by Mark Jones | Aug 4, 2013 | Articles, Featured, Leadership, Resources, Teacher Helps, Training |
Be sure the vision is of God’s leadership (Is it biblical?) (Does it honor God?) Make the vision child and family centered Make sure the vision fits your church’s community Make sure the children’s ministry vision fits your church’s vision Make the vision achievable...
by Mark Jones | Aug 2, 2013 | Articles, Leadership, Teacher Helps, Training |
Who are you? Be a healthy Christian that leaks on people and reminds them to care for their own spiritual health. Be relational and your ministries will be relational too. What are you learning? Record outcomes from your ministry and events. We’re so busy with...
by Mark Jones | Jul 23, 2013 | Articles, Leadership, Resources, Teacher Helps, Training |
Contact 1-2-3 is one way preschool and children’s leaders Care4Kids. It is a simple, flexible plan for making ongoing contacts to members and prospects using the existing organization of your Sunday School department or class. Each member and prospect on the...
by Mark Jones | Jul 21, 2013 | Articles, Featured, Parent/Family, Teacher Helps |
Care4Kids is an approach used by workers in Sunday School to help girls and boys learn and experience the love and care of God. Meeting the needs of girls and boys through prayer and acts of ministry is one of the ways Sunday School workers model spiritual growth and...
by Mark Jones | Jul 12, 2013 | Articles, Buildings, Space and Equipment, Featured, Teacher Helps |
Last week I talked to a pastor of a small church that has a history of not reaching children. Suddenly there are nine kids attending spanning the ages of 4 to 14. This scenario is more common than most people might think. I offered some reassurance that God has...
by Mark Jones | Jul 7, 2013 | Articles, Buildings, Space and Equipment, Featured, Research, Teacher Helps |
I realize many churches want to move Kindergarten classes out of the preschool division and into the children’s division, BUT WAIT! Maybe it has to do with space constraints. Maybe it involves a children’s worship or any number of reasons. I was lured into this way...