You’re probably familiar with the classic Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” In it, a true love gives a gift every day for 12 days — from a partridge…
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In previous issues of Children’s Ministry Magazine, we offered exclusive extra content. This includes ideas and downloadables found only at childrensministry.com as a benefit to…
Kids ask a lot of great questions, especially about Jesus. Here are some quick and easy children’s messages you can have in your pocket the next time you hear one…
5 weeks to celebrate Jesus’ gifts of hope, peace, joy, and love with children at Christmas.
Shopping mall Santas, holiday toy ads, and school musicals depicting snowmen and wintry weather…
Here’s how to keep midweek programs relevant, can’t-miss events for the families in your community.
Families are busy. Young children are in school for up to six hours each day.…
Looking for a way to help your families grow together? Use any or all of these Valentine’s Day Bible activities with kids or families to help them experience God’s heart…
These three activities will help preschool kids better understand what happened during Holy Week.
3 Holy Week Activities for Preschool Kids
1. Pass the Cup Game
You’ll need:
a blindfold…
Not sure where to start when you need to plan a summer camp? Let this camping whiz come to your rescue!
Ahhh…the sound of a crackling campfire. Marshmallows on sticks,…
Find out what musical artists Shane & Shane are up to now—and how it can help kids worship.
Shane Barnard and Shane Everett—also known as the Christian praise and worship…
How can we help children process today’s headlines about war and conflict? These five simple tips will guide you as you help and comfort children.
As news of the Russia-Ukraine…
How do you figure if children are growing spiritually? Use 2 Peter 1:3-8 for a faith that figures.
He was the rock, the disciple who was always first to proclaim…
Use these 14 playful ideas to reinforce your lessons about the Word of God.
It’s been a long week, and Saturday night has you scrambling through your lesson plan. Quickly…
Pack it in, pack it out. That’s a familiar directive for those who hike into a National Forest’s backcountry — and for nomad church workers who adapt each week to…
Here are 8 surprising Easter ideas to celebrate the Easter season, from Easter Soap Eggs to exciting treasure hunts.
Two holidays stand out in the minds of almost every Christian…
Grow kids’ faith this summer with this 7-week challenge.
Kids live on a battlefield — a world filled with temptation, attacks on their innocence, and fiery darts of doubt. As…
Mother’s Day is right around the corner and now is the time to make sure you’re ready for the big day. This 5-point checklist will help you cover all your…
A preschooler’s senses heighten as he or she experiences the sacred and secular activities of Christmas. Church leaders and parents often struggle to balance the magic of commercialism with the…
Here are four creative exercises to do with your team that’ll help you refresh, revitalize, and reimagine your ministry.
Back in the old days, the most popular way to get…
Avoid burnout and use these seven tips to thrive during the holiday season!
This time of year opens up more opportunities for you to minister to first-time or occasional guests…
Discover how to lead children in worship — from, dynamic children’s worship leader Yancy.
As she trains worship leaders throughout the country, Yancy Richmond often quotes this mind-boggling statistic: By…
These children’s ministers believe kids are the church’s ministers and leaders of today. Here’s how they’re growing kids’ gifts and skills for power-packed ministry.
There’s a great and familiar story…
