by Mark Jones | Oct 13, 2016 | Featured, Leadership, Parent/Family |
by Mark Jones | Oct 5, 2016 | Church Weekday Education, Guiding Behavior, Parent/Family, Teacher Helps |
Some children just get on my nerves and yes, it is me and not them. The children that bother me most are exactly like I was at that age. I have considered asking a previous teacher, “Why were you so nice to me?” I am not talking about children who are rebellious,...
by Mark Jones | Sep 14, 2016 | Church Weekday Education, Featured, Parent/Family, Sunday School |
When I read The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg I wanted to start exercising and stop craving carbohydrates. I was surprised that I applied the principles of habit already, I just needed to attach my new behavior to my existing routine. The power of routine can be...
by Mark Jones | Sep 7, 2016 | Featured, Parent/Family |
Humility is fleeting. It’s even possible to become arrogant about being humble. I can see this dilemma in myself. I strive to be humble but as soon as I think I have achieved it, I’m tempted to be proud of my accomplishment. When we are proud we think we...
by Mark Jones | Aug 18, 2016 | Children, Featured, Parent/Family, Teacher Helps, Training |
Be very familiar and comfortable about your method to share God’s plan of salvation. I share my method here, but you can see my demonstration at Leading Children to Christ. Children’s spiritual formations look more like gather information and placing it on a...
by Mark Jones | Aug 10, 2016 | Children, Featured, Missions/Service, Parent/Family |
Create a prayer book of community and national leaders. Create “Vacation Backpacks” by collecting used backpacks from school and filling them with activities kids can do while traveling. Use a check-out system. Plant flowers or deliver paper snowflakes at the...
