This guest post was written by the Because International team. A friend at school, a Sunday school teacher, the Davis family who lives down the street — it’s easy to talk to a child about the people they know. Emilio understands who these people are, how to engage with them, and what makes them feel […]
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This guest post was written by The Orange Team. Over the past year, churches have started leveraging digital platforms to inspire faith and engage kids. With all the change, a new model for children’s ministry has developed – virtual and hybrid children’s ministry. At least for the near future, virtual environments in children’s ministry are
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This guest post was written by Gordon West, Founder of Kidz at Heart. Have you ever stopped to wonder if all of the work that you put into your ministry with children is really making a difference? After more than forty years as a children’s pastor, I can tell you that I absolutely love Sunday
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This guest post was written by Josh Denhart. Multiplying yourself in ministry is the biggest win. However, I often hear objections to this method. I would even go so far as to call them excuses for why people do not assertively multiply their efforts in a ministry context. Excuse #1: I’m the pastor – it’s my
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This guest post was written by Josh Denhart. Before I transitioned to my current role, I was a Children’s Pastor with a large, paid Children’s Ministry staff working with me. However, I didn’t start that job with a large, paid staff. I systematically developed a process by which key volunteers were transitioned into paid staff
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This post was written by Matt Morgan, a member of the INCM Blog team. In the uncertainty of the COVID-19 global pandemic, we can be certain of one thing—the season we are in will change the season to come. All of us are already accepting “new normals” that we couldn’t have foreseen. Whether it’s individuals
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Today’s post comes from Colleen Derr, Associate Professor Wesley Seminary. I didn’t know there was the option of “none”! Supposedly the fastest growing religious group in America is “none” – people who have no religious affiliation at all. I grew up in eastern PA during the 70s where everyone was either Catholic or Protestant –
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Today’s post comes from Colleen Derr, Associate Professor Wesley Seminary. Want the children in your ministry to not just learn about the Bible stories but be transformed by them? Want the lessons taught to not just be remembered but also result in changed lives? Increase the impact of teaching in five easy moves so that the
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Today’s guest post comes from Rick Braschler, an ordained pastor and risk management expert. Oh, how I long for the days when “lions, tigers, and bears” were the worst we could think of. But then again, the Wizard of Oz children’s story wasn’t about to address the uncomfortable reality of child sexual abusers in the church.
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Our central mission at Awana is a global prayer that all children and youth will come to know, love, and serve the Lord Jesus Christ. This inspiring vision motivates ministry to kids and families all around the world. Yet, to my recent surprise God has started shifting my perspective on how it’s applied. Awana leaders
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