3 Great Children’s Story Bibles

Tony Kummer — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:14:52 +0000

The rules are simple and the prizes are great. If you have any questions, please leave a comment on this post. The deadline is Sunday 2/18/2008. I won’t be able to ship internationally.

Two Ways To Win These 3 Children’s Story Bibles

Subscribe to my email newsletter. Use the simple opt-in box in the sidebar. Remember to reply to the confirmation message. I will select on address randomly from this list to win the first set of these three children’s story Bibles. So, if you got this message via email, your already entered.
Link from your blog or website back to Ministry-to-Children.com. You can post about the contest or simply add me to your blogroll – either is great. Then email me TonyKummer@gmail.com with the subject line “Children’s Story Bible Giveaway.” Once I find the link on your site, I’ll add your email list to a second drawing.

Three Great Children’s Story Bibles

Why am I giving away these three story Bibles? I believe that God-centered books for children are one of the best ways to teach kids about God. These three are my all time favorite children’s story Bibles. I’ve read them with my own children and integrated them into several of our ministries at church.

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Writing A Church Nursery Manual In A Small Church

Tony Kummer — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:28:19 +0000

You must have clearly written church nursery manual regardless of your church’s size. In this article, I want to offer some tips and point you to other resources that can help you develop your own church nursery guidelines.

Ideas For Church Nursery Manual

Know your church culture. Many smaller churches will express skepticism or distrust to a written church nursery manual of policies and guidelines. This is normal and should not surprise or offend you. Small congregations typically have a much higher natural trust level among the membership because nearly everyone is related or long time members. But don’t use this as an excuse not to create guidelines for your church nursery.

Even little churches should have clearly written expectations. You will have to accommodate this attitude by writing a smaller manual. Even so, it is important to get something in writing that you can build on later. If your church nursery manual is not consistent with the culture of your church, your volunteers will ignore or resent your efforts.

If you are in a small church, do not copy and paste from a mega church nursery manual. For my church, we have a one-page set of guidelines that we post in every nursery or early childhood ministry room. I would like to expand this later. But for now, we cover the basics and try to model the more advanced items.

Balance trust and accountability. Writing down your expectations can change the dynamic of your church nursery. It can also damage relationships if not handled correctly. You must find ways to affirm your existing volunteers and assure them that you do trust them to provide care for the nursery.

At the same time the church nursery manual initiates a system of accountability and may offend a small number of workers. It is essential that you meet with nursery volunteers in small groups or individually to explain the new guidelines and assure them that “no one is in trouble.”

Some Resources For Writing A Church Nursery Manual

Download my one-page Church Nursery Volunteer Worker Guidelines (job description)
Encourage your nursery volunteers with my article titles God Is In The Church Nursery
Excerpts From Another Church Nursery Manual (PDF)