Posts Tagged ‘Children’s Ministry’
31 Days of Prayer: Confidence in God
Through the month of January, EGM is sharing 31 ways to pray for children around the world. On day 29, we pray that God would help children have confidence in His plan for their lives. Let’s face it — life is pretty hard. We all have struggles. Some of them are problems of our own…
Read More31 Days of Prayer: Godly Grandparents
Through the month of January, EGM is sharing 31 ways to pray for children around the world. On day 15, we prayed that God provide wisdom, knowledge and understanding to children. Gladys Watts was my grandmother, and she had an enormous effect on my life. When I was a young boy, my grandmother told me…
Read More31 Days of Prayer: Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding
Through the month of January, EGM is sharing 31 ways to pray for children around the world. On day 15, we prayed that God provide wisdom, knowledge and understanding to children. One of the great examples of biblical wisdom is found in Solomon, one of the kings of Israel. When God appears to Solomon in…
Read More31 Days of Prayer: Children with Special Needs
Through the month of January, EGM is sharing 31 ways to pray for children around the world. On day eight, we are praying that children with special needs receive love and understanding. Jesus lived a very strategic life. In His relatively short time here on earth, He focused on people and prioritized things that…
Read MoreGod Sent a Child
The young 21-year-old was “helping” in the two-year-old’s children’s ministry class where he volunteered on Sundays. The Children’s Director knew that he was struggling to understand the gospel but still wanted to serve. He was a physics student desperate to grasp what it meant to “believe.” On a Sunday in December, the two-year-olds had a…
Read More3 Ways to Make Sibling Rivalry Even Worse
Being aware of sibling rivalry is a crucial element in relational children’s ministry and of course it is not something new. When I was a young children’s pastor, I met a couple with two children — a daughter and fun loving little boy. Their son reminded me of…me, when I was six. He was ornery;…
Read MoreTaking School Out of Children’s Ministry
Children’s ministry work has some classic stories, none more famous than the teacher who began her Sunday School lesson asking the children to guess what she was describing: “This thing lives in trees (pause) and eats nuts (pause)…” No hands went up. “And it is gray (pause) and has a long bushy tail (pause)…” The children…
Read MoreAll of God’s Word is for Children
Children are like sponges. They soak up everything they hear and squeeze it all out anytime they want — especially at the most inappropriate times. It’s likely why one of the first words almost every child learns is “no.” They can pick up our worst habits, but they can also be the best disciples for God’s…
Read MoreChildren’s Ministry is Not About Us
I’m getting a little tired of hearing people talk of ministering to children as “a means to an end.” Today, I came across an article online with eight terrific tips for encouraging the children’s ministry workers in your church. The tips are perfect. It’s basically a set of different emails you can send to your…
Read MoreThe Theology of Holding Babies
I had the opportunity to preach in my large church when I was a young children’s pastor. At the conclusion of the last service, one of the elders came up to me with kind words of encouragement. Then he said, “Daniel you like preaching, you’re completing your seminary studies…when are you going to move on…
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