Does your congregation follow the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) in its worship planning and preaching? If so, you might be interested in syncing your children’s church (or children’s Sunday school) lessons with the RCL weekly Scripture readings. To help you do that, the Episcopal Church publishes RCL-synced lesson plans designed for young (non-reading) children, older … Continue reading "Kids Korner: RCL-synced lesson plans" Read the article
This issue of Kid’s Korner is from Jeffrey Broadnax who pastors GCI congregations in Ohio and serves as National Coordinator for GCI Generations Ministries. My nine-year-old daughter Kassidy and I recently shared a road trip to North Carolina where I conducted a wedding. I had purchased a DVD player so Kassidy could pass the time … Continue reading "Kids Korner: Building relationships" Read the article
Parents and others who minister to children have the challenging responsibility and privilege to disciple children, which means teaching them about our triune God and the life that is theirs in union and communion with God, in Jesus, by the Spirit. What is the best way to convey these vital, biblical truths? A Children’s Ministry Magazine article recommends … Continue reading "Kids Korner: Discipling through storytelling" Read the article
Trinity Sunday (June 11) is a great time to teach kids about the Trinity. But how to do so? Here are some thoughts with related resources from Equipper Editor (and grandfather) Ted Johnston. My older grandkids (now 11 and 8) have asked me on several occasions about the Trinity. Explaining to adults that God is … Continue reading "Kids Korner: Trinity Sunday" Read the article
Children’s Ministry magazine recently published a helpful article with seven child-oriented practical object lessons to use in the Easter season. To read the article, click here. There are a couple of statements in the article that sound like separation theology, so be sure to adapt them to our incarnational Trinitarian perspective (in that regard, be sure … Continue reading "Kid’s Korner: object lessons for Easter" Read the article
Got extra time and a room full of kids — but you’ve used up your teaching material for the day? Children’s Ministry Magazine offers assistance in an article titled “13 Ways to Turn Extra Classtime Into Extraordinary Learning Time.” To read it, click here. Also note that there is a treasure trove of children’s ministry … Continue reading "Kids Korner: resources for children’s ministry" Read the article
God uses churches of all sizes to accomplish his purposes, yet many churches, in multiple denominations (GCI included), are quite small. This small size, no doubt, presents many opportunities, yet it also presents significant challenges—particularly when it comes to discipling children. How does a small church provide a meaningful children’s ministry when only one or … Continue reading "Kid’s Korner: discipling children in small churches" Read the article
Discipling our kids well at church necessitates that we use an interactive and theologically-solid children’s church teaching curriculum. But where do we find one of those? Here’s a suggetion. This past summer, GCI Generations Ministries (GenMin) provided a children’s companion to its standard camp curriculum for teens. This companion curriculum, titled Celebrate the Grip, is free to GCI … Continue reading "Kid’s Korner: Commitment to discipling our children" Read the article
In congregations blessed with children, the transition into the new year is a good time to give careful thought to what might be done to renew their ministries to children. Here are two articles that provide assistance. An Introduction to Children’s Ministry. This article from GCI provides a comprehensive plan for organizing a children’s ministry. … Continue reading "Kid’s Korner: Renew your ministry to children" Read the article
Childrens mininstries have the responsibility (and wonderful opportunity) to teach children about God and his love. This teaching is offered in many ways and at various times. A significant “teachable moment” arrives each December in the Christmas season. Though we may (understandably) object to the commercialism associated with this season, we can take advantage of … Continue reading "Kid’s Korner: Use Christmas to teach kids about Christ" Read the article
