Family Ministry Resources Read in 8 mins Family Stressors This Christmas: What You Need to Know For some families in our churches and communities, Christmas isn’t quite as merry as we may assume. The holidays can cause additional stress for children whose parents are divorced, whose… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Top 10 Changes to Kidmin Post-COVID-19 COVID-19 has changed the world we live in. By now, you might be tired of hearing the term “new normal.” What does it really mean? How much have life and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 7 mins Ministering to Kids in Crisis When You Don’t Have a Counseling Degree You don’t have to have a counseling degree to help children in crisis —you only need a deep commitment to Jesus and kids and a whole lot of empathy. Imagine… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 6 mins Practical Tools: How to Help Hurting Families Expert insights for helping families facing displacement, a serious diagnosis, the death of a child, and divorce. All the families you minister to are precious—and many are dealing with struggles… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources 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
Leader Tips & Tools Read in 5 mins 3 Mental Health Impacts on Kids From COVID-19 and How YOU Can Help It’s no secret that COVID-19 has brought with it many challenges, struggles, and mental health issues. Kids’ worlds have been turned upside down as their routines completely changed and social… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 7 mins How to Effectively Minister to Children Who Are Impacted by Divorce How can we help kids whose lives are being radically altered by divorce, how can we help them come to grips with a new kind of family life, and how… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Watch Now: Practical Tips for an In-Person, COVID-Friendly VBS! VBS Is On! Watch this free webinar for loads of tips and insights to make your in-person VBS COVID-friendly! No matter which VBS program people are using, this webinar will… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 3 mins How to Partner With Existing Community Programs to Fight Poverty You don’t have create new programs to serve families impacted by poverty. Instead, consider partnering with existing local organizations to boost to their efforts. In the wake of the COVID-19… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Helping Children Deal With Death With any loss a child suffers, you may be called on to help that child deal with death. During the night, a fire breaks out in a home. The parents… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 1 min 5 Tips for Working With Divorced Families Over Christmas If you lead a children’s ministry, check out these five tips for working with divorced families over Christmas. If you work with family ministry, chances are you have kids in… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Do’s and Don’ts to Help Kids Deal With Incarcerated Parents As a part of their Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration program, Sesame Street introduced a new Muppet. Named Alex, this young boy has blue hair, a green nose, and a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 3 mins Become a Foster Parent and Help Families in Crisis Help families in your community who are in crisis by becoming a foster parent or supporting foster families in your church. What Do Foster Parents Do? Foster care is a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
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
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Tips for Ministering to Kids in a World After Crisis Find out what it means to minister to kids in a post-9/11 world. Helping today’s children walk in God’s light takes more than church programs and fancy special events. Throughout… 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 you need to know about how to help children grieve when they’ve experienced to loss—from a grief counselor. “Mommy, I want to arrest God for taking Daddy!” Words… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 3 mins 4 Ways to Minister to Kids Who Have a Parent in Prison According to a report in the Jan/Feb 2015 issue of Children’s Ministry Magazine, kids with a parent in prison suffer significant health and behavior problems. This is according to a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 9 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, especially those facing mental-health crises during the COVID-19 pandemic. An unfortunate… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 7 mins How to Minister to Children Whose Family is in Crisis Use this guide to minister to families in crisis. “She’s always been such a bright, happy child,” the teacher said to me. “Always listening intently and taking part in everything… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 7 mins Our Baby Died: How to Help Grieving Families One mom reveals what families dealing with the death of a baby need from you and your ministry. In April of 2016, my husband, Josh, and I were thrilled to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 10 mins What to Say When Families Grieve Use these expert insights so you know what to say when families grieve a divorce, terminal illness, miscarriage or still-birth, or the death of a child. Loss and grief, just… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
