This Week in Children’s Ministry for 11/18/2009

Here is our weekly roundup of interesting or newsworthy links related to children’s ministry. This is just a small sample of the 180+ weekly posts that run through the BIG List of Children’s Ministry Blogs. If you have a news tip for next weeks links, please email me directly Tony@Ministry-to-Children.com

Newsworthy Links

• Nearly half of all U.S. children will use food stamps
• New Research Explores the Long-Term Effect of Spiritual Activity among Children and Teens
• Jelly Telly has gone back to charging for access. Phil Visher explains why on his blog. The good news is that more content is coming.
• Google improves parental controls for search
• Was My Sponsored Child Affected by That Crisis? – great information from the Compassion International blog
• Quest for Compassion is the interactive kids site from Compassion International

Kids Ministry & Parents

• Glen Woods shares 3 necessary attitudes for parent coaching
• Ryan Franks says a growing percentage of parents are more committed to non church programs.
• CM Buzz takes a different angle on Little League Vs. Children’s Ministry

4 Helpful Lists

• Three Things I Shared When Meeting My CM Staff For The First Time by James Kennison
• 5 Questions to evaluate your Sunday morning programs from North Point Kids
• Five Things Children’s Ministry Leaders Need by Glen Woods
• Four small things that really matter in leading children’s ministry.

Even More Helpful Links

• Free Thanksgiving Comic page from Dick Gruber
• Don’t settle for low quality Children’s Ministry
• Sojourn Kids is posting pictures of their preschool play centers and some tips for making the most of them.

John Piper’s on Giving Kids the Gospel

HT: Doug & Jared & Charlie

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5. This Week in Children’s Ministry for 10/28/2009