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Practical idea: Share this helpful article with your children’s ministry volunteers and parents.

Kids Need God

A child’s basic outlook and attitude toward life is shaped by the way he or she pictures God.

The Situation: Children ask, “What is God really like?” Schools, friends, television, and other sources expose children to a variety of ideas. Much of what kids hear about “god” does not even resemble the God who reveals Himself in the Bible.

The Solution: God delights to reveal Himself to all who seek Him. Knowing the Lord personally and enjoying His greatness is the highest privilege of every Christian. The Bible is the one inspired place to find out about God—His personality, His attributes, His Names, and His character.

What You Can Do: Change what a child focuses on and change a life! Introduce your child to our awesome God. Each week, explain and discuss one of God’s attributes, names, or character traits. Encourage your child to know God truly and intimately. Just as a jeweler delights in each facet of a beautiful diamond, your love for God grows as you examine each aspect of His character.

Additional study: (1 Chronicles 29:11; Proverbs 2:4-5; Acts 17:24-25)

Most children learn Bible stories and key characters from their Sunday school or children’s church experience. But they also need to understand the eternal principles of God’s Word, and even more importantly, to know Him and to make Him known.

DiscipleLand’s family of resources forms a comprehensive Children’s Discipleship System™ – an intentional, relational, transformational process to help children grow in Christ-likeness.

Helping Children Develop Self Discipline

by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN
When a parent calls a child, that child shouldn’t yell, “What?” from across the house, parking lot or playground. Children can learn to come to the parent, within a few feet, in order to have a dialog with the parent. This helps children learn that self-control sometimes means that we must give up what we would like to be doing in order to do something else … Click Here For All 7 Keys

Easter Resources

Easter Sunday is typically a high attendance day in Church and Sunday school. We have many Easter Resources available to help your children and families focus on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Learn More…

NEW: My Volcano Adventure

Created in partnership with Wycliffe Bible Translators, your children will travel with Dee, Cy, Paul, and their dog, Chip to the Philippines where they meet Bible translators. Children ages 6-12 can use My Volcano Adventure in a variety of settings. All 12 student lessons include a Bible study and exciting learning activities. Teacher Guides also provide access to a host of digital download files. Learn More…

Helping Children Develop Self Discipline

by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN

Practical idea: Share this timely article with your children’s ministry volunteers and parents.

One of the primary tasks of early childhood is to develop self discipline. Parents often find themselves correcting their children for interrupting, being wild, not following instructions or for not controlling their hands or mouths. These all require self discipline or self-control. Young children are by nature impulsive. Some children have ADHD or other biological factors which increase impulsiveness. Part of the solution for impulse control is to learn self discipline. A child armed with self discipline has a tremendous asset for addressing life’s challenges. So many relational and personal problems can be avoided or controlled when one has self-control. Here are some suggestions for teaching it to children. Read the rest of this entry »

The adage, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” is true! Similarly, “All play and no work makes Jill a lazy girl.” Some children receive an overdose of sports, TV, school, video games, or even church. Few Christian kids experience the energizing vitality that takes place when their minds, hearts, and bodies are stretched to reach their full potential.

Achieving balance is the key to a child’s overall development. Even as a child, Jesus kept things in balance. One simple Bible verse summarizes His childhood: He grew intellectually, physically, spiritually, and socially (Luke 2:52). Balanced discipleship links three dimensions: growth in knowledge, in character, and in conduct. Children must learn to embrace all three. Read the rest of this entry »

Never forget that your efforts in children’s ministry have long-term implications. George Barna concluded, “By the age of nine, most of the moral and spiritual foundations of a child are in place.” Though head knowledge is important, Bible truths are only part of the discipleship process. Information must lead to transformation—new attitudes and actions. To form genuine disciples, churches must make an intentional, integrated, and concerted effort.

Spiritual Transformation = Knowledge + Character + Conduct Read the rest of this entry »

Discipleship is a lifelong process, highly dependent upon God’s grace and the work of the Holy Spirit. We don’t “graduate” from God’s school of discipleship until we reach heaven. Yet, in His sovereignty, God invites us to partner with Him in Christian formation.

God compares the process of spiritual birth and growth to the labor pains a mother experiences in the delivery of her baby. Paul explains that he endured agonizing labor with the Galatian believers “…until Christ is formed in you” (4:19). “Formation” is from the Greek word morphe (to undergo transformation until the inner being is radically altered).

5 Steps to Effective Ministry

People often ask, “How do I begin the discipleship process with kids?” These five steps will help your children reach their potential as Jesus’ disciples:

Step 1: Pray for direction
Step 2: Determine where you are
Step 3: Decide where God wants you to go
Step 4: Establish a plan that shows how to get there
Step 5: Implement the plan—and don’t stop until you arrive at your destination! Read the rest of this entry »