Teaching Kids to Talk to God
By Sarah Humphrey Life is better with a friend. It’s even better when that friend is God! Who doesn’t want to have someone they can talk to, …
Gospel-Centered Children’s Ministry Part 2: Gospel-Centered Values
By Anna Sargeant This post is part two of a three-part series about what makes a gospel-centered ministry: gospel-centered teaching, gospel-centered …
Discipleship is Not a Factory. It’s a Field.
Samuel Slater was born into an English farming family. He got a basic education, but at age ten began working at a cotton mill. He was later …
Preparing Your Kids’ Hearts for Easter
By Alyssa Jones This year, make sure your kids remember Easter for more than pastel colors or baskets of treats. The significance of Easter is so much …
Don’t “Outsource” Discipleship
My dad is an increasingly rare kind of man. He grew up the son of a farmer outside of a town with one stoplight in the Texas panhandle. He spent his …
Celebrating New Christians
By Kayla Stevens Celebrate. The word is simple enough, but in the midst of a pandemic, unrest, and uncertainty, celebration may have taken a …
Caring for Kids during Worldly Chaos
By Sarah Humphrey Thank goodness, 2021 is a new year! We are living in a time of history unlike any other. There were many barriers and some …
The Role of Parents as the Primary Discipler of Their Children
We’ve all heard the command of God through Moses to parents. These familiar words found in Deuteronomy 6:4-9 encourage parents to be about the …
Developing an iPhone and Android Ministry
Both the new and improved and the tried and true have important places in our kids ministries. In this post we will seek to strike a balance in …
3 Big Truths I Wish I Had Learned as a Kid
It wasn\’t a difficult choice really. My family was living in suburban Baltimore, Maryland, when my father shared that his company had asked him …
Getting to the Heart of It
It may alarm you or it could cause you to burst out laughing, but listening to kids in your ministry will always educate you. What do the kids you …
New Year Journals
As the new year approaches, we (adults) often get ready to start a new Bible reading plan. While 89% of households own a Bible, only 19% of protestant …
