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Starting the Season — All Aboard!
Getting folks on board with your church’s children’s ministry program can be a struggle. I’ve got a few ideas you might want to try.
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December 16, 2010
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Welcome Home: A Christmas Devotional
Here is a Christmas devotional. Use it to awaken your imagination to the wonder of that great day!
April 26, 2010
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Make it Count
Since the time we do have with Sunday School kids is so small, we need to make each minute count. We need to do two things: connect with families and connect with kids. Here’s how.
December 15, 2009
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Praying With Kids
It’s important to invite kids into your conversations with God. Your prayers may be the thing they remember most! Use these prayer pointers to expand your "comfort zones" when it comes to prayer.
November 1, 2007
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Meaningful Meetings
Read on for tips to help you get the most of a ministry team meeting.
January 2, 2018
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A New Year's Checklist
Happy New Year! By now you are almost halfway through the educational year (stop reading and give yourself a hug!). But since there's still work to do, here's a list to help you get your New Year off to a smooth start.
December 22, 2009
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A Piece of Encouragement
Leading Sunday school kids can be challenging but we know that every week some of the puzzle pieces are heading out the door with our kids. A song lyric, a glimpse of God, a Scripture verse ... we trust that God is at work, putting those pieces together.
December 19, 2011
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Just One Scene!
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.
April 1, 2013
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Start the Car!
As a mom who tries to get the most bang out of her budgetary buck, I stock up on a few specifics each season—beach toys and towels at the end of summer and gift wrap and greeting cards after Christmas. As a church administrator there are likely a few key times when you also load up on supplies. From pens to toilet tissue, candles to printer ink, you know when and where...
July 29, 2019
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Back to School With a Blessing
Looking for a simple way to bless the students in your congregation this fall? Read this.
September 8, 2014
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The Cookbook Bible
What ideas for showing how God’s living word can breathe into our lives have you seen or tried in your family or with God’s family?
September 24, 2014
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Be in Relationship
The most basic foundation for building a relationship with teens and young adults is your love for each one as a special child of God.
October 1, 2014
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Simple Things
The matchbox car, placed in the church mailbox belonging to Kyle’s family, contained the following note: “Kyle, praying for you. Pastor John.”
October 22, 2014
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Helping Everyone Belong at an Intergenerational Gathering
One of the questions I hear from those considering gathering all ages together to learn from and with each other is "How do we get people to sit with people they may not know and connect with folks from different age groups?"
November 18, 2014
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Christmas Plays, Pageants and Prayers
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and, if you’re feeling pressure to put on a pageant but haven’t yet nailed down the details, here are some ideas.
November 19, 2014
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Dear Parents: Thank You for Bringing Your Children to Worship
Parenting is hard work and I know that some Sundays you’re just longing to sit in silence. And I suspect that there have been times when you’ve felt like your wee ones weren’t always welcome in worship. Please persist.
December 4, 2014
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Help Families Resolve to Make 2015 the Year of Daily Devotions
Bless the families in your congregation with this free Christmas devotional and plant a seed to encourage them to resolve to talk about faith and to spend time together in God's story each day in the New Year.
January 23, 2015
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God Loves Sophie!
The Discipleship and Faith Formation Ministry launched the God Loves Me crowd funding campaign this week. Here's why.
February 10, 2015
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Tell Two Friends
What do Faberge Organics Shampoo and the God Loves Me Bible story books have in common? You might be suprised.
April 6, 2015
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Summertime Connections
It’s important to embrace a time of rest and renewal for yourself. You may also be wondering, “What about the connections I made with my little ones? How can I keep those strong over summer?”
May 13, 2015
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The Good, the Bad, and the Smelly: Communion Blessings for Children
Discover how to bless — and how not to bless! — children during the celebration of the Lord's Supper.
June 18, 2015
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Standing on Holy Ground
The room fell silent for a few minutes as the impact of that question sunk in. It was profoundly moving to all of us in the classroom, and also to the girl's parents when we chatted about it later.
June 19, 2015
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Welcoming Children to the Lord's Supper Toolkit
Faith Formation Ministries is excited to introduce you to "Welcoming Children to the Lord’s Supper" an online toolkit filled with a wide variety of ministry tools to help nurture the faith of children.
June 29, 2015
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Beyond the Welcome Mat (Part 1)
We wanted to provide leaders with great ideas for inviting people to Coffee Break and for creating a Coffee Break culture that was inviting. So we went to the experts...
July 9, 2015
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Beyond the Welcome Mat (Part 2)
We wanted to provide leaders with great ideas for inviting people to Coffee Break and for creating a Coffee Break culture that was inviting. So, once again, we went to the experts...