David Reneau 5/31/24 David Reneau 5/31/24

Life Lessons at 40: 16 Nuggets of Truth

Of all the decisions I’ve made, I realized that those 16 statements I shared with my students have shaped my life. Most of them I’ve gleaned from other sources, but I’ve found myself saying them over and over. Whether you’re in ministry or serve God somewhere else, I hope you can use them to find your own success.

David Reneau 5/17/24 David Reneau 5/17/24

5 Discipleship Principles I Learned in the Classroom

I’ve been in-between churches since July. In January, I took an executive pastor role at a small church plant, Christ Chapel East. But that was only part time. Since my degree is in high school education, I decided to put it to use and began to substitute teach. One fateful January morning, I took a math job at a high school I didn’t normally sub. By the end of the day, I had a long-term sub job and by the next week I was responsible for the math education of 150 seniors and sophomores.

David Reneau 9/30/22 David Reneau 9/30/22

How to Have a Kids Lead Team

Maybe you’ve seen this. You have a fifth or sixth grader completely checked out. They may have been engaged a few years before, but it’s getting close to their time to move on, and they have senioritis all of sudden.

You thought it was only for 12th graders, but now you see it in 12-year-olds.

But what do you do?

David Reneau 8/19/22 David Reneau 8/19/22

4 Milestones for Every Believer

Milestones are a marker for how far we’ve gone and how much further we need to go. You can call them goals, or behaviors, or events, but they’re things that we celebrate as the people we minister to develop an authentic faith that lasts a lifetime.

David Reneau 7/29/22 David Reneau 7/29/22

Why You Should have a Baptism Class

Baptism in water is an essential part of a Christian’s faith, and one of my favorite things to do. Working in Kidmin though, there are a lot of questions about kids being baptized.

David Reneau 9/25/17 David Reneau 9/25/17

Mentoring Kids to Serve in Ministry

You have kids in your ministry right now who God is calling into full-time ministry. You have other kids who will be lifelong servants. Either way, we want all our kids to have an authentic lifelong faith in Jesus Christ. Mentoring them to serve in ministry is one of the most surefire ways to do that. But how?

David Reneau 8/22/17 David Reneau 8/22/17

Foundations of Children’s Evangelism Book Review: Center Focus on Leading Kids to Christ

I’ve worked in children’s ministry for a long time, but there was a time when I had my doubts about whether or not I should pursue it as a profession. I was leading as interim elementary coordinator at my church while in Master’s Commission. I loved making the kids laugh and sing and was having a blast. However, after a few months the emotional high of performing on stage began to wane. The new children’s pastor came in, loved what I was doing, and requested that I stay on as a member of his team. I told him I would finish out the calendar year, but after that I would be done.

David Reneau 3/20/17 David Reneau 3/20/17

When Your Kids Don't Know

"We don't know!" That's what a Rainbow exclaimed Wednesday night during the Mpact Award Ceremony when asked what their club colors are. It provided a great laugh and little bit of embarrassment for the parent and his teacher. It reminds me of a truth about working with kids that you know if you've been working with them for longer than 6 months.

David Reneau 9/26/14 David Reneau 9/26/14

Memorize Scripture, Eat Some Ice Cream

I heard a story once about a Jewish Rabbi. On the first day of school he would pour honey on his pupils' desks and then tell the kids to lick up the honey. As they licked it, the Rabbi would tell them that the Word of God is like honey and should be a sweet taste in your mouth.