By Jane Fryar on September 13, 2011
Introduction (Show the children a small pebble.) If I plant this in the ground, what will happen? You’re right. It will lie there in the soil forever, unless some person or animal or earthquake moves it. (Now show the children the mustard seed pocket piece. Ask one of the children to read the words on [...]
Posted in Back-to-school, Children's ministry, Devotions, Encouragement, Free Resources, Ministry, Pastor, Sermon Ideas, Sunday School, Teachers Tagged children's Sunday school, Christian school, free children's devotion, Mustard Seed
By Jane Fryar on August 30, 2011
As a new school year begins, few children’s ministers are thinking much about death or the process of grief. Instead, Rally Day, Fall Festival, and even Christmas service plans probably consume your thoughts. It’s sad, but true, though. Before the new ministry year ends, you may very well find yourself comforting a grieving child. Perhaps a grandparent will [...]
Posted in Back-to-school, Children's ministry, Christian Worker, Church staff, Encouragement, Grieving, Pastor, Resources, Sunday School, Teachers, Youth Ministry Tagged Christian resources for helping children grieve, helping youth cope with death, hope in grief, kids and death, Remembering My Someone Special
By Jane Fryar on August 23, 2011
Editor’s note: What better way to start a new school year than by encouraging children to pray? The Ministry Message below is followed by a FREE five-day kids’ prayer journal you can duplicate and distribute. If your students like this approach, check out Faith Heroes, CTA’s new prayer journal for children. Introduction What’s the most [...]
Posted in Back-to-school, Children's ministry, Devotions, Encouragement, Free Resources, Pastor, Prayers, Sermon Ideas, Sunday School, Teachers Tagged back-to-school devotion, free children's devotion, prayer journal
By admin on August 16, 2011
Are you a children’s pastor, DRE, or DCE looking for ways to share the “old, old story” of Jesus and his love–but in new, new ways? Over the past few months, CTA has added a number of new children’s products designed to do just that. Each set of silly bands, silly rings, and silicone braceletscomes with [...]
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By Jane Fryar on August 9, 2011
Introduction Did you ever get up at night in the dark? If you don’t turn on a light, you might stub your toe! Has anyone here done that? (Let volunteers answer.) What can we do to avoid it? Yes, we might use a flashlight or turn on the lamp beside our bed. But sometimes, when [...]
Posted in Back-to-school, Children's ministry, Christian Worker, Devotions, Encouragement, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Sermon Ideas, Sunday School, Teachers Tagged back-to-school devotion, child evangelism, free children's devotion, sharing the Gospel