by Amy Fenton Lee Joel Wallace, Director of Briarwood Presbyterian Church’s (Birmingham, AL) “Special Connections” Special Needs Ministry recently sat down with me to share how his church has created a tremendously successful buddy program. “Two years ago the parents of our participating children with special needs shared their desire to expand our program beyond […]
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by Karen Apple Definition: A teachable moment is when an abstract concept meets a real life situation. “What did you learn today at church?” Mom asks Jacob who’s safely tucked in his car seat. Mom can expect one of two answers, either “Nothing,” or “Well, there was this chicken…” EVERY child loves that chicken. You
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by Dienna Goscha Walking into the children’s area of a mega church where I was attending a conference, I found a large castle located on the kid’s stage. I learned that the castle cost $25,000 and was designed by an architect with a myriad of bells and whistles that would wow kids of all ages.
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by Kurt Goble The country’s largest churches dominate the culture of Children’s Ministry. But is what they have to share applicable to most churches? They host conferences, publish curricula, and offer websites. Their children’s pastors speak professionally, write articles and books, and create resources. Their accomplishments and numbers seem to testify to their success. But
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by Michelle Anthony The following story is provided by our INCM/CPC Partner David C. Cook. Disciplining children is probably one of the most time and energy-intensive aspects of a parent’s daily life. Yet, how we discipline our children, and how that discipline reflects who God is, is supremely important. The answers to these questions make the role of parenting something
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by Gloria S. Lee In my developmental psychology class during my junior year in college, I had “a light bulb above my head” moment or an A-ha moment as some call it! Here is the Revelation: I’m a visual and kinesthetic learner! No wonder college lectures just went through one ear and out the other. Wait,
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by Sheryl Haystead The following story is provided by our INCM/CPC Partner Gospel Light. Have you ever wondered why there are so many toys for babies and toddlers that involve keys? There are plastic keys, rubber chewable keys, keys attached to buttons that make startling noises when you press them and keys that come in a
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by Chad Miller I find myself inundated with conflicting messages on how to “do” ministry. Do you? There seem to be a myriad of voices calling for a strategic shift away from a curriculum-based instruction model into a more “experiential” model of teaching. Concurrently, there is a mounting movement to make sure that our students
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by E.C. Cunningham Mandate: Space… the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before. Whether you are a Trekkie or not, you probably have heard some of this statement
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by Sheryl Haystead The following story is provided by our INCM/CPC Partner Gospel Light. Sheryl will also be a breakout presenter at CPC ’10. Each summer, one very specialized team is called to step in when and where they are needed. Here’s the team history: as early as the 1860s, wise people began enriching kids’ summer
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