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Making Conversations with Kids Count

By Dawn Heckert The following story is provided by our INCM/CPC Partner David C. Cook. When was the last time you had a really good conversation? A conversation that left you feeling pensive, invigorated, or perhaps both? I suspect you remember whom you talked with and…

The Bible Pure & Simple: The Priority of God’s Word in the Classroom

By Mark Smith The following story is provided by our INCM/CPC Partner Gospel Light. The focus of any Sunday school class should be the teaching of God’s Word from God’s Word. Kids and teachers bring their Bibles to class but sadly they are rarely opened and…

Creating Active Participation Events for Kids!

By Sarah A. Keith “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6 Some people believe Proverbs 22:6 is a promise from God that if we do our jobs well, as parents…

Going Green… God’s Plan?

By Dienna Goscha It was a beautiful Minnesota day. Green leaves, blue sky, cool breeze, warm sun. A day Minnesotans dream of. We headed to the local arboretum, my three boys and I. Parking, I unloaded the stroller and put the baby in, gave instructions…

Celebrating Advent as a Family

By Dawn Heckert The following story is provided by our INCM/CPC Partner David C. Cook. My husband tells the same joke every time I mention the word “Advent”: “Why do we need to add a vent? Is the room too hot or too cold?” Many families…

Building Kids Who Last

By Bob Bever The following story is provided by our INCM/CPC Partner Gospel Light. “Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.” Mark Twain’s words, written in 1897, remind us that what may be reported as truth may well be exaggerated. Just as Mark Twain was not…

Placing the Child with Special Needs

by Amy Fenton Lee This article is part of a series of articles on Special Needs by Amy Fenton Lee. See the first article, Special Needs: Your Best Resource May be Outside the Church, the second article, Special Needs: The Volunteers’ Blessings and the third article, Special Needs: Understanding the…

Managing Your Energy for Ministry

By Ruth G. Howard Children’s ministers are the most caring, nurturing, loving group of people on earth. They might also be the most exhausted. And, there’s a reason why. If you minister to children, you are called to take care of God’s youngest sheep. That…

Communicating with Parents and Family in Early Childhood Ministry

When parents and teachers share similar goals and use similar approaches, teaching God’s Word is strengthened. A clearly defined and consistent plan for communicating with parents will develop a strong link between church and home. Long-term positive results in child guidance and spiritual nurture are…