Yeah, I hope a lot of people participate in this discussion becasue it affects us all.

You said you think that most of the content might not be positive. I welcome negative feedback. I have no agenda here. I’m not a publisher either, so I have nothing to lose or gain. The only reason I can think of someone being negative in this series is because someone is too attached to something and my pushing here makes them uncomfortable. All I’m going to do is share my experiences and my thoughts and feelings about what I’ve seen to be true in my ministry. I hope others will do the same. And who knows, maybe as a result, we’ll see things happen that advance our ability to minister to kids.

We have a value at the church I work at. It’s called, “speak the last 10%.” Too often we hold back because of fear of hurting someone’s feelings or not wanting to be totally transparent. If everyone speaks the last 10% in this series, both children’s pastors and publishers will have a clearer understanding of what can and can’t be done and where we move on from here! I’m excited!