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By Dawn Heckert The following story is provided by our INCM/CPC Partner David C. Cook. When was the last time you had a really good conversation? A conversation that left you feeling pensive, invigorated, or perhaps both? I suspect you remember whom you talked with and what you talked about. When we encounter that kind of
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By Mark Smith The following story is provided by our INCM/CPC Partner Gospel Light. The focus of any Sunday school class should be the teaching of God’s Word from God’s Word. Kids and teachers bring their Bibles to class but sadly they are rarely opened and studied these days. Are you ready for a refreshing perspective
The Bible Pure & Simple: The Priority of God’s Word in the Classroom Read More »
By Dienna Goscha It was a beautiful Minnesota day. Green leaves, blue sky, cool breeze, warm sun. A day Minnesotans dream of. We headed to the local arboretum, my three boys and I. Parking, I unloaded the stroller and put the baby in, gave instructions to the five year old and three year old not
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By Dawn Heckert The following story is provided by our INCM/CPC Partner David C. Cook. My husband tells the same joke every time I mention the word “Advent”: “Why do we need to add a vent? Is the room too hot or too cold?” Many families find the word mystifying. And many families get their first
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This guest post was written by Karyn Henley. People of most religions pray. For some, prayer takes the form of meditation. Others memorize prescribed prayers and chant them at required times. Many purchase written prayers for specific occasions. All believe prayer “works,” if only to help them focus and gain peace. Christians expect prayers to
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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
Teaching Boys & Girls: Do Our Sunday Schools Honor Both? Read More »
This guest post was written by Chad Miller. So how do you reach tweens with the Gospel? We ended our last time together with this premise: If students reach students the best, sounds like at least one aspect of our evangelistic efforts should include equipping our Christian tweens to reach their friends with the Gospel.
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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 gone unanswered, and voice mails that you’ve saved for the
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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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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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