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Children grow up in a social media saturated world. This world is full of possibilities: instantly communicating with friends and family across the world, learning opportunities, or seeing photographs from every corner of the world. However, social media, with all it’s advantages and promise, also has a shadow side that ministry leaders and parents must […]
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I grew up going to church every Sunday with my parents. For nearly 20 years, we would sit in the same pew (second row, right side) for the 8 o’clock service. In our church context, the faith community celebrated communion once a month. Until I was 7 years old, my mom and dad did something that I did not
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This article was written by guest writer Amanda Brady. She interviews Marie Kuck, Founder of Nathaniel’s Hope. I remember singing a song during Sunday school as a child that began: “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world.” The words of that song remind me that we are the same in God’s
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by Amanda Brady Children’s Pastor, Amanda Brady is a guest writer for INCM. All children’s ministers cringe when they hear the word, whether it is coming from the mouth of a parent, a pastor, or some other person that just doesn’t have a clue. Come on, say it with me: childcare. Another word that gets
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This article was written by Yancy, a guest writer for INCM. Whether we’re 8 or 80, worship is a vital part of our connection with God. That’s why songs and music are such an important part of your VBS program as tools to connect with kids and to help connect those kids to God. It
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by Katie Barbee There are so many things we, as adults, must teach children about prayer—persistence being one of them. I believe that teaching children how to pray certainly starts at home. After praying for a baby brother or sister for nearly one and one-half years, our 5-year-old son Drew prayed aloud one night: “Dear
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Gina McClain Parents of preschoolers seem to have a wealth of dreams for their children. They’re in a season of life where the possibilities outweigh the impossibilities. At this point, they could be holding the next president, a star quarterback, or the first in their family to earn a doctorate. As a ministry leader, how
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by Cindy Sanders How many articles have you read about leading a child to Christ? We are all searching for a way we can feel totally at ease while trusting they will “get it” in their heart and mind. Why do we make this so hard? What if we tried the simple approach of learning
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by John and Shirley Tasch For over twenty years we have taken children all over the world on short-term mission trips. We have seen countless numbers of miracles as children are preaching the Gospel, laying hands on the sick, prophesying, seeing visions and doing the work of the ministry. Although children have not been esteemed
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by Gloria Lee First of all, there is no perfect curriculum! Trust me; I have tried looking for one! In fact, I have gone down to my old seminary, parked myself on the floor for hours looking through the entire curriculum that was on display in the Christian Education Department. It was overwhelming as there
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