Children's Minister Blog

I found this website today which has a number of good articles on leadership, training and recruiting new children’s leaders. TodaysChildrensMinistry.com

Family Grace (sung to tune Doxology) Thank you for this food so “yum” Soon be eaten in my “tum, tum, tum”. Giving God, you’re good to me. Please bless this food and family. Amen (c) words Don Stott, http://eliab.com

Kids Who Are Different by Digby Wolfe Here’s to the kids who are different, The kids who don’t always get A’s The kids who have ears twice the size of their peers, And noses that go on for days … Here’s to the kids who are different, The kids they call crazy or dumb, The [...]

I’ve just been reading a great resource developed by TEAR Australia titled “Don’t Buy It! Engaging With Marketing.” (kids4kids INCITE 4 kids) June 2007. Developed by Grant Manard. This 12 page full colour brochure is packed with experiences and activities to help equip children to “engage with the bewildering array of messages they are exposed [...]

Drawing relays for children competing in teams. Choose your topic around the teaching theme of the day. Picture relays like this are great for revising a Bible story. Two to four teams line up about 10-15 metres from a wall or noticeboard where large pieces of paper have been posted. (One for each team). Place [...]

A telemarketer phones a home and says, “I’d like to talk to the person who makes the final purchasing decisions for your family. The woman replies , “I’m sorry. That person is still at kindergarten and won’t be home for another hour.”

The research is now undeniable that babies and younger toddlers do not thrive in child care. Read this interesting report by Steve Biddulph in the Melbourne Age, “Crucial Care for Children” , July 16, 2007

Today we had 130 children at our holiday program which was a record attendance for us over ten years of running the program. The outreach program is based on Scripture Union Holiday program material titled “Pyramid Rock“. We are praying that many children will come to know God better and know Jesus as their saviour [...]

Let the children blow  soap bubbles  to see whose bubble can travel the farthest. Or see whose bubble will keep from bursting for the longest length of time. Or see who can have the most bubbles in the air at the same time. Variation : Extend  a line between two chairs and select two teams. [...]

A little boy was visiting his grandparents in another town. They took him to church with them, and one Sunday after church, he asked what Communion was all about. Grandpa replied, “That was Jesus’ last supper.” The little boy replied, “Boy, they didn’t give him much, did they?”

The website www.theway2go.org has great flash presentation for children. The Way 2 Go aims to provide an introduction to Christianity for children in the 8 to 12 age range.  Pages included in “The Hub” also include information about- Creation, Jesus, Justice, Knowing God and Data bank.