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Communicating with Parents and Family in Early Childhood Ministry

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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 increased when parents and teachers become partners working together. Conversely, […]

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Special Needs: Understand the Diagnosis, Understand the Individual

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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 and the second article, Special Needs: The Volunteers’ Blessings. Many churches lack formal programs that reach or intentionally include children with special needs. However,

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Enlisting Professional Input to Transform Your Church’s Special Needs Ministry

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This post was written by guest writer Amy Fenton Lee. One of the biggest obstacles to starting or growing a special needs program is the intimidation that comes with a lack of understanding or knowledge of the disability world. Writing on this topic has involved learning new lingo and understanding the importance of very particular

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Teaching Boys & Girls: Do Our Sunday Schools Honor Both?

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This post was written by guest writer Marlene LeFever Boys are biologically, developmentally, and psychologically different from girls. Only recently have we begun to realize that boys and girls don’t always thrive in the same classroom. Neurologist Dr. Bruce Perry of Houston said, speaking about boys, “Very well-meaning people have created a biologically disrespectful model

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First Steps for Starting a Special Needs Ministry

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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. Medical advances and assistive technology are expanding a child’s once-limited

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Helping Kids to Worship through Body Movement

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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 because many of the words used in the Hebrew language

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Involving Kids in Leading Ministry

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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, every time I started setting my puppet stage with two

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Helping Kids Learn to Praise God by Name

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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 worship,” what do you think of doing? What is Worship?

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Helping Kids Learn to Give

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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 provide opportunities for children to participate. Teaching the biblical importance

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Guest Blogger

Communicating with Parents and Family in Early Childhood Ministry

Special Needs: Understand the Diagnosis, Understand the Individual

Enlisting Professional Input to Transform Your Church’s Special Needs Ministry

Teaching Boys & Girls: Do Our Sunday Schools Honor Both?

First Steps for Starting a Special Needs Ministry

Helping Kids to Worship through Body Movement

Involving Kids in Leading Ministry

Helping Kids Learn to Praise God by Name

Helping Kids Learn to Give

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