Children's Ministry LEAD Retreat 2025 Conference March 18-20, 2025 With an option to attend the Power UP Pre-Conference, beginning March 17. Leading, Equipping, and Discipling in Children’s Ministry at the Ridge Haven Conference Center The Children's Ministry Leaders at your church (pastors, children's ministry staff, volunteers in [...]
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Making the Most of Summer— Spring has sprung, which means summer is around the corner. Soon, the busy hustle and bustle of the school year will make way for a more relaxed pace—more free squares on the calendar and fewer demands from school and extra-curricular activities. This “extra” time allows for more [...]
His Invitation— The advertisement for mentors had been taped to the front of my planner for three weeks. I was a junior at the University of Alabama when I pulled into the group home parking lot. If I am honest, I left twice before ever climbing out of my car. Literally, I [...]
Meal Talk Meal Talk by John Kwasny You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. – Deuteronomy 6:7 Make the dinner [...]
His Name Is Great His Name Is Great by Rachel Craddock Children ask: “Who’s God?” “What’s His name?” “What’s He like?” His Name Is Great was written to answer those questions and to explain why God wants His children to know Him—"wherever you are, right now.” With engaging [...]
Ages and Stages: The Tween Years— I was really proud of the Kids Ministry our congregation poured into when I was on staff as the Children’s Ministry Director. We had a robust volunteer list and always found help when we needed it. (Shocking, I know!) However, there was one hole that I [...]