Tag: Parents

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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…

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How to Design the Perfect Parent Support Group

Here’s how to design the perfect parent support group to help you intentionally partner with parents and build connections to further grow the impact of your ministry. Family Ministry Opportunities…

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7 Benefits of Recruiting Parents to Help in Your Children’s Ministry

We created a Parent Partners program to help parents get involved more easily in our children’s ministry. It’s a great way for recruiting parents in children’s ministry. We actually began…

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The Stress Test: 3 Types of Stress and How to Help Stressed-Out Kids

Expert insight on how family, society, and crisis create stress for kids — and their faith. When we consider kid culture today, we typically tick off evidence of their 21st-century…

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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 before…

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10 Ways to Focus Families on a “Faith at Home” Outlook

Focus busy Christian families to a “faith at home” outlook with these 10 time-savvy ideas! Families are swamped. Schedules overflow with commitments. You hear or read about overextended families every…

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13 Ways You Can Equip Parents to Lead Their Children Spiritually

Here are 13 easy ways you can equip parents to lead their children spiritually at home right now. Parents need simple, quick faith-builders that’ll make an impact on their children.…

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When Your Team Loves the Curriculum — But Parents Don’t

Rolling out new children’s ministry programming or curriculum with your team can be stressful. But when the people you serve aren’t on board, it can be downright painful. Leaders all…

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Practical Ways to Help Families Nurture Faith at Home

A spiritual home will produce a spiritual child who matures into a spiritual adult. Here are specific activities to help parents build their children’s faith at home. Family devotions are…

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7 Practical Ways to Help Parents Cultivate Faith in Families

Help parents care about their children’s spiritual growth so they cultivate faith in families. Growing up on a farm, Joani Schultz learned early the meaning of faith. Each year her…

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Why Parent Feedback Is Critical—and How to Get It

Parent feedback is vital to your ministry’s growth, health, and longevity. Here’s the ultimate guide on how to ask for it. Parents are our greatest allies in children’s ministry. Children’s…

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6 Secrets to Getting Parents to Commit to Your Ministry

Here’s how to successfully get parents to genuinely commit to your children’s ministry — without making them crazy or eating up all of their spare time! Today’s parents. They’re returning…

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Advice From Parents of Children With Special Needs

We asked four ministry experts to share their wisdom and experiences as parents of children with special needs. As these parent-experts shared their thoughts, several themes emerged. Here’s what they…

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The Top 4 Reasons Parents Avoid Church Nurseries

These top 4 reasons parents avoid your church nursery may surprise you. The nursery was perfect. Matching cribs lined one wall, each with crisp pink and blue checked sheets. Developmentally…

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3 Ideas to Celebrate Children’s Spiritual Heroes at Home

Honoring faithful leaders for serving kids week in and week out isn’t limited to your ministry team. You know too well that disciple-making isn’t only an at-church exercise; it’s an…

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Family Ministry Outing Event: Zoo Scavenger Hunt

Looking for a fun family ministry outing this spring or summer? Try this zoo scavenger hunt! Family Ministry Outing Event: Zoo Scavenger Hunt Our church went on a zoo outing…

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What You Need to Know About My Son’s Special Needs

The church should be a welcoming, safe place for every child. But for many families of children with special needs, it’s yet another place for their children to stand out…

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10 Tips to Manage Kids’ Stress Levels in Your Children’s Ministry

Kids seem to be incredibly stressed nowadays. Here are 10 tips to reduce the stress level of children in your ministry. Let’s face it: it can be stressful working in…

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7 Tips on Partnering With Parents in Special Needs Ministry

To make the most of any time you have with children with special needs, it’s important to team up with parents. Here are seven tips on partnering with parents in…

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5 Parent-Led Easter Ideas to Encourage the Whole Family

These five parent-led Easter ideas are able to be used as a whole family. These activities are perfect for Lent, and some can even be used all year long! 5…

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Super, Natural Ways to Connect With Parents

This post contains affiliate links. See bottom of post for details. Connecting with parents isn’t as daunting as you think. In fact, as children’s ministry leaders, you’re already equipped with…

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