Praying Through the School Year
This past month, morning commutes have become longer due to school buses making routes, stores have been more crowded due to back-to-school sales, and …
Save the Date: Planning a Parent’s Night Out
Ever since my wife and I had kids we have lived a significant way away from family. From personal experience I know how valuable the ministry of a …
4 Ways to Minister to Military Families
Welcome guest blogger Sara Horn! Over one million children enrolled in school today have at least one parent who is active-duty military, reserve, or …
6 Ways to Touch the Hearts of Parents
Second only to providing a rich environment where kids can fall in love with Jesus … is the importance of partnering with parents in this thing called …
Calling All Dads
I am convinced that all dads want to make a strategic difference in the lives of their kids. With that in mind, many automatically aspire to make a …
Connecting with Families of Babies
In our churches today, parents are waiting longer and longer to bring their babies to their class in the preschool area. Parents need affirmation that …
Moving Up to Middle School
Big changes are coming for rising middle schoolers and their families! They’re saying goodbye to Elmo, cubbies, and in-school parties and hello to …
Helping Kids Use Those Family Resources
If you are like me, you find it difficult sometimes to have those family devotion times together. Life sometimes gets in the way, but it is always …
Preschoolers and Media
No question at all, media and preschoolers don’t always mix. But, because there are some redeeming qualities, here are a few tips to make the most of …
Tips for Summer Travel
For parents of young children, days for vacation can easily “swerve into the wrong lane” during summer travel. Days of relaxation can easily turn into …
3 Rules to Combat Parental Sports Idolatry
Welcome guest blogger, Michael Kelley: I’m under no illusion that one of my kids is going to be a professional athlete someday. I look at these …
Attracting Parents to your KidMin
Young families no longer choose churches according to denomination. Nor do today’s parents always choose churches according to family ties. They tend …
