Terminology - Childrens Ministry Online

The birth of Kidmin

by Kenny Conley | Jan 30, 2012 | Geek, Ideas | 0

I’m always intrigued the origin of things. Why we say certain words or how names come about. What’s even more interesting is when you see the origin of something new right before your eyes. A handful of...

Confusing terminolgy and spiritual concepts for kids: Churchy words

by Kenny Conley | Mar 18, 2010 | Ideas | 3

Far too often, the most confusing terminology we use are the words we’re most familiar with. We’ve been using them so long, we don’t even realize how foreign they may sound to a person not familiar with God,...

Confusing terminolgy and spiritual concepts for kids: Hearing God’s voice

by Kenny Conley | Mar 17, 2010 | Ideas | 13

Here’s my third post in “calling out” the terminology Children’s Pastors sometimes use when communicating to kids. Just so you know, I’m really not some self-righteous jerk making people feel bad....

Confusing terminolgy and spiritual concepts for kids: Salvation, Jesus and the Holy Spirit

by Kenny Conley | Mar 16, 2010 | Ideas | 5

Wow, that’s a long title. I think it’s a record for me. So yesterday I started this series by posting about how many kids mix up God with God the Father which may seem like I’m getting picky, but it does create...

Confusing terminolgy and spiritual concepts for kids: God

by Kenny Conley | Mar 15, 2010 | Ideas | 11

Here’s the first spiritual concept our kids seem to be really confused about. I’m not sure it’s exactly something we’ve taught wrong, but maybe something we’ve not been clear enough about. It deals...

Confusing terminolgy and spiritual concepts for kids

by Kenny Conley | Mar 15, 2010 | Ideas | 0

I’ve been in vocational ministry to students and kids for over 13 years. Over this time, I’ve made some observations. I’ve found that we as pastors and communicators often use confusing terminology with kids...