Family Ministry Resources Read in 9 mins Mental Illness and Your Ministry What you need to know about the mental illness issues families are dealing with today—and why we’re all so reluctant to talk about it. Justin and Brenda are dismayed to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 5 mins Tough Stuff: Navigating Divorce With Families in Your Church Not sure how to support kids and their parents as they navigate divorce? Read on for helpful insight and practical examples of how to help kids and families process divorce. … Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 6 mins 4 Focus-Areas for Creating a Trauma-Informed Ministry Mental health principles from the trauma-informed care movement can make your ministry a healing, healthy space for all families. Making Time to Understand Trauma Right now, you’re no more than… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 5 mins IRVOF – The Winning Combination for Family Ministry When it comes to family ministry, real success involves more than just hoping for the best. This article is all about being intentional with a family ministry plan. We’ll chat… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 3 mins 5 Ways Special Needs Families Enrich Your Church Often when talking about families living with special needs, we focus on the side of practical disability ministry—programs, needed resources, volunteers. That’s all good and necessary, but it’s only half… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 3 mins Just 3 Things Families Need (and Want) From Your Ministry Have you ever wondered why some families might not attend church events as often as you’d hope? It’s easy to feel disheartened, but trust us, there’s a lot more going… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Tips & Tools Read in 7 mins Building a Bridge of Support for Children of Divorce Forget bleak statistics about kids of divorce. Use this blueprint from a leading expert to build a bridge to connect to these kids. “Kids are resilient.” I’ve heard this said… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 6 mins 10 Ways to Create Parent Connections That Actually Work Learn how you can create parent connections that work with today’s families. It’s a children’s minister’s fantasy: Every parent involved in your ministry. You hear weekly, firsthand reports about kids’… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 6 mins How to Help Children Grieve: Advice From a Grief Counselor Here’s what a pastor and grief counselor says you need to know about how to help children grieve when they’ve experienced a loss. “Mommy, I want to arrest God for… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 3 mins 5 Important Ways to Help Parents Pass On Faith to Kids Here are five ways to help parents pass on faith to their children. How do your kids’ parents view you? Are you the babysitter they leave their kids with while… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Parent-Led Easter Ideas to Encourage the Whole Family These five parent-led Easter ideas are for the whole family. These activities are perfect for Lent, and some can even be used all year long! 5 Parent-Led Easter Ideas to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 5 mins 5 Family God Sightings: Noticing God at Work in Families Today When we look at families today, many of the general challenges and stressors are fairly easy to identify. But when was the last time you paused to notice the good… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 2 mins Family Ministry: 8-Day Family Devotion Guide for Easter With this easy Family Devotion Guide for Easter, you can give every family this Sunday-to-Sunday at-home faith growth conversation starter. They’ll discover the Good News of Easter—from Palm Sunday to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 4 mins Tough Stuff: Talking With Children About the Death of a Loved One It’s hard to know what to say to kids when someone they loved has died. We may wonder: Do they understand what happened? Will talking about it upset them more?… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 1 min Help Families “Say Grace” This Lenten Season Here’s a simple way for families in your church to think about Jesus during this Lenten season: as they say grace! What Is Lent? The season of Lent is the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 3 mins How to Help Young Families Have a Happy Easter! We love Easter Sunday! But for parents of young children, Easter brings a change of routine and some extra stress. Here are seven ways your church can set young families… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 2 mins 3 Faith-Building Activities for Parents to Do With Their Kids Share these three faith-building tips for parents in your newsletter or website, or hand them out! Faith-Building Idea #1. Doodle Prayers Carry a Magna Doodle drawing toy in your vehicle.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 1 min 3 Tips to Welcome Single Parents in Your Children’s Ministry Single parents can live dizzying lives. They may be reeling from seasons of change and new beginnings. Trying to exist on only a few hours’ sleep; dealing with upset children;… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 4 mins 5 Proven Strategies to Make Connections Between Home and Church Too often, parents don’t know what happens at Sunday school. Here’s how to strengthen the connection between home and church. Almost every Sunday, Mrs. Anderson drops her daughter, Katie, off… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 4 mins How to Help Children in the Wake of Witnessing or Experiencing Violence What do you do when monsters are real in children’s lives? A trained grief counselor helps you reestablish kids’ trust in God when violence shakes their world. “I wasn’t prepared… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 2 mins 4 Ways You Can Double Your Ministry’s Impact Here are four simple ways to serve the families in your ministry twice as much as required from you. “If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email