By Alison Zeller on May 9, 2012
Springs Road Baptist Church in Hickory, North Carolina, held a special Sunday service to honor veterans and fallen soldiers on Memorial Day 2010. During the service, a bugler played Taps and the local chapter of the Marine Corps League presented the meaning of the flag-folding ceremony at funerals. “The ceremony itself is very evangelistic,” said [...]
Posted in Customer Comments, Encouragement, Memorial Day, Ministry, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Patriotism, Sermon Ideas, Witnessing Tagged honoring first responders, honoring veterans, Memorial Day, patriotic products
By Jane Fryar on April 18, 2012
A recent survey of youth ministers brought a growing concern to CTA’s attention. Across denominations, adult leaders are telling us it’s harder and harder to compete with all the other activities in which youth are engaged. As we brainstormed that issue on staff, one thought that surfaced was meeting kids where they are—online. So how [...]
Posted in Christian Worker, Church Volunteers, Outreach/Evangelism, Youth Ministry Tagged children's pastor, ministry and social media, online ministry, Youth Ministry
By admin on April 11, 2012
Looking for ways to honor moms and dads, women and men in your church this spring? Your Spanish-speaking moms and dads, women and men? Wish you could find a way to reach out to the Spanish-speaking families in your community? CTA has more and more options all the time! For women and moms, check out [...]
Posted in Christian Worker, Church staff, Father's Day, Men's Ministry, Mother's Day, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Teachers, Visitors, Women's Ministry Tagged Christian gifts in Spanish, Spanish items for Father's Day, Spanish items for Mother's Day
By Ruth Geisler on April 10, 2012
Getting Started Display the poem you will use in the devotion on a chart or bulletin board—“Caterpillar” by Christina G. Rossetti. (See below.) Fold a brightly colored piece of construction paper in half lengthwise. Trace your right footprint on the paper, being sure the top and bottom of your arch touch the fold; this is [...]
Posted in Children's ministry, Church staff, Devotions, Easter, Encouragement, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Sunday School, Teachers Tagged children's ministry, children's pastor, Easter, free devotion
By Alison Zeller on February 29, 2012
This story first appeared in February, 2011. It so inspired us at CTA that we decided to reprise it today. It highlights Tim Wesemann’s popular and helpful, Facing Illness with Hope. As you read, remember that this title is still available. Look for the newest title in this series, Facing Difficult Days with Hope, coming [...]
Posted in Christian Worker, Church staff, Customer Comments, Encouragement, Encouraging Volunteers, Men's Ministry, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Women's Ministry Tagged Author Tim Wesemann, care ministry, Christian care, Facing Difficulty Days with Hope, Facing Illness with Hope, shut-ins
By admin on February 28, 2012
Are you a children’s pastor or family minister? Do you teach in a Christian school or Sunday school? Are you a DRE or DCE? Are you responsible for CCD instruction or Confirmation classes? Then you’ll want to check out CTA’s six NEW and FREE reproducible devotions, (scroll down to “free six-part family devotion.”) Written to [...]
Posted in Children's ministry, Christian Worker, Church staff, Devotions, Easter, Free Resources, Lent/Preparing for Easter, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Sermon Ideas, Sunday School, Teachers, Witnessing Tagged CCD instruction, children's ministry, children's pastor, DCE, DRE, free devotions, Lent, preparing for Easter, Sunday school teacher
By Gail Marsh on February 27, 2012
Let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us. Psalm 90:17 We live in a world obsessed with physical beauty. Evidence of that obsession is all around us. To cite but one example, if you search online for “beauty secrets,” over 43 million web pages will pop up! Whether or not we see [...]
Posted in Church staff, Devotions, Encouragement, Encouraging Volunteers, Free Resources, Mother's Day, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Sermon Ideas, Women's Ministry Tagged free devotion, Mother's Day, Reflecting the Beauty of the Lord, Women's Ministry, women's retreat
By admin on February 22, 2012
Looking for a way to decorate your Sunday school classroom or children’s ministry area for Easter? Would you like a way to share the truths of Jesus’ death and Resurrection in ways that are fun—and that stick? Interested in helping kids invite unchurched neighbors and friends to hear the Good News? Then check out CTA’s [...]
Posted in Children's ministry, Easter, Free Resources, Lent/Preparing for Easter, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Sunday School, Teachers, Witnessing Tagged children's ministry, children's pastor, Easter clip art, Free Resources, preparing for Easter, Resurrection Sunday and children
By Gail Marsh on February 21, 2012
Looking for a way to make a difference in the lives of children this spring? Consider using CTA’s new free event guide, The Resurrection Butterfly. While you’re at it, check out all our new children’s items! Here’s an activity from the Resurrection Butterfly event guide you might enjoy. Seat children near you so they can [...]
Posted in Children's ministry, Devotions, Easter, Encouragement, Free Resources, Lent/Preparing for Easter, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Sunday School, Teachers, Witnessing Tagged children's ministry, children's pastor, Easter preparation, free devotion, Resurrection Sunday
By admin on February 15, 2012
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 [...]
Posted in Children's ministry, Church staff, Easter, Events, Lent/Preparing for Easter, Outreach/Evangelism, Palm Sunday, Pastor, Sunday School, Teachers, Youth Ministry Tagged children's ministry, children's pastor, Easter preparation, free youth guide, youth events, Youth Ministry, youth pastor
Memorial Day Outreach Event — One church brought in more than 50 guests
By Alison Zeller on May 9, 2012
Springs Road Baptist Church in Hickory, North Carolina, held a special Sunday service to honor veterans and fallen soldiers on Memorial Day 2010. During the service, a bugler played Taps and the local chapter of the Marine Corps League presented the meaning of the flag-folding ceremony at funerals. “The ceremony itself is very evangelistic,” said [...]
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