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Isn’t Vietnam in South America?

Once when I was substitute teaching in a 5th grade class, I was showing the kids a map of Asia. After I pointed out major countries like China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam, a boy raised his hand and said, “I thought Vietnam was in South America?” Now, my question is, who taught him that Vietnam [...]

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The Power of Articulating Ministry Values

When I began leading our church’s 4th, 5th, and 6th grade ministry, I knew there was a need to give it more definition than just “the ministry that works with preteens.” So I set out to get down on paper what I wanted the ministry to reflect, in its teaching, its structure, its methods, its outcomes – the whole ball of wax. I ended up with eight.

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