Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Ministry - Children

Here are 52 easy-to-follow "how-to" session plans for introducing young children to worship. Carolyn C. Brown uses her many years of experience as a Christian educator to show

• How to use the church school hour to introduce children to worship and to prepare them for the day they will participate in the church's worship;
• How to learn and explore the meaning of the Lord's Prayer and other elements of the worship service; and
• How to become familiar with the sacraments and celebrate the seasons of the church year.

For every church wishing to make the church...

Children have serious faith questions that require serious answers, answers that adults often find themselves under-prepared to give. But the Christian community has a responsibility to help its children develop a three-dimensional faith--a faith that affects their heads, their hearts, and their spirits.
Helping Our Children Grow in Faith is designed for children's ministry and worship leaders, Sunday school teachers, and pastors--as well as parents--who want to nurture the spiritual development of the children in their lives. It shows how to integrate children into congregational...

Enduring Connections gives churches and ministers significant guidelines for establishing a quality childhood ministry with preschoolers and grade-schoolers. Enduring Connections is especially helpful to ministers and directors of childhood ministry that are called from the laity to staff positions. By focusing on building a childhood ministry that intentionally connects children to God and the community of faith through paths that are driven by relationship rather than programs, Janice Haywood has produced a resource that will help churches of any size design their own unique ministry for...

Based on his work with young children at the Episcopal School of New York, teacher and storyteller Gordh offers a collection of stories from the Bible, arranged and told to create a meaningful childhood chapel for children ages 3-7 and their families. Originally conceived as a resource for use in day schools, it is also ideal for use in Sunday church schools in Episcopal and other mainline congregations.

This exciting resource contains:

• Advice and tips on creating a children's chapel, including challenges of using available space
• Techniques for retelling...

A step-by-step guide to building a strong children's ministry that is a vital part of the church. People know they are called to children's ministry when they get goose bumps and butterflies from something a kid says or an idea that they know will communicate the gospel to children. Building Children's Ministry provides the practical information to transform those feelings and that calling into a successful children's ministry that is integrated into the life of the congregation. The book is divided into topical chapters, including:

• Getting the...

This anthology provides a wide range of dramatic and worship material for seasonal celebrations. Thanksgiving resources include: Come, See What God Has Done, a Thanksgiving children's event featuring 6 learning centers designed for kindergarten through sixth grade; A One-Act Drama for Thanksgiving; Recalling Our Blessings, a responsive reading and interactive children's lesson; and Is It Still Wonderful?, a sermon for Thanksgiving Day. There are 5 plays of varying lengths, ages, and cast sizes for Christmas, as well as a hanging of the greens service, a children's story formatted both as a...

Complete with encouraging testimonials, Zowie includes countless practical resources, such as reproducible appendixes that include Bible verse cards in English and Spanish, patterns, recipes, and contact information. In addition, Spanish-language Scripture verses are included to help you cross cultural barriers. A cross-reference index is included to help make finding projects easier.

Little Ip lives in Iptopia where everything is perfect. Like the other ips, she wants a magnificent robe like the one worn by King Ip--robes that can only be obtained in the Land of Contrasts where many ips turn into villains. Who will help Little Ip and King Ip solve the problem of the Land of Contrasts?

Description: Children's spiritual development is currently a hot topic in Christian circles, as well as in other fields and disciplines such as educational psychology, medicine, developmental psychology, education, and sociology. The key question for Christian scholars and educators is ""How do Christian beliefs and practices uniquely interrelate with children's spirituality?"" In 2003 and again in 2006, a national conference entitled ""Children's Spirituality Conference: Christian Perspectives"" examined children's spirituality from a distinctly Christian standpoint. This book is a...

KIDS OF JESUS TAKES A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON HOW WE RAISE OUR KIDS AND APPROACH KIDS' MINISTRY. IT IS DESIGNED AS A RESOURCE FOR PASTORS AND PARENTS ALIKE. KIDS OF JESUS LOOKS AT SOCIETY TRENDS, CHURCH CULTURE, RESEARCH AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, TO GIVE A WELL-ROUNDED AND ROBUST RANGE OF CREATIVE WAYS TO RAISE KIDS OF JESUS IN THE CONTEXT OF TODAY'S WORLD.

The Sky's The Limit offers valuable insight into how to create a kid's club in your church where children can not only have fun, but also learn more about God and grow in their Christian faith. Although the idea of starting a children's ministry may seem overwhelming, this resource takes you step by step through the process. Drawing from her own experience, Kathy DeGraw guides ministry leaders in every aspect of the creation of a kid's club - from assembling a ministry team to choosing snack ideas to creating fun activities, and so on. According to the author, having a kid's club can be a...

The smell of lion around the campfire warns the Jungle
Doctor of danger and when he comes across a trail of blood
his fears are confirmed. Someone has been attacked by
Simba, the Lion and is in desperate need of medical
treatment. While everyone in the village believes the injured
man is as good as dead will the Jungle Doctor save him?

SPANISH EDITION: The foundation rocks in this book are what teachers and parents need to help them develop a set of convictions-based solidly on the Word of God-for teaching children about the Christian faith.

In A Child Sees God, Howard Worsley explores how we can all learn from a child's perspective of the world and shows how a child's eye view of the Bible reveals many interesting ideas about ethics and morality, and provides new ways of understanding these ancient stories. By asking families to read Bible stories to their children and discuss these stories with them, recording the ensuing conversations, Howard Worsley offers not only fresh insights into the meaning and significance of these stories but also reflections on how adults can use the Biblical text in the company of children at...

13 inspiring lessons about discovering power through God's Word, Jesus' forgiveness and salvation, and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. Explore how to fight evil and resist temptation as kids learn about prayer, forgiveness, obedience, and much more End the 13 lessons by making awesome powered-up clocks that really work Includes a special Teacher Feature ("Helping Kids Set Achievable Goals"), Whiz Quizzes, and all reproducibles and patterns. Ages 6-12. Power Boosters is part of the 2-year Power Builders Series curriculum.

13 powerful lessons about living as Jesus' peace makers within families, neighborhoods, churches, and the world through forgiveness, compassion, giving and sacrifice, and through acceptance and love. Kids will assemble a Tools of Peace Tool Kit Includes a special Teacher Feature ("Creating an Atmosphere for Learning"), Whiz Quizzes, and all reproducibles and patterns. Ages 6-12. Peace Makers is part of the 2-year Power Builders Series curriculum.

13 powerful lessons about the value and importance of joy and where true joy comes from: Jesus' teachings, Jesus' love, Jesus' promises, and through choosing Jesus every day Includes a special Teacher Feature ("Presenting Memorable Messages"), Whiz Quizzes, and all reproducibles and patterns. Ages 6-12. Joy Builders is part of the 2-year Power Builders Series curriculum.

13 engaging lessons about the power and passion of faith, how biblical people expressed their faithfulness, how faith helps us obey God's Word, what it takes to be a trusting follower of Jesus, the importance of depending on the Holy Spirit, and how faith changes kids' lives each day. Includes a special Teacher Feature ("Teaching As Jesus Taught"), Whiz Quizzes, and all reproducibles and patterns. Ages 6-12. Faith Finders is part of the 2-year Power Builders Series curriculum.

One Rehearsal Christmas Plays is the answer to gaining an extra hour or two, feeling less harried and focusing on Christ while directing the church Christmas program With One Rehearsal Christmas Plays, your Sunday school department will encourage, entertain, and enlighten the congregation as they follow the "Footsteps to the Manager" or as they present a slightly altered version of "T'was the Night before Christmas." One Rehearsal Christmas Plays features these productions and ten others with a Scriptural message and minimal preparation

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