Christmas! A Wonderful Way to Connect with Parents I’m one of those people who loves Christmas. The lights, music, decorating, special foods and family traditions are a welcome part of the season for me. As a young mom with young children, I looked for ways to make Christmas into a joyous celebration of [...]
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles by author, Susan Hunt. Her book, Heirs of the Covenant is a favorite of many. We hope this series helps you see God’s covenant in new and richer ways. This article was originally posted on the CDM Women's Ministry Encourage Blog. You [...]
Don’t Neglect the Catechizing of Your Covenant Children Teaching by use of a catechism has fallen on hard times in the church today. I have known conservative evangelical Christians who think learning the catechism is a thing only the Roman Catholic Church does. Even many Presbyterians only contemplate catechism as a series of [...]
Teaching Children to Discriminate With the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on homosexual marriage and recent efforts to claim certain legal rights for the “transgendered,” states and cities have responded with proposed laws and ordinances of their own. Proponents have argued that these are attempts to protect traditional Christian definitions of marriage, as well [...]
All the Things You Wish You Knew When I began serving in children's ministry, I was very young. I often look back on my years serving as a children's director and think, "Wow! There are so many things I would do differently if I knew then what I know now!" I grew up a [...]
The Application Deadline is Quickly Approaching 2022 will begin our 4th year of students participating in the online children's ministry training program for non-ordained staff and CM leaders! Have you considered being one of the participants in next year's class? We have over 120 men and women from across the United States, Canada [...]
Did you know registration is now open for the 2022 Children's Ministry Certification Class? 2022 will begin our 4th year of students participating in our online children's ministry training program for non-ordained staff and CM leaders! We want you to consider joining a group of over 120 who have or will be certified [...]
Building Little Pillars in the Faith Back in the day when my pigtails were tied with ribbons, when my knees were constantly brandishing scrapes and scabs, and when (according to my children) dinosaurs frolicked with my pet saber-toothed tiger in the backyard, I discovered the most remarkable toy. Winter in South Florida ushers [...]
Why Should We Teach Our Children Covenant Theology? Even though many Christian parents raise their children in covenant communities, many do not fully grasp what the word “covenant” truly means. Most Bible curriculums are taught as a collection of stories neatly told in chronological order. The Bible is more than that. The Bible [...]
Failures, Fraud, and Shame I LOVE my job as the Director of Children’s Ministries at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia! But let me tell you this: day after day I struggle with feeling like a fraud. Shame tries to dig in his ugly claws, hoping to cause me to doubt, nagging me, [...]