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Posted on February 6, 2012, 2:41 pm
The reason we teach Sunday School is to teach kids who God is and to bring them into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. But how do we do that? Read more »
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Posted on January 30, 2012, 10:12 am | 1 comment
Trying to summarize the Bible in just a few words could be an interesting activity to use in Sunday School with adults or teens. Older children and teens could rewrite the Bible story they studied that day using just nouns and verbs. Could a Bible story be reviewed by summarizing it in ten words?
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Posted on January 23, 2012, 2:20 am | 3 comments
Psalms are important for kids and teens being raised in a postmodern culture, a culture where sometimes facts take a back seat to feelings. Much of teenage life is about how they feel. Our kids and teens need to know that they can bring their emotions and their responses to God in an appropriate way.
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Posted on January 16, 2012, 12:44 pm
Encouraging parents in their role as faith nurturers doesn’t have to take a lot of time—it can be as easy as getting resources in their hands. Karen DeBoer plans to share resource ideas that families can use at home to talk about faith and read God’s word together.
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Posted on January 13, 2012, 3:45 pm | 3 comments
How do the church’s elders provide “encouragement, instruction and accountability” for the congregation as they think about welcoming children to the Lord's Supper? Harderwyk Ministries in Holland, MI recognized that some of their families are ready for their children to participate
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Posted on January 9, 2012, 11:35 am
Barb has heard many heartbreaking stories over the years. People have told families with a person with a disability, "Sorry - try the church down the road, they might have something for you there" or "Your family can come, but not that child. We don't have anything for him here."
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Posted on January 2, 2012, 9:45 am
Faith Formation is something those of us who work in Church education think about quite a bit. But measuring faith is very difficult. Robert J. Keeley suggests that there are four accents that show a vibrant faith: creed, community, call and hope.
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Posted on January 1, 2012, 10:39 am
Where do you go to find great music to use with kids? How do you decide which songs to use for leading kids in worship? Liz Tolkamp loves to sing with kids and will share what she has learned at the APCE annual conference in a workshop called "Sing a New Song!"
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Posted on December 19, 2011, 9:15 am
The story of Jesus’ birth is one scene in God’s story of redemption and restoration. All the stories you’ve been telling your kids each week at church and all the stories you’ll be learning together after Christmas are part of that big story about what God has done, is doing, and will continue to do.
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Posted on December 11, 2011, 9:00 pm
As schools are dropping art, drama and music programs, Evergreen Ministries saw an opportunity to offer an Arts Camp for elementary and middle school kids. The camp has been a great success, has given kids a wonderful outlet to be creative and has given the church another avenue to connect
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Posted on December 5, 2011, 10:03 am
One of the cool parts of the new Dwell curriculum from Faith Alive are the picture cards for each lesson. The teachers post these cards on the walls of the classrooms, adding another story card each week. As the year goes on, these story reminders surround the class.
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Posted on November 28, 2011, 10:42 am
I’m always looking for ways to incorporate a good children’s storybook Bible into the times I spend with children. Each Bible story is skillfully summarized in kid-friendly language with illustrations that send the imagination soring. I love to pause after each page to wonder a little about the story
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Posted on November 19, 2011, 2:16 pm
This Sunday I am taking my camera to church. I will take pictures of the kids singing or working with their teachers. This is a great way to remember the relationships we are building, preserve church memories and build an awareness of the practices of people of faith.
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Posted on November 14, 2011, 7:54 am | 1 comment
Is there an age when video instruction is appropriate and an age when it is not? Is Sunday School a time when kids ought to dis-engage from the technology that is so pervasive in other parts of our lives? Or are videos a tool that we can and should use to deliver the best instruction possible?
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Posted on November 7, 2011, 10:14 am
Christmas Eve is about… children, costumes, choirs, carols, candles and candy canes. One more ‘c’ word. Coordinators. Behind the scenes of our Christmas Eve pageants or dramas are volunteers or staff who have their own families and personal events to plan. They may have been practicing since September, only to...
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Posted on October 31, 2011, 12:03 pm
The October 18, 2011 issue of the Christian Century magazine has a list of five essential books on Children’s Ministry. I think the list is a good one and it includes two Christian Reformed authors. As you look at the list, what books would you add? What other favorites of would be on the list if you had made it?
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