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Setting Up the Best Learning Environments for Babies and Toddlers

This post was guest written by Ann Edwards. Have you ever seen a baby almost leap from a mother’s arms into the arms of a caring teacher? How does that happen? Creating an environment for babies, 1s and 2s to learn can be an exciting…

Reaching Tweens With the Gospel

This post was written by guest writer Chad Miller. So how do you reach tweens with the Gospel? In addition to the tens of things on your to-do list, the never-ending quest for balance in your ministry/personal schedule, the mounting list of emails that have…

The Do’s and Don’ts of Protecting Kids from Porn

This post was written by guest writer Tracy Carpenter. No other generation has been able to touch the past, present, or future in only a matter of seconds like this generation. This age of information will continue to change the way kids will not only…

Tiny Tots, Big Thoughts

By Dawn Heckert In presenting the topic “Tiny Tots, Big Thoughts” for the Children’s Pastors Conference in Nashville, I had planned on sharing a multitude of ideas focusing on how Sunday school leaders can connect toddlers to Jesus. I had gone through my bag of…

First Steps for Starting a Special Needs Ministry

This post was guest written by Carlton McDaniel. Every person, regardless of their age, has been impacted by the rapid changes in the special needs community. The media has created a new awareness in our society by highlighting success stories about individuals with special needs….

Helping Kids to Worship through Body Movement

This post was guest written by Jeff Smith. We were made for praise. The Bible says, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” Psalm 150:6 The breath becomes voice and movement when we express our worship in praise. We know that praise is physical…

Involving Kids in Leading Ministry

This blog was written by Dave Harff, a guest writer for INCM. The first thing I discovered in the amazing world of children’s ministry is that indeed kids can be involved in leading ministry and be effective. Meet Vinny When I was first in ministry,…

Helping Kids Learn to Praise God by Name

This post was guest written by Jeff Smith. As children’s ministry leaders, can you qualify what your children actually ‘do’ in worship? Have you ever sought to bring intention to your teaching on the subject of worship in children’s church? When someone says, “Come, let’s…

Helping Kids Learn to Give

This post was written by guest writer Johanna Townsend. It is possible to help kids learn to give. For children to learn the spiritual rewards that giving to others provides, even in a culture obsessed with stuff and accumulating things, adults can model giving and…