Comments on: Painting God http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/10/02/painting-god/ Moving Children's Ministry Forward Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: henryjz http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/10/02/painting-god/comment-page-1/#comment-1759 henryjz Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:59:47 +0000 http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/10/02/painting-god/#comment-1759 Thanks for that... Yes, communication is key and having clear transformational goals and evaluation is important. I think it's worth the risk, though. I think we forget that the Holy Spirit is the one who does the transforming and is able to fill in where we aren't able to. We let fear stop us from stepping out and trusting God to really step in and make himself real to kids. We need to give him room to do that. In the end, I think the results will far outweigh the potential "risk." Thanks for that… Yes, communication is key and having clear transformational goals and evaluation is important. I think it's worth the risk, though. I think we forget that the Holy Spirit is the one who does the transforming and is able to fill in where we aren't able to. We let fear stop us from stepping out and trusting God to really step in and make himself real to kids. We need to give him room to do that. In the end, I think the results will far outweigh the potential "risk."

]]> By: jcisonline http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/10/02/painting-god/comment-page-1/#comment-1745 jcisonline Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:29:55 +0000 http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/10/02/painting-god/#comment-1745 Yeah risky is true man. Trying to let kids paint a picture of God and yet keep that picture inside the lines of scripture is extremely risky. It would be very tough to outline to volunteers how to be open in allowing kids to paint and yet balance that with their view of God in scripture. Seems sticky and like a big communication task. So just offering some encouragement (....i guess...) to undertake with caution and make sure you communicate clear and focused. I think you are awesome and are up to but just reinforcing your feelings of risk and caution. You're awesome keep pushing forward! Yeah risky is true man. Trying to let kids paint a picture of God and yet keep that picture inside the lines of scripture is extremely risky.

It would be very tough to outline to volunteers how to be open in allowing kids to paint and yet balance that with their view of God in scripture. Seems sticky and like a big communication task.

So just offering some encouragement (….i guess…) to undertake with caution and make sure you communicate clear and focused.

I think you are awesome and are up to but just reinforcing your feelings of risk and caution.

You're awesome keep pushing forward!

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