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Kristin Charles

Operation Christmas Child: A Service Project for Students

03 November | by Kristin Charles
Operation Christmas Child

Looking for a service project to involve your students in this year? Try Operation Christmas Child.  Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization.
As described on its website, Samaritan’s Purse “has helped meet the need of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with [...]

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Four Storytelling Tips for Children’s Ministry

31 October | by Kristin Charles
Storytelling Tips

Jesus was a master story-teller. Droves of people followed Him wherever He went.  They listened to His every word.  His parables utilized simple objects to convey more complex truths.  They were relevant to the audience and they often ended with some type of surprise or twist.
In the Parable of the Mustard Seed, Jesus compares the [...]

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Children’s Ministry Budget: 8 Tips for Doing More with Less

26 October | by Kristin Charles
Children's Ministry Budget

If you are like me, you don’t have a huge budget at your church for Children’s Ministry.  In fact, you may not have a budget at all.  Maybe the budget that you do have comes from your own debit card.   Maybe you’re living in an impoverished area, where money is going towards basic necessities like [...]

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Clothed in Kindness Bible Lesson for Children’s Church

22 October | by Kristin Charles
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Try this lesson plan based on the story of Ruth and Naomi to teach children about kindness. It would work in any children’s ministry setting but is designed for kids church or Sunday School. Please leave your feedback in the comment section at the end of this lesson.
Objectives: To define kindness through the book of [...]

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Bible Lesson: Not Meatballs, But Manna

13 October | by Kristin Charles
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs has recently hit the big screen.  Though I’ve not seen the movie, I love the book version. This lesson plan uses that story to introduce children to the biblical accounts of God providing manna in the wilderness for the Israelites.  This lesson would work for children’s church or Sunday [...]

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Children’s Books That Engage The Young Hero

06 October | by Kristin Charles
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I have to admit.   I want my little guy to grow up to have a heart that follows God’s own. I want him to dream big dreams, to fight sin with the sword of the Spirit, and to rescue the wayward with the One who came to save us from ourselves.  I want him to [...]

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Pride vs. Humility: A Bible Lesson For Children

04 October | by Kristin Charles
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This Children’s Bible lesson about pride and humility would serve well in Sunday School or Children’s Church. It is based on several key Bible verses about being proud and humble. Be sure to modify it for your children’s ministry setting. Please leave your feedback in the comment box below.
Objective: To define pride and humility [...]

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MOPS International: A Resource for Christian Moms

30 September | by Kristin Charles
MOPS

They say that a parent is a child’s primary teacher.
The hours are stacked up to support that statement.  In a post entitled 1/168:  Children’s Ministry Hours per Week, Terry Delaney writes that parents have 167 hours to influence their children.  We, as individuals serving God in Children’s Ministry, have 1.  One short hour.
In one of [...]

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5 Ways To Show Pastor Appreciation Every Day

29 September | by Kristin Charles
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One of the essential components of a healthy children’s ministry is a good relationship with the pastor and or pastors of your church. Whether you serve as a Sunday School teacher, a children’s ministry director, or a nursery worker, it is imperative that servants in any capacity work together to support the leaders whom God [...]

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Glorifying God as a Ministry Team

15 September | by Kristin Charles
Team Ministry

Don’t Ever Ask Me to Sing a Special.  Cause if you do, it’ll be awkward for everyone involved.  Singing  is not really my thing, as much as I  love praising God.  He’s gracious to listen to me; others – not so much.
For that matter, administration isn’t my strength either.  I cower at the thought of [...]

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Leaving the Church: How Can We Reach Church Drop Outs?

11 September | by Kristin Charles
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In 2006, a study by the Barna Group revealed that most twenty-somethings disengage from active participation in the Christian faith during their adult years. This is true even for those who have displayed strong levels of spiritual activity as a teenager.
In addition, statistics demonstrate that this pattern of disengagement is continuing through adulthood, creating somewhat [...]

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Children’s Books That Engage True Princesses

08 September | by Kristin Charles
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My three-year old is sleeping right now, all snuggled up under her beloved princess blanket.  Most likely, her dreams have set her on a frantic search for Cinderella’s lost slipper in a faraway land.  I adore this stage of her life – the tea parties, the dress-up gowns, the pretend play and the creativity.  However, [...]

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Building Self-Control : A Lesson Plan for Children’s Church

05 September | by Kristin Charles

Objectives:  To define self-control and lack thereof.  To identify tools that the students can use to build self-control.  To develop students who display self-control in their personal lives.  This lesson is geared towards a children’s church classroom setting of 1st -5th graders.
Materials:  A game like Jenga or Operation, cardboard bricks or building blocks with words [...]

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International Justice Mission: Defending Children from Abuse Globally

01 September | by Kristin Charles
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Edmund Burke once said, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”  That quote unsettles me, partly because it describes me.
International Justice Mission (IJM) is an organization that allows you to extend that influence  to vulnerable children around the world.  Their purpose is articulated in Isaiah 1:17, “Seek [...]

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