Devotionals
John is a product developer for MindWorks Resources, designing and writing standards-aligned learning resources.
John is the managing editor/head writer for The Park Forum and a consultant with Ministry Accelerator.
John co-led the writing department for Elevate curriculum and was Head Writer for Small Group and online elements. John has also written large group and small group for 252 Kids, created curriculum for Incredible Islands, and Standard Publishing.
John has a wide range of experience in ministry, education, and communication. He has a deep knowledge of designing curriculum and learning experiences for children and adults. He also has many years of experience writing both for artistic and creative purposes and writing for instructional and technical materials.
John also maintains an artistic career, as a playwright, theatre director, actor, and voice actor.
Devotionals
The Beautiful Feet of Lepers Scripture: 2 Kings 7.9 Then they said to each other, "What we're doing is not right. This is a day of good news and we are keeping it to ourselves.
Idolatry of Identity Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3.21 So then, no more boasting about human leaders! Reflection: Idolatry of Identity By John Tillman In the Old Testament people reverenced household gods for prosperity, wealth, and identity. Today we reverence household brands. It's unclear which group is more deceived.
God's Regret and Samuel's Anger Scripture: Romans 13.1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. Scripture: 1 Samuel 15.11 "I regret that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions."
Blog Articles
I got some harsh criticism of my writing earlier this year. It shook me. But not for the reasons one might think... *Before I tell this story, I need to give a warning/disclaimer. It would be easy to...
If you bring up gamification in a #kidmin Facebook group, you will quickly realize it's a hot topic. Many kidmin people have a love-hate relationship with gamification. Even by those who love it, gamification is often thought of as a sign of our declining culture.
Children's Church Curricula
Small Group activities for Elevate curriculum (K-5th grade)
I wrote the small groups and helped design the curriculum for Incredible Islands. Incredible Islands is a children’s ministry curriculum for growing godly kids in church, at home, and online.
Small Groups for 2nd-3rd grade students for June 2016
Vacation Bible School
Sample of Bible story monologues written for Deep Sea Discovery VBS for 2016
Session 1 Skit for Deep Sea Discovery VBS from Standard Publishing
Scripts for Animated Short Film
Film/Voice Samples/Trailers/Reels