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Nicole VanderMeulen

10 Tips for Finding (and Keeping!) Children’s Ministry Volunteers

06 November | by Nicole VanderMeulen
Ministry Volunteers

Big, small, rich, poor, progressive, conservative, thriving, struggling, traditional, unique, and the list of adjectives could go on and on in an attempt to include the vast array of church characteristics we may be faced with as leaders of children’s ministry.  Each church is so different, with its own strengths and weaknesses, and yet, one [...]

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Children’s Bible Lesson: The Passover

29 October | by Nicole VanderMeulen
Passover Exodus Bible Lesson

This lesson is the fourth lesson in a series of five that explore the theme “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” through Bible stories that each involve the sharing of a meal.
This lesson would work for Sunday School or Children’s Church.  The introduction activity may be used as a children’s sermon illustration for this Bible story.  [...]

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Children’s Bible Lesson: Kids’ Mission The Environment

15 October | by Nicole VanderMeulen
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This lesson is shared today as Ministry-To-Children’s contribution to Blog Action Day 2009.  The goal of the event is to encourage bloggers worldwide to post about the same issue on the same day on their blogs, sparking discussion about a topic of global importance.  Today, in an attempt to help create the largest social change [...]

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Children’s Bible Lesson: Breakfast on the Beach

10 October | by Nicole VanderMeulen
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This lesson is the third lesson in a series of five that explore the theme “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” through Bible stories that each involve the sharing of a meal.
This lesson would work for Sunday School or Children’s Church.  The introduction and baby picture activities may be used as children’s sermon illustrations for this [...]

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Children’s Bible Lesson: Pets are a Blessing

02 October | by Nicole VanderMeulen
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This lesson reviews the Creation story and focuses on God’s creation of animals and his wish for humans to care for them. It will help children to think about animals from a God-centered perspective. This lesson would work for Children’s Sunday School or Children’s Church.  Estimated lesson length is 45-60 minutes.
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Children’s Bible Lesson: Zacchaeus and Jesus

25 September | by Nicole VanderMeulen
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This lesson is the second in a series of five that explore the theme “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” through Bible stories that each involve the sharing of a meal. It is based on the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus from Luke 19:2-10. Kids will learn about the acceptance that Jesus showed to all people [...]

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Children’s Bible Lesson: Jesus Turns Water Into Wine

21 September | by Nicole VanderMeulen
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This Bible lesson for children is from John 2: 1-11 where Jesus changes water into wine. This lesson is the first lesson in a series of five that explore the theme “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” through Bible stories that each involve the sharing of a meal.
This lesson would work for Sunday School or Children’s [...]

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