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Christian Parenting

Video: The Christian Adoption Book I Want You To Read

27 Dec | by Tony Kummer Book Reviews
Christian Adoption Book

Here is my short video recommendation of a new book about Christian Adoption called “Adopted for Life.” The book was written by Russell Moore, a professor I knew in Seminary. He does a great job showing how the Gospel relates to adoption. In the process he makes a strong case for Christians getting more involved. [...]

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Keeping Christmas Christ-Centered

30 Nov | by Terry Delaney Christian Parenting
Keeping Christmas About Jesus for parents

In Children’s Ministry, it is easy for us to challenge the kids in our care at the church to be mindful of Christ at Christmas.  I have found that it is somewhat more difficult to get the parents to keep Christ at the center of Christmas.  I have discovered some nice resources that help to [...]

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MOPS International: A Resource for Christian Moms

30 Sep | by Kristin Charles Children's Ministry Links
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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Why Catechize Kids?

12 Sep | by Jeri Tanner Christian Parenting
catechism Q and A

Q: Who made you?
A: God made me. (Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:7; Ecclesiastes 12: 1; Acts 17:24-29)
from A Catechism for Boys and Girls
What is catechism? The term “catechism” is one that may well bring up images of a strange, outdated method of instruction. But catechizing has been a time-honored and effective practice throughout Protestant as well [...]

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Ministry Spotlight: Familyman Ministries

27 Aug | by Terry Delaney Christian Parenting
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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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Scripture Memorization Music: Hide The Word CD’S

26 Aug | by Jeri Tanner Children's Ministry Ideas
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I’ve listened to quite a selection of Scripture cd’s over the past 30 years, but haven’t found any I like better than the Hide the Word cd’s put out by Mark Altrogge, senior pastor of Sovereign Grace Church in Indiana, Pennsylvania and writer of such great songs for worship as “I Stand in Awe” and [...]

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Children and Storytelling

19 Aug | by Jeri Tanner Christian Parenting
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The July 31, 2009 broadcast of the Albert Mohler radio program features an interview by guest-host Dr. Russell Moore with singer and musician Andrew Peterson on the need children have for rich, wonderful story. Dr. Moore asks the question, “Does storytelling matter to children?” The program discusses the importance of telling the right stories–and telling [...]

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Dealing with the “ME” Generation

26 Jul | by Terry Delaney Christian Parenting
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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How To Help Kids Memorize The Bible

30 Jun | by Tony Kummer Christian Parenting
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Sometimes I’m discouraged about how few children are really being taught the Bible at home. But as a parent, I need to think about my own home first. Am I an example for my children in memorizing the Bible?
I ran across this very practical and encouraging blog post on memorizing the Bible with your kids. [...]

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Family Discipleship In The Summertime

24 Jun | by Jeri Tanner Christian Parenting
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Summertime is a more relaxed season of the year for many families (although with vacations, baseball, and family reunions our schedules can still be hectic!) But summer is a good time to remind ourselves as parents that growth in the grace and knowledge of God doesn’t take summer breaks. The summer months present a great [...]

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