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| from the July/August issue of Children's Ministry Magazine |
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| Download these pages from Children's Ministry Magazine to hand out to your volunteers and parents. Each page contains great ideas to use: Teacher Telegram has ideas geared for volunteers to use each week in class and Parents Only has great ways for Mom and Dad to nurture their children's faith at home.
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Chasing the Next "Big" Thing
Leadership insights from Children's Ministry Professional Edition
The Lonely Road
How to lead when you're traveling through personal darkness.
Framing the Faith
Is your teaching in one ear and out the other? Maybe -- or maybe not.
Something Borrowed, Something True
The best advice and lessons learned from children's ministers -- old and new!
Pay It Forward
Follow our ministry's lead for partnering with -- and blessing -- your local schools.
Operation Innovation
Uninspired? Stumped by a ministry problem? Confounded by challenges? Don't retreat -- innovate!
One Home at a Time
In the din of confusion surrounding the question of effective family ministry, Brian Haynes has quietly found the way.
Me, Myself, and My Children's Ministry
Are you a little too immersed in your children's ministry?
Special Section
Going Nowhere on the Cheap
Follow this roadmap to make your ministry the "staycation" destination of choice this summer.
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in every issue
age-level insights
Birth to 2
Toddler story time, fun footprints, the miracle of the story quilt, and more.
Ages 3 to 5
Naming feelings, sing a new song, reconnecting with volunteers this summer, and more.
Ages 6 to 9
Quick answers for big questions, the age of friendship, steeped in grace, and more.
Ages 10 to 12
What kids want, finding God in the chaos, catching up, bridging children and youth, and more.
ideas
Reaching Out
Art club, fruit care packages, and a paint-a-thon.
Family Ministry
Fitness days, family scavenger hunt, and parents who leave.
Special Needs
Debunking autism myths, the autism spectrum, Chuck Colson's advice, and more.
Discipline Q&A
Preventing teenage volunteers' misbehavior, preteen support for breakups, and managing the wild ones.
Leading Volunteers
Managing vs. leading, standout messaging, becoming a master of communication, and more.
