Jesus Is Crucified — A free devotion for this week’s meetings

 Editor’s note: This brief devotion is adapted slightly from Journey to the Cross, a journal designed to provoke reflection and prayer in the 40 days of preparation leading up to Easter Sunday. If you use it, plan time for discussion. (Hint: you may want to provide paper, asking participants to jot down their responses to [...]

Jesus Enters Jerusalem — A free devotion for this week’s meetings

 Editor’s note: This brief devotion is adapted slightly from Journey to the Cross, a journal designed to provoke reflection and prayer in the 40 days of preparation leading up to Easter Sunday. If you use it, plan time for discussion. (Hint: you may want to provide paper, asking participants to jot down their responses to [...]

Help Everyone Grow Closer to Jesus this Spring—Journey to the Cross

Easter comes early this year. Very early! March 31 early! Ash Wednesday, the traditional entryway into Easter preparation in many Christian churches, falls on February 13. So it’s not too early for you to begin thinking about ways to use the weeks ahead to spark growth in faith and service. If you’re looking for a [...]

Fun Events to Share Jesus’ Love in Meaningful Ways this Spring

Youth ministry. It’s a new venture for CTA, and we hope to involve you and your church in it. We’ve provided materials for children’s ministry for many years—all at a value price and with free resources to help you use our items to make a bigger impact. We continue to do that. (Check out all [...]

Jesus Plans His Own Parade

Getting Started Gather some items (or pictures of things) one might see in a parade—musical instruments, baton, balloons, flags. Introduction Show the parade items. Where would we see all these things in one place at one time? (Accept the children’s suggestions. If no one mentions a parade, suggest this possibility yourself.) How many of you [...]