Children’s Ministries University Online offers free “Children’s Ministry Training Workshops”. The following workshops are intended to give prospective students a glimpse of the instruction offered through their courses. I’ve included the link here for those who might find their free workshops helpful. Free Workshops “Cultivating a Cutting Edge Children’s Church” “Creative Storytelling” “Help is on [...]
A prayer written for our church’s Dedication Service of our new buildings. Great BIG GOD! 1. Children form a circle around the outside of the seated congregation. The children reach out their hands to try and touch the finger tips of the child next to them. 2. The seated adults place their hands out in [...]
I have just found out about a great new website which offers free resources for ministry to children. Included for free is the new BibleMAX curriculum, video and song downloads and some training materials. New resources are going to be added in time. This generous offering of resources to the world via the net is [...]
A 1st grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It’s hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, [...]
Blessed are they who love children with all their heart, for they shall be rewarded with big smiles. Blessed are they who have planned and prepared, for the children will be interested and pay attention. Blessed are they who arrive early, for they shall be able to welcome the children at the door with a [...]
An activity I picked up from a family night once. People of all ages were divided up into groups and given a pile of beans (you could use pasta also). The groups were then given a time limit to make the beans into letters to spell out words on the floor. The words could be [...]
One hundred years from now It will not matter What kind of car I drove, What kind of house I lived in, How much I had in my bank Nor what my clothes looked like. One hundred years from now It will not matter What kind of school I attended, What kind of computer I [...]
