practical help and encouragement for your children’s ministry
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In a few minutes, I’ll head out for some afternoon evangelistic visits. Today, I’ll be making the rounds in a nearby trailer park. Our ministry serves several lower income children from that neighborhood. These kids often come on the bus, and their parents almost never come with them.
I don’t get out there [...]
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The next few weeks will be the toughest in your ministry year. Long winters bring discouragement and dull the passion of even the most devoted. Let me share a few ways I am preparing my heart to make it through discouragement in the ministry this winter. Feel free to comment and add to the list.
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To follow up my article on Sunday school safety and security, I wanted to hear what your church does to keep kids safe.
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We all get the same question. Sometimes it’s a kids trying to make a scene in children’s church, sometimes is a little girl crying after Sunday school. Everyone is asking the BIG SANTA QUESTION. How do you handle it?
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When God called me to serve in children’s ministry I never imagined some of the situations I would face. Over the years I’ve learned that kids bring a lot of baggage with them to church. The biggest danger for sexual abuse on church property is often one child molesting another. The danger for cruelty and [...]
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How much are your Children’s Ministry volunteers worth?
Of course, they are beyond value. But, what if you could calculate the weekly budget needed to hire replacements? Here is a group exercise I developed for a College level Children’s Ministry class. I was the guest teacher on the topic of volunteers. I wanted to communicate to [...]
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Here is a long list of Bible quotes about Children, a good Bible verse can always be helpful.
These might be useful in baby dedications or teaching your church about children’s ministry. These scriptures could form the basis of a Bible quiz game for Sunday School or be memorized. Leave a comment if I’ve left our [...]
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Johnny walks into your Sunday school class 25 minutes late. He’s a challenging kid, but you pride yourself on keeping an ordered classroom. You’ve planned your lesson very carefully. You’ve even prayed for you class this week.
You smile at Johnny, but inside your saying, “Why didn’t they just wait until church.” It’s too late to [...]
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Few issues are as sticky in Christian Churches as Halloween. This year Halloween 2008 falls on Friday night. Should we just find the best Halloween crafts and Halloween recipes and throw an outreach party? Or is the history of Halloween too involved in witchcraft?
I want to hear your ideas about Halloween. Is it really Devil’s [...]
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What crafts are you planning for Thanksgiving? Do you know of an easy Thanksgiving craft for children? Coming up with crafts is not my strength. But I am really good at finding stuff online.
Where To Find Easy Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids
Kidology Thanksgiving Zone: Since I’m a member I always start here. Pastor Karl and company [...]
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