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- June 4, 2013 — Happy Anniversary to My Wife
- May 21, 2013 — Open Mic Night…for Preteens?
- May 2, 2013 — The Relational Piggy Bank
- April 23, 2013 — The Easiest Way to Memorize Scripture
- April 17, 2013 — Sexual Abuse: Ways to Protect Your Ministry
- April 15, 2013 — Sexual Abuse: Is Your Ministry Safe?
- April 9, 2013 — Finding Time to Get Ahead
- March 19, 2013 — How my world will change in 7 days
- March 7, 2013 — If you could create the ideal curriculum…
- March 5, 2013 — I Love My Church
- February 12, 2013 — Why is partnering with parents different in preteen ministry?
- February 6, 2013 — Space for Prayer in Preteen Ministry
- February 4, 2013 — Creating Balance in Life
- January 21, 2013 — “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King, Jr.
- January 9, 2013 — Mom…Dad…Put Down the Cell Phone!!!
- January 7, 2013 — Replace Yourself
- December 12, 2012 — #GiveGod12: Day One
- December 11, 2012 — Preteen Worship & Spaghetti
- December 5, 2012 — Give God 12: Join the Movement
- December 4, 2012 — New Job: How to Win in Your First 6 Weeks
- November 26, 2012 — Black Friday: False Advertising and the Angry Mob
- November 14, 2012 — Making Vision Stick
- November 5, 2012 — 4 Books That Helped Me in Ministry
- November 1, 2012 — Cast Your Vote: Boy or Girl?
- October 31, 2012 — The Thoughts of Babies
- October 30, 2012 — 13.1 Miles Behind Me
- October 25, 2012 — 4 Things I Learned from the 40-Day Challenge
- October 23, 2012 — BombBomb.com & Preteen Ministry
- October 16, 2012 — How will texting change preteen ministry?
- October 10, 2012 — Sweet Morning Prayers
- October 9, 2012 — A Lesson on Relationships from Johnny Cash
- October 2, 2012 — Taking Advice from Teenagers
- September 20, 2012 — How to Plan an Effective Parent Meeting
- September 18, 2012 — My 40-Day Challenge
- September 11, 2012 — Think Before You Speak
- September 4, 2012 — How well do you delegate?
- August 22, 2012 — How do you get preteens to apply the Bible to their lives?
- August 21, 2012 — Launching a New Preteen Ministry
- August 6, 2012 — 3 Phrases More & 3 Phrases Less
- August 2, 2012 — Chick-fil-A & the “Jesus Juke”
- July 31, 2012 — Giveaway & Review: Epic Fail Video Series
- July 23, 2012 — The Best Interview Ever
- July 10, 2012 — Preteen Small Groups: Space
- July 5, 2012 — Preteen Small Groups: Size
- July 4, 2012 — Preteen Small Groups: Why?
- July 3, 2012 — Ideas for Preteen Small Groups
- June 29, 2012 — Video Friday: Fifty6 & Xtranormal
- June 27, 2012 — 5 Qualities To Look For In Leaders
- June 25, 2012 — Summer Games for Preteens
- June 13, 2012 — No one likes me when I’m grumpy
- June 11, 2012 — Preteens Painted the Church
- June 4, 2012 — Happy Anniversary to My Best Friend
- May 25, 2012 — Video Friday: The Power of a Father
- May 22, 2012 — Dealing with Difficult People
- May 16, 2012 — 2012 Summer Reading List
- May 11, 2012 — Video Friday: The Story of Ian Larissa
- May 10, 2012 — A Response to the Conversations on Same-Sex Marriage
- May 10, 2012 — 8 Principles for Parenting from Dr. Robert Lewis
- May 9, 2012 — Casting Vision for Preteen Ministry
- May 8, 2012 — Planning a Preteen & Parent Retreat
- May 3, 2012 — Mattmo.org is 1 Year Old!
- May 1, 2012 — How Barney Helped My Parenting
- April 27, 2012 — Video Friday: Message from Francis Chan to Young Pastors
- April 26, 2012 — 2012 Preteen Leaders Conference Flashback: Nick Diliberto
- April 25, 2012 — 2012 Preteen Leaders Conference Flashback: Gordon West
- April 23, 2012 — Monday Morning Questions
- April 20, 2012 — Preteen Leaders Conference: Cultivating Leaders
- April 18, 2012 — How clear is your ministry? Half of parents say, “Not so clear.”
- April 13, 2012 — Video Friday: The Power of Music
- April 6, 2012 — Video Friday: Sunday’s Comin’
- April 4, 2012 — A Plea to Pastors
- April 3, 2012 — Weeping like Jesus
- April 2, 2012 — Book Review: The Weeping Chamber
- March 30, 2012 — Video Friday: Jonathan Stands Up
- March 28, 2012 — Free Bible Lesson: The Servant King
- March 27, 2012 — Survey Says…
- March 23, 2012 — Video Friday: God Story from Barbara
- March 22, 2012 — Top 10 Preteen Ministry Websites
- March 21, 2012 — Designing a Worship Service and Curriculum for Preteens
- March 20, 2012 — Retro Post: Preteens and Pornography
- March 19, 2012 — Preteen Leaders Conference–April 18-20, 2012
- March 16, 2012 — Video Friday: No Motorcycles in Church!
- March 15, 2012 — Preteens, Diets, and Weight Loss…Oh My!
- March 12, 2012 — What do you do when volunteers quit?
- March 8, 2012 — Talking to Preteens about Sex–Part 2
- March 6, 2012 — Talking to Preteens about Sex–Part 1
- March 1, 2012 — It’s Baaaaaaacccckkkk!
- January 18, 2012 — A Prayer Guide for Families
- January 16, 2012 — A Call to Prayer
- January 12, 2012 — A Lesson I Learned from My 16-Month Old Daughter
- January 11, 2012 — Warning: This post may be humorous to some viewers
- January 10, 2012 — The Biggest Problem Facing Preteens and Teenagers
- January 4, 2012 — My Favorite Christmas Present: A Blessing for Maggie
- January 4, 2012 — Hello world!
- December 21, 2011 — An Example of How to Add Value to People
- December 13, 2011 — How do you find time to rest?
- December 5, 2011 — Preteen Leader’s Conference–April 18-20, 2012
- November 28, 2011 — How do you cope with periods of discouragement?
- November 15, 2011 — Why we all need a mentor…
- November 3, 2011 — The Power of Encouragement
- October 25, 2011 — Book Review: The Generosity Factor by Ken Blanchard and S. Truett Cathy
- October 17, 2011 — The Library: Resources for Our Preteen Leaders
- October 10, 2011 — Celebrations from Preteen Ministry
- October 6, 2011 — How Do You Encourage Preteens to Grow and Develop?
- October 3, 2011 — 10.3.11 Blue Shirt Day–Say No to Bullying!
- September 27, 2011 — Do You Know Who You’re Leading?
- September 23, 2011 — D6 Conference: Day 1
- September 22, 2011 — D6 Conference: Pre-Conference Labs
- September 20, 2011 — D6 Conference & Preteens!
- September 19, 2011 — The Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Preteens
- September 15, 2011 — Preteen Curriculum Review: FLYTE from Lifeway
- September 13, 2011 — Afternoon Give-Aways: 2 FREE copies of II Samuel & Acts from THE ALMIGHTY BIBLE!
- September 13, 2011 — How do you get preteens to read the Bible?…Here’s one way!
- September 7, 2011 — What’s Your Story?
- September 5, 2011 — Sunday Celebrations
- August 29, 2011 — Sunday Celebrations
- August 26, 2011 — Confessions of a Negative Person
- August 24, 2011 — Sunday Celebrations…on Wednesday
- August 23, 2011 — Nurturing New Volunteers
- August 11, 2011 — Power of Community
- August 9, 2011 — How to Date Your Preteen Daughter
- July 28, 2011 — Preteens and Cell Phones: Stop Fighting Technology and Use It
- July 27, 2011 — Volunteer Training — Part 1
- July 12, 2011 — What are you hiding from your ministry volunteers?
- July 6, 2011 — Will God Judge Casey Anthony?
- July 5, 2011 — What I Learned at Camp…
- June 24, 2011 — A New Approach to Recruiting Leaders
- June 21, 2011 — Transition is Tough: How do you navigate through transition?
- June 14, 2011 — The Question that is Challenging My Heart —Part 2
- June 13, 2011 — The Question that is Challenging My Heart
- June 7, 2011 — What is the greatest gift I can give to my preteen?
- June 3, 2011 — This is what has helped me the most in ministry…
- June 1, 2011 — What is your strategy for equipping parents with the right tools to be spiritual leaders?
- May 31, 2011 — Understanding Grace
- May 29, 2011 — Sunday Celebrations
- May 27, 2011 — Milestones in the Life of Our Daughter
- May 25, 2011 — Helping Preteens Transition to Student Ministry
- May 24, 2011 — A Summer with D.A. Carson
- May 23, 2011 — Should My Preteen Be Using Facebook?
- May 23, 2011 — Sunday Celebrations
- May 18, 2011 — Protecting Your Preteen From Pornography
- May 17, 2011 — Preteens and Pornography
- May 15, 2011 — Sunday Celebrations
- May 13, 2011 — Why I don’t want to be President…
- May 11, 2011 — How God called me to Preteen Ministry
- May 10, 2011 — Lessons from Willie the Wal-Mart Greeter
- May 8, 2011 — Sunday Celebrations
- May 7, 2011 — Expecations for Leaders & The Pygmalion Effect
- May 5, 2011 — If you could read through one book with your small group leaders, what book would you choose?
- May 4, 2011 — Things that a preteen will never experience…
- May 3, 2011 — How do I connect with Preteens?
