Assisting families with children who have special needs
This question can be touchy and difficult. Many families that have a child with special needs may not attend church because they feel their child is a burden or because churches are ill-equipped to take care of them. If this is a ministry need in your church or community, it would be great to find […]
Why is requiring background checks important?
Background checks have become a necessity in children’s ministry over the past 10 to 15 years. It is sad our world has changed so much, but this means we must alter our procedures. As a church, we do want to show trust in people. However, the security of our children outweighs any argument against the […]
What Do I Look for When Choosing Curriculum?
When deciding which curriculum to use for your class or children’s ministry, it is important to be intentional. A lot of people say, “I want to bring meat to my class and not just milk.” This means you should be teaching God’s truth from Scripture to build up and equip for daily living. Obviously, the […]
Should you have Children’s Worship during your Sunday Service?
Do you have children’s worship during your Sunday morning service? If so, you might have music, games, snack, special activities and Bible study. I love all these components of children’s worship. We can use many creative ways to open children’s eyes to understand God’s word, and children’s worship can be a great avenue. And while […]
Who Will Train Our Children?
Matthew, Mark and Luke all tell the story of a group of moms (parents) who heard Jesus was in town. These moms wanted their children to meet Jesus. They wanted Jesus to meet, touch and bless their children. So they went. They didn’t just happen by and see Jesus on the way to the market. […]
Talking with Children about COVID-19 & Re-entering Social Situations
With the lifting of some COVID-19 guidelines, some churches have chosen to gather in person for worship for the first time in several weeks. With this decision comes a variety of other decisions, such as when to bring children and youth programs back to the church building, what to do with Vacation Bible School and […]
6 Considerations for Reopening Your Kids Ministry
Churches are beginning to discuss their plans to resume corporate worship, small group Bible studies and children’s ministries. After several weeks of isolation and distance ministry, the question has shifted suddenly from when we will get back together, to how we will get back together. How and when may look quite different from state to state, city to city, […]
Online Resources for Small Groups
Friends and Fellow Ministers: These are fast-moving times for life and ministry during this COVID-19 season. Perhaps, you are wrestling with decisions today about what to do next at your church in our new virtual environments. Solutions seem to be changing by the hour. So, I wanted to make sure you had in hand some […]
COVID-19 & Teaching Remotely if your Church Isn’t Meeting
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected all of us, and there is more to come. I went to the grocery store to shop for a friend and found that shelves were bare. I have friends who cannot find canned meat, beans, rice, milk, bread, and other basics. Churches have canceled weekend services, and now the CDC (Center […]
Vacation Bible School impacts many lives, continues to win children to Christ
Mechell Bice says she doesn’t remember the name of the man who prayed with her in 1977, but she does remember his face. She was 7 and attending Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Lighthouse Baptist Church, Ashville, and she remembers that VBS volunteer teaching her about the love of Jesus. “It was a very real […]