Children’s Ministry Resources Archive
In his article Grow a Disciple-Making Culture in Your Church, Godwin Sathianathan reminds us “Discipleship at its core is the process of growing as a disciple of Jesus Christ. That sounds simple. But what does it actually look like? And how do pastors lead their churches in discipleship? A good place to begin is Jesus’ last words to his disciples: “go . . . make …
“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, …
Making disciples who make disciples is the primary mission of the Church. David Colston writes, “Jesus said, ‘Go make disciples’ (Matthew 28:19). He said these words to His disciples just before He ascended into heaven. Their model was clear, for He had just spent the past three-and-a-half years discipling them. He was telling them to go pour into others’ hearts what He had poured into …
We’ve heard it said, “You’re either in the middle of a storm, you’re coming out of one, or you are about to go into one.” Storms are a part of life. How children learn to deal with stormy problems is important. The following article by Dr. Scott Turansky, Problem Solving and Decision Making will help you teach kids to solve problems.
The demands of ministry are great – 43 pastors and their families will leave the ministry here in America today. Based on Christianity Today’s May 2012 issue, 90% of pastors currently serving report they do not feel adequately trained to cope with the demands. Dr. Chuck Lawless, Professor of Evangelism and Missions and Dean of Graduate Studies at Southeastern Seminary, provides ten characteristics of leaders …
“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things” (1 Chronicles 29:11 NLT). How Kids Think “What is God really like?” Schools, friends, television, and other sources expose children to a variety …
Greg Baird, founder of KidMin360, provides the following article entitled 15 Ways to Have an Average Children’s Ministry. __ “I get to work with lots of churches to help them create healthy children’s ministry. Sometimes, at the beginning of the coaching/consulting/assessment process, I will ask them: