Category: Life

Children's Ministry

Leading With Joy When Ministry Gets Hard

Every ministry leader has difficult days. Low attendance. Volunteer shortages. Unexpected criticism. Tech failures five minutes before service starts. The question isn’t whether challenges…

Adventures

Do You Disc Golf?

I love disc golf, it is a free sport (other than equipment) and there are free courses all over the country! It is a…

Christianity

Gratitude Changes Everything

Gratitude Changes Everything By Pastor Karl Bastian The celebration of Thanksgiving every November is wonderful. Families gather. Tables are full. Traditions are honored. Gratitude…

Adventure in Kids Ministry

Expect the Unexpected

“Life is what happens when you’re making other plans.” My dad used to say this often as I was growing up, and the older…

Adventures

Yosemite Reflections

  I’m often asked why I return to Yosemite time after time. I think the answer lies partly in the words of Psalm 121: “I…

If You Love
Jesus and Kids...
You Belong Here!

“I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me.”

Acts 20:24

Real Kids.
Real Ministry.
Real Impact.