"What do you want to be when you grow up?" It's a question we all were probably asked as kids and..

children, Vocation

Emotions are complex and sometimes go unrecognized, except when people behave in extreme ways...

Children Ministry, children, Grief

Sometimes, Christian education doesn’t keep up with kids’ growing abilities to understand..

Children Ministry, Bible, children

One of the challenges my congregation has faced in the past few years is providing a consistent..

Children Ministry, children, Summer

It is already the beginning of spring, and the time is speeding toward summer programs at church,..

Children Ministry, children, vacation bible school, VBS

Ash Wednesday arrives this year on February 22 and the season of Lent begins. In the early church..

Events and Holidays, children, Good Friday, Lent, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday

I love teaching children about the early church and how every week was an Easter celebration in the..

Children Ministry, Events and Holidays, children, Easter, Holidays, Lent

As you roll into a new school year and select songs for your children to sing, remember to include..

Children Ministry, Hymnody, children

Are the children and youth at your church waiting until they are all grown up to serve as leaders?..

Children Ministry, children, leadership

The end of the summer approaches fast and the new church program year is about to begin. In family..

Children Ministry, children, COVID-19, Coronavirus