https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:22:48 +0000 Thu, 19 May 2022 12:38:47 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/sunday-school/3-ways-strengthen-your-summer-childrens It’s almost summertime, and this year many churches are wondering if "VBS as usual" is the best option. Maybe you are finding yourself wondering if there is a new way to engage children and families throughout the summer.   Mimi Larson https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/sunday-school/3-ways-strengthen-your-summer-childrens Thu, 19 May 2022 12:38:47 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/3-simple-ways-engage-childs-faith-during-advent Advent is a season of waiting—waiting for the birth of Jesus at as well as waiting for his return. One of the goals of Advent is to allow space to slow down and remember the true purpose for celebrating Christ’s birth. It is also a perfect time to capture a teachable moment with children. Mimi Larson https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/3-simple-ways-engage-childs-faith-during-advent Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:02:46 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/can-i-share-story Like many of us, I grew up hearing family stories—stories of my mother’s childhood in Nazi Germany, or the story of my great-grandfather’s prize-winning pig. (It was a big pig!) And there is also a story of my grandfather trying to pass a car on a hill as another car came toward him. Mimi Larson https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/can-i-share-story Mon, 11 Nov 2019 18:29:25 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/and-child-shall-lead-them-prayer Looking for a simple way to engage children in worship? Recently a friend shared with me how the children in her church led the congregation in the Prayers of the People. It’s a simple idea that you can do with minimal preparation.  Mimi Larson https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/and-child-shall-lead-them-prayer Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:53:30 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/good-neighbor-found-treasure The church block party was a planned event to kick off the school year and encourage outreach to our neighboring community. But at 9 a.m. on the scheduled Sunday, it was raining, as if the heavens had opened up and rainwater was pouring out of a fire hose. Mimi Larson https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/good-neighbor-found-treasure Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:59:27 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/sunday-school/how-help-grieving-child Wouldn’t it be wonderful to live in a place where nobody ever dies or gets sick, a place where school shootings do not exist and natural disasters do not destroy? Mimi Larson https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/sunday-school/how-help-grieving-child Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:16:25 +0000