Children’s Ministry

Helping Parents Become Spiritual Leaders

Helping Parents Become Spiritual Leaders

Training kids to be lifelong followers of Jesus can feel like an uphill battle. As children's ministry leaders, we know the biblical mandate from Deuteronomy 6:5–9, which calls parents to impress God's Word on their children in everyday life. Yet, many parents feel...

Rethinking Discipleship for the Next Generation

Rethinking Discipleship for the Next Generation

Change can come about in several different ways. Some things change naturally and over time, like the aging process. This type of change sort of creeps up on us. Other change comes about due to a crisis. For instance, on the positive side, the birth of a child or...

Sowing Gospel Seeds

Sowing Gospel Seeds

My name is Elizabeth. My story begins in Ukraine. I never knew my father—he was killed in an accident when I was only one year old. My mom couldn’t cope with the grief, soon turning to alcohol and other destructive habits that...

From Super and Duper to Good and Faithful

From Super and Duper to Good and Faithful

Are you a report card person? The digital age has ruined the trauma we used to feel with a good ol’ paper report card. Do you remember how the teacher would place that thick-papered official document in your hand at 2:48 on Friday afternoon and say, “Bring this back...

Helping Our Children Influence Culture

Helping Our Children Influence Culture

As Christians, we often wrestle with questions concerning the state of our world and the role our faith plays out in our culture. Research shows we are gaining converts but losing influence. How do we influence the culture we live in when so many are opposed to our...

The Faith of Our Children: Free Chapter Download

The Faith of Our Children: Free Chapter Download

Watching a young person grow to adulthood isn’t a miracle. It’s a normal process. But it sure does feel like a miracle. Being a parent—or for that matter an aunt, uncle, teacher, coach, pastor, counselor, or church volunteer—can be a lot like being a master craftsman....

To The Ends of the Earth

To The Ends of the Earth

My name is Sakiusa Rokovasa Vakadewatabua, Jr. But I go by Zac. I grew up in Fiji, a nation consisting of over three hundred islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The International Date Line cuts straight through my country, meaning that Fiji is the first to see...

Coaching Your Child to Be An Encourager

Coaching Your Child to Be An Encourager

Words (and actions) have the power to encourage or discourage. How can you help your child be one who lifts others up instead of tearing them down? Run a relay twice to explain the meaning and importance of discouraging/encouraging words. Gather paper cups, a bucket...

How to Have Heart-To-Heart Talks

How to Have Heart-To-Heart Talks

“Daddy, can we talk?“ Upon hearing this question parents may wonder, Is this a ploy to avoid bedtime? Or it could create concern that something awful might be revealed. But having faith conversations and heart-to-heart talks can be as normal as eating every day. When...

The Great Commission & Child Discipleship

The Great Commission & Child Discipleship

“Go therefore and make disciples.” - Matthew 28:19 The call to make disciples isn’t a new one. It is as ancient as the Christian faith, given by Christ Himself before His ascension into Heaven. The journey of a disciple isn’t a new phenomenon. Christian Scripture and...