I found the following website has helpful downloads relevant to teaching or leading a children’s group. There are also some questions for reflection and discussion with others in your children’s ministry team. Children’s Ministry Agency- Assemblies of God USA. http://4kids.ag.org/library/characteristics/index.cfm
After hearing the Christmas story, and singing “Silent Night” a Sunday School Class in Sao Paulo was asked to draw what they thought th Nativity Scene might have looked like. One boy did a good likeness of Joseph, Mary and the infant, but off to the side was a plump roly-poly figure. The teacher, afraid [...]
Worship the Rock-connecting worship leaders and musicians throughout the world. This great UK website has loads of worship resources and ideas on such things as songwriting, choosing songs, and musician tips. Of special interest to those involved in children’s ministry is the section called Worship for Kids. There’s a forum where people can ask questions [...]
Do you sometimes find it hard to get children to read the Bible or even to have it read to them? Please read this excellent Blog -’In all honesty’ by Jean. Jean has loads of interesting thoughts and reflections on being a mother, a Christian and raising children to love Jesus. when a child isn’t [...]
We all want our kids to be happy, but too much praise and inclusion does not teach them that they can’t always win- an important life lesson. What happens when they get older and things don’t go their way? US curriculum and childhood education expert Dr Pam Schiller says we are already seeing the results [...]
Practical suggestions in helping children read the Bible. 1. Use part of the Bible as a handbook: If possible, give each child one of teh Gospels. This becomes their handbook, in which they can- Colour in important verse or memory verses; colour boxes can be drawn around each story as it is covered in you [...]
A survey of 2,500 mothers found that most of them stopped playing with dolls when aged between eleven and twelve while their daughters were now discarding dolls at age six or seven. 66% of parents said they were concerned at the messages scantily clad dolls were sending their children, yet nearly half of those surveyed [...]
I have just started a new blog called EasterPlus which includes Easter ideas and resources for children’s ministry and worship resources. http://easterplus.blogspot.com
DISCIPLINE & CONTROL WITH CHILDREN A definition of DISCIPLINE Discipline is the guiding of behaviour so that learning can occur. The aim of good discipline is to : (1) effect learning ( learning should be promoted and enhanced). (2) help children to acquire the ability to exercise SELF-DISCIPLINE. Good techniques of class management and discipline [...]
The young boy came home after Sunday School on Easter Sunday and told his mother he could understand about Christ but not about the roses. So he asked his mum, “Why was Christ a rose?”
