ONE UNEXPECTED WAY TO MODEL GOD’S CHARACTER FOR YOUR FAMILY
We have a lot of roles as dads. Depending on your child, and depending on their age, you might find yourself as a coach, a tutor, or a counselor. You …
Lifeway Kids Bible Reading Plan: June 2021
By Alyssa Jones Make a plan to read God’s Word with your family in June. This month, read selections from the Gospels and Acts. Read in the morning …
Parents and Kids Ministry
What about parents? Should I try to minister directly to parents? Is there value in building relationships with the parents of the kids I serve? Is …
Loving Kids and Families When You Don’t Feel Like It
Life overall is messy, and church life is no exception. In addition, COVID-19 has made both even more messy. What causes the mess? People. One …
Designing a Family Focused Kids Ministry
Kids ministry can often be focused only on the kids. But it is important for us to engage families, as well! Parents need the support of the church as …
Reaching Families at Home
By Jana Magruder If you are in kids ministry, you know that one of the most critical pieces of your role is connecting the Church with the Home. Many …
Helping your kids make a smooth transition to student ministry
By Alli Brown Since they can remember, all kids know is the kids ministry at their church. They’ve grown up there, made friends there, and before they …
Equipped for Ministry
Pursuing opportunities to develop in ministry is important. In this blog post four key questions are shared that you will want to ask yourself as you …
30 Things Parents Should Say to Their Kids
Words matter. The words parents use have great power to give life to their kids. Here are 30 life-giving things parents should consider saying to …
6 GAPS BETWEEN KIDS AND STUDENT MINISTRY
Whether they articulate it or not, parents intrinsically want the Kids and Student ministries in a church to be coordinated, at least to the degree …
Guiding kids and parents from Kids Ministry to Student Ministry
Guest Blogger Kimberly Wells shares tips to help kids and parents navigate the transition between kids ministry and student ministry. Every year …
Help Your Family Ministry THRIVE
Jana Magruder and Ben Trueblood chat with Chuck Peters about how to help your church’s family ministry thrive. etchconference.com
