by David Wilkerson | Sep 21, 2022 | Opinion
My 14-year-old son participated in some awful calculus today. He heard that there was an active shooter at my school and, though he wanted to text me for assurance that I was OK, indeed, still alive, he feared that a beep or vibration might alert a predator to my...
by Cameron Vickrey | Aug 16, 2022 | Opinion
Any time you are quoted on Twitter, you have to brace yourself for the subsequent comments. Especially if Pastors for Children is the one quoting you. Their Twitter account is a favorite of trolls (education reformers, neo-libertarians and Christian nationalists) who...
by Autumn Lockett | Jun 17, 2022 | Opinion
When our oldest child started high school last fall, we prepared her the best we could. She’s brilliant, independent, and level-headed. We trusted her, but we were nervous. My husband and I both went to tiny schools in the middle of cow pastures in Texas. There are...
by Libby Carroll | Jun 8, 2022 | News
Though most congregants see children’s ministry as an “unmistakable priority” within the church, a recent report from Barna Group (produced in partnership with Awana) revealed that children’s ministry leaders often feel that their ministry is forgotten. A majority...
by Cameron Vickrey | May 27, 2022 | Opinion
“Joy is the gift of love, grief is the price of love, and rage is that which protects what is loved.” I keep repeating these words of Valarie Kaur, an activist and spiritual teacher, over and over. Joy — so easily stolen. Grief — so unnecessary. Rage — so inescapable....
