by Mark Jones | Jun 15, 2016 | Children, Featured, Teacher Helps |
As a child I loved Field Trips. And so when I began doing children’s ministry I incorporated field trips. They are a great way to encourage your kids to bring friends and create opportunities for children to learn in a different environment. Do you know some...
by Mark Jones | May 26, 2016 | Children, Featured, Leadership, Podcast |
I hope you enjoy this interview with Dale Hudson from RelevantChildrensMinistry.com. He is the Director of Children’s Ministries at Christ Fellowship and a popular columnist for Children’s Ministry Magazine. He has a new book, The Kid Min Mouse, where he shares...
by Mark Jones | May 25, 2016 | Children, Featured, Missions/Service |
Children’s ministry leaders understand the importance of teaching children about missions, but sometimes mission education is difficult to incorporate into limited programming time. Mission education gives children an opportunity to see God at work in the world. So,...
by Mark Jones | May 24, 2016 | Bible Skills, Children, Featured |
For this activity you will need a dry erase board, dry erase marker and eraser. Draw a large Tic Tac Toe grid. Write the memory verse in phrases across the grid. Divide the children into two teams. Ask everyone to recite the verse. Flip a coin to see which team...
by Mark Jones | May 10, 2016 | Children, Featured, Preschool |
Kids can make an over-sized tea bag to hold a gift of kindness for a family friend. Fold a sheet of white tissue paper into thirds so that you have a long strip. Fold the strip in half. Drop a tea bag, a packet of...
by Mark Jones | May 5, 2016 | Children, Featured, Guiding Behavior |
Grief is an emotional wound upon the heart. Grieving is a process of healing that wound. Stages of grief for kids move around: Shock/ Denial Anger Bargaining Sadness, Depression Acceptance Successful Tasks of Grieving Accept reality of the loss Experience the...
