Children's Minister Blog

In a letter to a local Melbourne newspaper- Herald Sun (30.12.06) “Can anyone help my six-year old son who has been waiting patiently for an answer to his question: What was Captain Hook’s name before he lost his hand?”

Interesting research… Raising caring kids is a goal most parents strive for, and one that’s becoming increasingly challenging given the violence, in media and real-life, that children are inevitably exposed to these days. There is some good news, though. While researchers once believed that kids had to learn to care, it seems they may possess [...]

What did Adam say to his wife on the night before Christmas? “It’s Christmas Eve.” Tomorrow I’m preaching on Simeon blessing the Christ-child in the temple. I’m presenting the sermon as a monologue which includes the background to the redemption and purification ceremonies and also Simeon’s response to seeing Jesus. Later in the evening we [...]

There’s a story told of an infant-school nativity play where one little boy was desperate to play the part of Joseph. The day came when the teacher announced the parts and the little boy was NOT chosen to play Joseph. However, he was asked to play the role of innkeeper. Even though he had been [...]

Come Celebrate, originally uploaded by domainviva. Our community carols which was run by the local churches of our area in association with our Municipal Council attracted a crowd of over 10,000 people. Along with the carols, the nativity scene with Mary & Joseph with baby , a live donkey and camels certainly underlined the true [...]

I noticed a letter in our local newspaper “The Age” today here (in Melbourne, Australia) which made me smile. ” It mustn’t be easy for local councils, preschools and retailers to decide on religious decorations in a secular and pluralistic society in these days of political correctness. However, Christmas references don’t have to be emptied [...]

Lord, You know better than I know myself that I am growing older, and will some day be old. Keep me from getting talkative, and particularly from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion. Release me from the craving to try to straighten out everybody’s affairs. [...]

I have just posted my new skit that I wrote for our Children’s Christmas Eve Service. Feel free to use it if it suits your setting. It’s called Christmas Bulletin.

I have posted a few photos from our MOPS (Mothers Of PreSchoolers) children’s program. I used a sheep puppet (Baaanabas) and a camel puppet (Kismit) to tell some of the Christmas story to the young children.

A little boy and girl were singing their favourite Christmas carol, “Silent Night”. The boy concluded the rendition with the words, “Sleep in heavenly beans.” His sister quickly corrected him: “It’s not beans, it’s peas.”

The reason for the Advent season is the celebration of the birth of Jesus the Christ in his First Advent or Coming, and the anticipation of the return of Christ the King in his Second Advent or Coming. We look forward to both, and remember that Christ could return at any time, and we must [...]

I believe in Jesus Christ and in the beauty of the gospel begun in Bethlehem. I believe in the one whose spirit glorified a little town; and whose spirit still brings music to persons all over the world, in towns both large and small. I believe in the one for whom the crowded inn could [...]

20 Ways to use puppets to teach a memory verse 1. Teach the puppet the verse. 2.The puppet can teach the verse to the children. 3. Use the puppets to teach the meaning. 4. Use puppets to emphasise the main theme words. 5. Use puppets to explain difficult words -eg. puppet pronounces hard or unusual [...]