This year we were able to send 3 Power House kids to camp. In this post, Char tells her story of her trip to camp. Continue reading ‘Char’s Trip to Camp’
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A couple of months back we had a volunteer meeting where I spent a large portion of time talking about evangelizing and discipling kids. Most people are comfortable with the thought of discipling kids. But some people find it hard to believe that kids can genuinely become born again. I’ve even heard people say that if you offer children the chance to come to the altar to confess Jesus as Lord that you are exploiting children. They think that kids don’t understand what they are doing. Continue reading ‘Kids & Salvation’
This post is mainly directed towards our Power House volunteers, but it can also be useful for you if you are interested in getting involved with our LIT program or starting a similar program. I made a couple of posts in the past about the Leaders In Training (LIT) program, Leaders In Training - the History and Leaders In Training - the Present. Today I want to share with you the 3 keys that will make a successful LIT program. Continue reading ‘3 Keys to a Successful LIT Program’
When you play cards, you can’t control the cards that the dealer gives you. A good card player can win regardless of the cards that they were dealt. In life and in ministry, we are all dealt different cards. Sometimes, we can prematurely fold, or give up, because we feel the cards we were dealt will not allow us to be successful. Continue reading ‘Learning to Play With the Cards You’re Dealt’
Last week I wrote a post regarding the history of the Leaders In Training (LIT) program. In this article you will learn what the LIT program is doing here in the Grand Rapids area. But before we go into what the LIT program is doing presently, I feel we need to cover a bit more of the vision for the LIT program. Continue reading ‘Leaders In Training - The Present’
Leaders In Training, what is it? Why does it exist? What is its history? I’ve been having some of our newer volunteers asking similar questions about our Leaders In Training (LIT) program. In the next couple of posts I will attempt to answer these questions. Continue reading ‘Leaders In Training - The History’
What does it take to be effective with an inner-city children’s ministry like Power House? What skills do you need? Do you have to live in the inner-city? Do you have to come from a certain background? Continue reading ‘What Does It Take?’
Power House is a ministry that is focused on kids. Why kids?
Continue reading ‘Why Kids?’