by Mark Jones | Oct 16, 2017 | Children, Featured, Game/Activity, Holiday/Seasonal, Missions/Service, Preschool |
Gather: 8 Cups of flour 1 Cup of cooking oil ¼ Cup of vanilla scented lotion 1 Bottle of rainbow sprinkles Cupcake pan or mini cake pans Liners Birthday candles Large cookie sheet with sides or oil drip pan Gallon Zip-lock storage bags Instructions: Open...
by Mark Jones | Oct 12, 2017 | Children, Featured, Missions/Service, Parent/Family, Podcast |
I have met many children’s ministers who provided missions education in their program for children. There are fewer who engage children with regular service projects. My friend, Gina McKean, is a leader and example of serving others. She provides...
by Mark Jones | Dec 6, 2016 | Children, Featured, Missions/Service, Parent/Family, Preschool, Preteens |
Although most religious educators work to instill biblical information and values to students, many do not consider the importance of training children to serve one another. Capable confident leadership begins its development in the preschool years. Jesus spent...
by Mark Jones | Sep 21, 2016 | Articles, Featured, Missions/Service |
Ministries are as unique as the communities they serve. No two have the same personality or same needs. This is especially true for inner city ministries. One-size-fits-all is not in the vocabulary. I served a church in inner city Houston for 13 years. We were...
by Mark Jones | Aug 10, 2016 | Children, Featured, Missions/Service, Parent/Family |
Create a prayer book of community and national leaders. Create “Vacation Backpacks” by collecting used backpacks from school and filling them with activities kids can do while traveling. Use a check-out system. Plant flowers or deliver paper snowflakes at the...
by Mark Jones | Jul 18, 2016 | Featured, Game/Activity, Missions/Service |
Items you need: Card Stock Scissors Metal Forks Paint brush Paint Hole Punch Ribbon Instructions: Invite kids to cut a bookmark rectangle shape from the cardstock. Hole punch near the top. Dip the backside of the fork into the paint and press it on the bookmark to...
