Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Ministry - Children

Using everyday items such as balloons, flashlights, and bubble gum, Bucky Dann -- a pastor popular with both children and adults -- demonstrates in 51 simple lessons how children can begin to understand the teachings of Jesus, Bible truths, and even the meaning of atonement and discipleship.

In each practical sermon suggestion, Dann includes a Biblical text, an outline of the theme, a list of needed materials, a statement of goals, and techniques for teaching. He examines how children held a special place in Jesus' own ministry, how children are the future of the church, and how the...

Noted teacher and experienced counselor Andrew Lester challenges ministers to take up an often neglected task--caring for the children of the parish. It is the pastor's role, Lester says, to make spiritual sense out of the chaos of crisis. He looks to the ministry of Jesus as the model for faithful, effective ministry and illustrates how a pastor's relationship with troubled children can have a significant impact on their development.

What kind of language and images should we use to communicate faith to children? How can we translate theological abstractions into concrete realities that make sense to children? This book provides insight into the stages of children's mental and spiritual development in order to enable us to share faith with them in appropriate ways.

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...

A warmherated challenge to those in children's ministry to become pastors to those who are a part of their flock.

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...

Moses wasn't born a prince - but everyone now knows him as the son of Pharaoh's daughter, Moses has plenty of riches and nothing to fear. God has chosen him for something greater than royalty.

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...