How well does your children’s ministry recognize the importance of kids’ milestones and rites?
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“Passing On Faith” by Theos; “Rooted in the Church” from the Church of England; “Losing Heart“, published by Youthscape
The biggest factor predicting their spiritual health as young adults is whether they read the Bible regularly as kids
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30% of students never make the transition from the children’s ministry to the youth ministry
A Strategy for Children’s and Student Ministry Leaders
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…more likely to show signs of depression in seventh grade, and abuse substances like alcohol, marijuana or tobacco in 10th grade, researchers…
“Their (church leaders) responsibility is to equip God’s people to do His work and build up the church, the body of Christ….
Ministry always happens best in the context relationship…period!
Now it was time for me to tune in to them and listen to some very excited children tell me stories about…
A discouraged child is one who has lost heart. He is so beaten down that he has lost hope, he has lost…
We may provoke our children to anger and discouragement when we teach them to be good instead of holy…good behavior than their…
Imagine the culture shock of a child who has been in church all of his life but has never been in the…
Of all the ways a divorce negatively impacts a child’s life, the impact on their religious life may be the most detrimental…
The Ark will be using techniques that include virtual and augmented reality to tell original different biblical themes
How to respond when a child discloses a shocker
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You’ve most likely encountered them and they probably left you scrambling
3 Keys To Help Your Children’s Ministry Thrive
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3.79 billion mobile users, The Church has an opportunity to link a child’s spiritual growth to their mobile device
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So how can we give them freedom while keeping them safe from inappropriate content and online predators?
Giving kids opportunities to serve through childhood is one of the biggest ways to help them grow in faith and character
4 Tips To Actually Getting Them To Want To Listen To What You Say
He goes to our church but isn’t part of youth ministry and we have no idea why
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behind-the-scenes, indispensable ministry roles you may never have thought of for your children’s ministry
Our volunteers are a gift and blessing. When they are treated that way, they will want to stick around, and be…
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Soon, friends of hers were asking if she’d make them a book, too, for their own kids’ art, and the small business…
…and a few things they don’t need
An Open Letter from Alex Malarkey “The boy who came back from heaven”
The clip, viewed almost 3m times was produced for a programme that aims to educate children aged 3 to six about the…
…they would be memorized and used for Christian growth and training
A joint adult and children’s catechism consisting of 52 questions and answers adapted by Timothy Keller
Here’s some recent trends that will help your children’s ministry stay current in the world of social media
Over 156 million people in America who do not attend church including over 42 million children and teenagers
Different techniques you can use to help children to identify, name and deal with their emotions
3 Keys To A No-Regrets Ministry
No one else in ministry is dealing with the same things you are: parent issues, school overload, extracurricular activities, etc
Question one of the Catechism shapes our whole existence…we belong to Jesus and not to ourselves
This app is fantastic it is engaging for kids of all ages and it not only allows them to read but does a fantastic job of using visuals to even engage kids who are not the best readers
Is the gospel our central theme, or is it a “PS” tacked onto the end? With a So be good like…
As leaders in Ministry, we are typically focused on our department. But, there’s a bigger picture that we work within
Understanding, promoting and cheering for one another’s ministry is a sign of health, maturity and holistic mentality
A Creative Dad Just Made Water Balloon Fights Way More Efficient
So should all of this discourage us? Not at all…
Setting the spiritual foundation for children
The goal isn’t to get them interested in the church, but rather to train them to… follow Him
For whatever reason, those of us in kidmin just love writing curriculum
Have mentors for children. Older mentors can teach children the value of the entire church community and give them a sense of…
I’m a firm believer that kids are the most important ministry in the church
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What do you want new 6th graders to know when they entered youth ministry, and how we insure that no students “fell…
“What you can expect to see going forward are physical games that really push in the direction of social play,”