children’s ministry

Thanksgiving Activities for Church and Families

"Encourage family members to jot down ways God has blessed them. Younger children can draw or cut out pictures from magazines. …

Prayer for Children This prayer, written by Ian Hughes, has been found in a variety of publications and throughout the …

"Encouraging children to use their gifts and choose behaviors that help build the community and serve others in a positive way …

Drew Downs describes himself as "an emergent presbyter from the Episcopal tribe, living as honestly as I can and helping transform …

"You know what you're bringing into the lesson, but you don't always know what a child will bring. Still, you need to be as …

from Living the Good News Just as older children (ages 9, 10, 11) have varied learning styles, they also have varied reactions …

"Our kids and parents get a lot out of this class. Parents are filled in on details and how-to’s that they might be afraid to …

"If we want to nurture children in an understanding of stewardship, we need to find ways to help them experience stewardship and …

"The best way to encourage imaginative painting is to plan painting time immediately following a story, conversation, or …

In her autobiography An American Childhood, poet and essayist Annie Dillard describes her growth process as a series of …