Earlier this spring, INCM conducted a survey of Millennials who are parents and would identify themselves as disciples of Jesus. Our purpose was to gain an understanding of how this unique group of parents was processing life, faith, parenting, and their relationship with the Church in a post-2020 world. We were encouraged and deeply challenged […]
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I love reading about Jesus’ interactions after His resurrection. One of the things that really stood out to me this year in reading these post-resurrection accounts is that, in the midst of the commissioning and sending, He set priorities for His disciples: love Me, follow Me, feed My lambs. It’s not anything different than the
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“He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him.” Isaiah 53:3a Pilate had just handed Him over to the soldiers to be crucified. The Lamb, in the hands of the Romans, was taken into the Governor’s residence and they dressed Him in a purple robe. Their laughter at
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It was complete chaos. A few summers ago, my husband and I took our two young sons and two of our nieces to the community pool. Our children spent most of their time in the ‘kiddie-slide’ area on the far side of the pool. At the top of the slide, a lifeguard would do their
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Peace. If there is one thing the earth aches and cries out for, it is peace. Now, the dictionary would define peace as freedom from disturbance or tranquility. But that is not the thing our beings long for. We can get freedom from disturbance by hiding in our cars by ourselves for a moment when
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The word “thrive” seems to have come on the scene circa 1200 from an Old Norse word in Scandinavia that had the meaning of “to take hold of”; however, the evolution of the word in Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish led to “thrive” being connected to the descriptor of “flourishing.” This evolution of its definition is
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As a little girl, one of the main things I would wonder as I sat in children’s ministry or listened to Bible lessons was, “What would it have been like to watch this happen?” I’d imagine going back in time and observing Queen Esther take a deep breath before she stepped into Xerxes’ throne room.
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You have likely sent out surveys, emails, social media posts, text messages, and physical mail to the families you serve within the past few months. You might have ramped up your YouTube presence, and you might have wondered if a carrier pigeon would be effective (just kidding). Collectively, we all know that families are feeling
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“I just didn’t realize how much I took my ability to think clearly for granted before this.” she sighed. I could feel through the screen on our Zoom call how much the fog of this season was discouraging her perspective about her leadership. Many of us would raise our hands with her – we can
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Children’s ministry leader, you have the most opportunity of any leader in the Church to shape what her future will look like. You lead the Church of today, but you also lead the Church of tomorrow. This is a weighty responsibility. We see all throughout Scripture that the spiritual formation and discipleship of children has
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