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"KEEP GOING, KEEP GROWING" Kids Ministry Coffee Break 29: In a life of constant demand and planning and responding and etc... we have to maintain our own faith walk, as ministers--to keep going. Kid's Ministry Coffee Break | A Few Minutes of Spiritual Refreshment for Children & Youth Ministers.
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"KEEP GOING, KEEP GROWING" Kids Ministry Coffee Break 29:
Is life busy, for you?
Do you struggle to fit everything in to the time you have?
Have you ever wished for another hour in the day?
Better yet…we’d love to have an extra hour in the night to sleep, AMEN?!
The grind is wonderful many days…and difficult many days.
It can get to the point where we find that our weekly routine is about keeping up.
Well…I’m going to recommend you change that routine, my sibling in Christ.
We are children of God, too.
We have personal goals of faith, as well.
We are on our own walk of faith…just like the people we serve.
I wonder though…when is the last time you tended to your own personal progress?
Have you read a book lately that inspires your faith?
Have you attended a worship or conference that was solely for you as a person—not one you helped run or plan?
What is the last thing you learned in your faith development or discipleship?
If you are having trouble thinking of one…if you cannot immediately give a sentence or two about what you have recently learned…then it’s time to devote some energy into your own faith walk.
An author I love offers a definition of sin that is simple…it’s the refusal to grow.
“Growing is living,” they say.
We can look around at every other creature or living thing on earth and see…it’s either growing…or it’s dying.
We are a living creature of God, too. If you aren’t growing…then it’s no wonder you feel tired and unmotivated and uninspired.
We must keep going in our own spiritual life.
We must keep going…we must keep growing.
https://ministry-to-children.com/keeping-close-to-christ-when-im-busy/
A fun activity is to go to a bookstore near you and just walk the book aisles until something grabs you. Then…grab it, buy it, and read it.
Or…find people who are your kind of people—a fellow minister or close friend who walks a similar path in faith—and ask them what they have read or learned lately. If they have a book or study or devotion or anything else…borrow it or order it.
Is there a conference coming to your area in the coming year for ministers like you?
If so, order tickets and go.
If you don’t have the money in your budget to order tickets, talk to your church or your mentor or your friends or your family and tell them to help you buy tickets as a birthday present.
Go…see…learn…grow…and live.
Jesus is not done talking to you.
The Holy Spirit is not done teaching you and shaping you.
In a life full of distractions, you’ll have to look out for yourself at times to keep going and keep growing.
And if you feel like looking out for yourself is selfish…it isn’t the bad kind of selfish at all.
In fact, by doing this for yourself, you’ll be modeling for others how they can do it, too.
Live by example,
teach by example.
Keep going, friends… and keep growing.
Message brought to you be Rev. Joseph Sanford of Sanford Curriculum (Student ministry resources available on The Sunday School Store written by he and Lauren Sanford).
Music by The Muse Maker
https://sundayschool.store/collections/free-downloads
https://youthgroupministry.com/youth-group-games/
https://ministryanswers.com/category/bible-verses/
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsministry-coffee-break/support
"KEEP GOING, KEEP GROWING" Kids Ministry Coffee Break 29:
Is life busy, for you?
Do you struggle to fit everything in to the time you have?
Have you ever wished for another hour in the day?
Better yet…we’d love to have an extra hour in the night to sleep, AMEN?!
The grind is wonderful many days…and difficult many days.
It can get to the point where we find that our weekly routine is about keeping up.
Well…I’m going to recommend you change that routine, my sibling in Christ.
We are children of God, too.
We have personal goals of faith, as well.
We are on our own walk of faith…just like the people we serve.
I wonder though…when is the last time you tended to your own personal progress?
Have you read a book lately that inspires your faith?
Have you attended a worship or conference that was solely for you as a person—not one you helped run or plan?
What is the last thing you learned in your faith development or discipleship?
If you are having trouble thinking of one…if you cannot immediately give a sentence or two about what you have recently learned…then it’s time to devote some energy into your own faith walk.
An author I love offers a definition of sin that is simple…it’s the refusal to grow.
“Growing is living,” they say.
We can look around at every other creature or living thing on earth and see…it’s either growing…or it’s dying.
We are a living creature of God, too. If you aren’t growing…then it’s no wonder you feel tired and unmotivated and uninspired.
We must keep going in our own spiritual life.
We must keep going…we must keep growing.
https://ministry-to-children.com/keeping-close-to-christ-when-im-busy/
A fun activity is to go to a bookstore near you and just walk the book aisles until something grabs you. Then…grab it, buy it, and read it.
Or…find people who are your kind of people—a fellow minister or close friend who walks a similar path in faith—and ask them what they have read or learned lately. If they have a book or study or devotion or anything else…borrow it or order it.
Is there a conference coming to your area in the coming year for ministers like you?
If so, order tickets and go.
If you don’t have the money in your budget to order tickets, talk to your church or your mentor or your friends or your family and tell them to help you buy tickets as a birthday present.
Go…see…learn…grow…and live.
Jesus is not done talking to you.
The Holy Spirit is not done teaching you and shaping you.
In a life full of distractions, you’ll have to look out for yourself at times to keep going and keep growing.
And if you feel like looking out for yourself is selfish…it isn’t the bad kind of selfish at all.
In fact, by doing this for yourself, you’ll be modeling for others how they can do it, too.
Live by example,
teach by example.
Keep going, friends… and keep growing.
Message brought to you be Rev. Joseph Sanford of Sanford Curriculum (Student ministry resources available on The Sunday School Store written by he and Lauren Sanford).
Music by The Muse Maker
https://sundayschool.store/collections/free-downloads
https://youthgroupministry.com/youth-group-games/
https://ministryanswers.com/category/bible-verses/
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsministry-coffee-break/support
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