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 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
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Why Do Crafts? Because They Can Make Your Lesson Better Here’s how crafts can make your lesson better. Almost every Sunday morning after class, children run out of classrooms with a new craft. Some of these crafts make it home… 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
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins How to Infuse Lifelong Faith in Preschoolers Your preschool ministry offers an opportunity to infuse little ones with faith at one of the most important points in their lives. If you work with preschoolers, it’s likely you’re… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 3 Discipline Tips for Your Children’s Ministry That Work Here are three discipline tips to create a happier and healthier classroom environment. Frustration over discipline issues is perhaps the biggest reason Sunday school volunteers quit. Well-meaning people sign up… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 6 mins Age Level Insights: Encouraging Kids to Pray at All Ages Looking to teach kids to pray? Here are some expert tips on how to nurture conversations with God and children at every stage. Prayer is as simple as a conversation… 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
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Age-Level Insights for Sharing the Easter Story With Children Want to help children understand the story of Easter in age-appropriate ways? These age level insights from a Licensed Pastoral Counselor will help. After his mom read aloud a book… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Resources to Help Prevent Child Abuse in Children’s Ministry April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Here are some free resources to help you and your volunteers minister to kids who have or are experiencing trauma. In John 10:1-21,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Welcoming Kids on the High End of the Autism Spectrum Let’s thoughtfully explore what might be keeping families of autistic kids from coming to church. And consider ways to create a welcoming environment for them. Research from Clemson University discovered… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 15 Do’s and Don’ts of Mental Health Care in Children’s Ministry Mental health issues such as anxiety and depression are on the rise in children, and it’s important that our children’s ministries are safe places for kids with challenges. To find… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How to Minister to Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children Do you have deaf children in your special needs ministry? Here’s what you need to know about effective ministry to these awesome kids. How to Minister to Deaf or Hard… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins The Caring Checklist Your Church Nursery Really Needs Use The Caring Checklist to prepare for a Sunday morning in your church nursery. To send the message of God’s care for the “least of these,” you need everything in… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Anxious Times: What You Need to Know About Childhood Anxiety Feeling anxious about the rise in childhood anxiety today? Read on to discover what anxiety is, how to help kids through anxious moments, and what our Father God wants us… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins How to Develop a Ministry for Kids With Disabilities Here are useful insights from Joni Eareckson Tada on how to develop a ministry for kids with disabilities. When a boy’s arms are paralyzed, how does he raise his hand… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins A Simple Truth: Memorable Music Makes Scripture Stick! There’s an “Alphabet Song” for a reason. Putting information to music helps kids—and adults—remember more. The same is true when it comes to remembering Scripture. That’s why, over the years,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 3 Ways to Bless the Children in Your Nursery Through Prayer Check out these 3 ways to bless the children in your nursery. (We’ll give a hint: It all starts with prayer.) As parents, we don’t think twice about praying for… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Help! How Do I Handle These Different Types of Behavior Problems? A look into the heart of kids’ behavior problems. David was precocious and intelligent — and he loved to test authority. He could derail even the most collaborative, positive classroom… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 1 min Elementary and Preteen Activity: Take Your Kids on a Prayer Walk Looking for an opportunity to teach children about praying for their neighbors? Take your kids on a prayer walk around your neighborhood. Here’s how. Take Your Kids on a Prayer… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 12 Tips for Baby and Toddler Spiritual Growth Use these 12 tips for babies’ spiritual growth. Can babies and toddlers learn about God and grow spiritually? Should children’s ministry include children this young? The answer is yes! We’re… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email