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Making Un-Churched Childern & Families Feel Welcome

21 September | by Terry Delaney
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I realize not every church has the same cultural context as mine, but as children’s ministers we all are striving to reach the kids in our community whether that community is rural or inner-city.  When we do start bringing these children in to our churches, do they feel welcome? I am thinking primarily about the [...]

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Children’s Sermon: He Sat Down!

13 September | by Terry Delaney
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So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
–Mark 16:19 (ESV)
This could be the last children’s sermon in a series about the gospel of Jesus Christ, but can also stand alone. For those churches who have skits during [...]

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Trunk or Treat: A Church Halloween Alternative

07 September | by Terry Delaney
Trunk or treat

I had never heard of a Trunk or Treat until I became a children’s minister a year ago. To be honest, I thought it was blasphemous to encourage trick or treating. I found out quickly that it was an excellent outreach event to our community.
For those of you who have never heard of [...]

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ESV Children’s Bible

31 August | by Terry Delaney
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I am not sure if our readers here at Ministry to Children are aware of the fact that I, Terry Delaney, also have a book review website called Christian Book Notes. As the name implies, it is a website dedicated to reviewing Christian books of all genres. A cool feature we have at [...]

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Ministry Spotlight: Familyman Ministries

27 August | by Terry Delaney
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Familyman Ministries is a ministry “to remind dads of what’s most important.” Todd Wilson and his wife Debbie have eight children all of whom are home schooled. He has written Help! I’m Married to a Homeschooling Mom and The Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons and used to serve as a pastor. Currently, [...]

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Children’s Sermon About Creation (Days 1-4)

21 August | by Terry Delaney
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Leader: Who knows what God created?
Children: everything, the earth, the sun, the universe, the stars, animals, people (let them give a good list to get the idea that all things were created by God).
Leader: Does anyone know what God created first according to Genesis 1? (Gen. 1:3-5) It is very important [...]

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Book Alert: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

17 August | by Terry Delaney
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I am not sure about the children in your church, but my kids have been enraptured by a series of books entitled Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. The book is called “a novel in cartoons” and consists of pencil sketches made by a “kid” as he writes about his life in [...]

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2nd Review of Rome: Group’s Holy Land Adventure

28 July | by Terry Delaney
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My church just finished using Group’s Rome: Paul and the Underground Church Holy Land Adventure for our Vacation Bible School. I would like to share my thoughts both positive and negative about this particular program.
The Set-up
The children were divided into families–the curriculum was designed for family units of varying ages. We went with [...]

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Dealing with the “ME” Generation

26 July | by Terry Delaney
me generation

I grew up in the late 80’s and early 90’s as many of our readers have. My generation was known as “Generation X.” Those who grew up in the late 90’s and early 2000’s are part of what has been called the “ME Generation.” It is this generation that concerns me in [...]

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Men Vs. Women

24 July | by Terry Delaney
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I am a man. I am a Children’s Minister. I have learned that I need a woman’s touch to my ministry. Unfortunately, my wife is the nursery coordinator and is therefore tied up with that when church is in session. I will give you an example of how I need a [...]

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How Do You Teach Kids About Missions?

19 July | by Terry Delaney
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How do you teach your children in your ministry about missions? It seems that with the current “drop-out” rate of youth in the church, it is now more important than ever to cultivate a love for the gospel with our children. I try to discuss a significant missionary every now and then when [...]

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Children’s Ministry Resource: TruthQuest Curriculum

10 July | by Terry Delaney

TruthQuest Ministries is a one-stop shop for children’s ministry lessons and lesson plans.  They have curriculum for Sunday School, Children’s Church, and Vacation Bible School.  Every lesson can be adapted to your needs.  You can make a lesson 15 minutes to 2 hours if need be.
Check out their new Fire Fighters VBS theme for 2010.
Their [...]

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Children’s Sermon About Jonah & the Big Fish (Pt. 2)

03 June | by Terry Delaney
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Last week we talked about Jonah’s disobedience to God. We saw that when God punished him, he repented and asked for forgiveness. After that, the big fish spit Jonah onto the shore so he could go into Nineveh and preach the message of forgiveness that God wanted him to preach.
The Ninevites responded to [...]

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Children’s Sermon About Jonah & the Big Fish (Pt. 1)

01 June | by Terry Delaney
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We all know the story of Jonah and the big fish. (aka Jonah and the Whale). We all know that Jonah was given instructions to preach to the Ninevites God’s message of forgiveness. We also know that Jonah did not want to preach this to the Ninevites because he did not like them [...]

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