all of it. You have a decent amount of savings built up and you have your next thirty years of life planned out. Suddenly, it happens. You feel that little nudge at your heart, a little prick at your soul. Maybe it was something the pastor said at church Sunday morning or maybe it was ...
