Deploy your kids for undercover operations with the Christian Secret Service (CSS). Have kids serve others covertly-leaving their recipients blessed, while kids delight in serving...
She's not a paid minister. She's had no formal training. In fact, she isn't even on our official volunteer schedule. But the impact Rose has had on our volunteer team isn't...
To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we've spent a year making your dreams come true! Meet the five final winners of our Ministry Dreams Come True contest! Watch our winners talk...
Your church can give to parents and children through a Kids Night Out Program. This evening provides parents with free baby-sitting, and it also gives kids a fun evening at church....
Emily Springfield
Shelly-Ann Brown's faith-infused mission to help children experience Jesus' love...is crossing borders and boldly spreading a message of hope across Haiti. I'm sitting in a little...
Keep kids coming back with these 9 hot-and-happening ideas! School's back in session! And that means the pressure is on to grab kids' attention -- and keep it -- for your ministry....
Look what we've rounded up for your amazing summer fun! Giant Bowling Game Take this traditionally indoor game outside for giant fun. These oversized inflatable pins and ball can be...
Outreach events can be a lot of work, but they're worth it when done right. Children's ministers agree that it's great to have lots of people attend. But if it doesn't result in new...
Create a polished "ticket" to your event that your church members can give out. Download and use this customizable ticket. http://www.childrensministry....
Download and use this customizable invitation. Simply cut the opening and place a sucker in it. http://www.childrensministry. com/magazine/extras/2010/pdf/ 0510/SuckerInvites.pdf
Use these websites to locate active military personnel that kids in your ministry can support in prayer. Let U.S. Pray http://cac.us.com/prayer/Let-US-Pray.asp Association for...
Larry Shallenberger
Donald Miller, author of To Own a Dragon, and John Sowers explain their amazing strategy to reach fatherless boys... Churches know--and research confirms--that passionate faith...
Use this comprehensive list of family service ideas to help you decide the best ways your family can serve together. 366 Ways to Serve By Janet Fox
Click here for hundreds of simple, practical ideas you can use to create a needed care package for deployed personnel.
Connect with your kids, and God, through prayer. I have prayer huddles at the beginning of my class. I have two helpers and two teachers each lead a prayer group. We pray for 10 to...
Children's Ministry Magazine
At our church we recognized that there was a group of people who were making a big impact on our children: the children's hard-working school teachers. So we created a day in honor...
16 Inspiring ways for kids to live out Acts 1:8 as they minister to other kids -- next door or a world away. If you've worked with kids, you know that bound-aries and borders aren't...
Carmen Kamrath
Use this win-win game plan to build community with kids, parents, and volunteers in your children's ministry. One of my favorite things about football games in the fall is the...
Enlist your class to help kick off your new Sunday school year by inviting your neighborhood children to visit your church. Print fliers with the words "Come Grow With Us" on one...
Bridget Campbell
Read about how Central Church of Christ in Findley, Ohio is reaching children and families-one school assignment at a time. "If our church ceased to exist tomorrow, would we be...
Karl Bastian
It's the little things that matter to kids. Karl Bastian, the Kidologist, shares his secrets to making life-changing connections with kids... No child has ever thanked me for that...
Gordon West
A simple three-step "welcome wagon" to help break the ice for your preteens' ministry. 1. Lights, Camera, Action Prepare a video that highlights the major activities for preteens at...
Lidonna Beer
Does missions education increase kids' faith development or does it hinder it? We asked several children's ministers to help us discover the answer... The children enthusiastically...
Jennifer Hooks
Maximize your ministry to children at risk for social, educational, and spiritual challenges... Recently a friend took a small group of preschoolers and volunteers to a local indoor...
Children's Ministry Magazine
You asked for it! We've gathered tons of low-cost and no-cost ideas to use in any season for any reason... If the best things in life are free, maybe the best things in children's...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Hold a free basketball camp for kindergartners through sixth-graders from your church and community... We hold a free 13-station basketball camp for kindergartners through...
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Plan a multigenerational, multicultural event for a Sunday of each month... Our church holds a multigenerational, multicultural event on the second Sunday of each month. We ask a...
Allison Bull
A bus ministry can be a great outreach tool -- but only if it's run well. Here are the secrets to making it work... Imagine a church bus pulling into a neighborhood where children...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Nursery Ministry Idea: When a mom gives birth to a baby, make her feel special with one of these gift ideas... Age: From Birth to 2 Oh-so-practical: Fill a basket with practical...
I Know Your Name We were ready for the kids; our ministry team had been busy. We'd stuffed every mailbox in the nearby apartment complex with a flier advertising our summer kids'...
Greg Braly
Follow our ministry's lead for partnering with -- and blessing -- your local schools. Back in June of last year, I was having lunch at our church in New Hope, Minnesota, with six...
Children's Ministry Magazine
To help build relationships within your children's church's local community, have your children's ministry adopt a sports team from an area high school or recreational league......
Children's Ministry Magazine
When tough economic times come, one of the first things to go is the annual family vacation... You know what that means in your children's ministry, though: You'll have more chances...
You're about to have a house full of guests from our children's ministry! Thank you for offering to open your home for this fun event. Here are a few tips to remember as you prepare...
From " Pay It Forward: Follow Our Ministry's Lead for Partnering With -- and Blessing -- Your Local Schools " (Children's Ministry Magazine, July/August 2009)... Children's...
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To welcome visitors to our children's ministry, we give a parent packet that includes a letter from the coordinator, a description of what's offered for different age groups, and a...
Children's Ministry Magazine
We had a fantastic time re-creating our vacation Bible school for local nursing home residents. Here's how you can do it, too. Contact the recreation director of the nursing home...
Children's Ministry Magazine
We took a digital photo of every new child in front of our VBS decorations or with our mascot. We printed the photos and mounted them in nice paper frames (purchased for less than...
Robb Dunham
So you've gotten everything lined up for your VBS. You've prayerfully chosen the perfect curriculum and purchased your supplies. Your team has enthusiastically taken the reigns....
Darren Daugherty
I saw Brittany every Wednesday afternoon during our release-time ministry. Every Wednesday afternoon during the school year, we drive our vans to the public school near our church,...
Michelle VanLoon
The smells of urine, detergent, and tired flesh met the group of moms trailed by a noisy group of their children, who ranged in ages from 6 months to 11 years. "It smells funny in...
Karl Bastian
Greeters Have greeters at the door whose only job is to meet and greet visitors. You only get one chance at first impressions and a child, with or without a parent, standing...
Keith Johnson
And who better to fill your shoes than a fully trained intern? That's right! Replace yourself! No, I'm not telling you to leave your position at your church; I'm just saying that...
Robert Choun
God is doing amazing things around the world in children's ministry. Look, listen, and learn 10 important lessons from our Christian brothers and sisters who minister to children in...
Valerie Van Kooten
10 little things that make a big difference in how kids experience your ministry -- and whether they come back. Our ultimate goal in children's ministry is to introduce kids to a...
Carmen Kamrath
This Easter, help families find more than just candy and plastic eggs hidden in the grass -- guide them toward the True Hope of the season with this outreach event. Thousands of...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Each week after our church service, we gather the completed visitor cards and go visiting. We form groups with our older children and volunteer adults who serve as drivers and...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Provide a large box for each participating family. Have families decorate their boxes. Have each family bring food and other items necessary for a full meal, such as: whatever is...
Ned Way
Evangelistic events come in all shapes and sizes -- crusades, concerts, jugglers, ventriloquists, humorists, and just about everything else you can imagine. We've approached...
Tony Lane
Some flew on an airplane for the first time. Others left the comfort of the United States for the first time. Many saw poverty for the first time. Everyone returned changed forever....
Carmen Kamrath
Ahhh...the sound of a crackling campfire. Marshmallows on sticks, puffing up from the heat, ready to drop on a piece of chocolate sandwiched between two crunchy graham crackers....
Darrell Fraley
If "good fences make good neighbors," what are you doing with an unmended wall? Find out how you can re-establish your personal boundaries. Before I built a wall I'd ask to know...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Many schools and businesses are closed, so it's a perfect time for families to come together to help others. Families can spend the day doing one or more of the following projects....
Peter Christian Olsen
We want kids to follow Jesus -- here's how to show them the door to helping others. "Daddy, what are you doing?" "Oh, just trying to fix Mommy's car." There's silence for a while....
Robin Quackenbush
Invite children into a land where princesses rule and pirates sail and where they get to come face to face with the true King of kings with this children's ministry activity......
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Children's Ministry Magazine, January-February, 2001 Our children enjoy creating care packages for our college students who've gone away to school. We have the children bring in hot...
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Sponsor a fall blanket drive to allow kids to positively impact the homeless. Take the children in your ministry to visit a local shelter, and ask a shelter volunteer to talk to...
"There are lots of ways to find God," Shelly blurted out. Sitting next to her friend on the bus, Amy responded, "I don't know about that, Shelly. Jesus says he's the only way." "How...
Sue Lennartson
Use this rehearsal-free family production to celebrate Christmas this year... With weeks of rehearsals, complex set designs, and elaborate costumes, the traditional Christmas...
Valerie Van Kooten
Meet four ministries with extraordinary service projects that reach people in need -- AND their own kids. We all want the kids in our children's ministries to cultivate thankful...
Debi Nixon
Retailers understand the old adage "you never get a second chance to make a first impression." So the finest retailers do whatever it takes for them to make a favorable first...
Karen Stefacek
How externally focused churches minister to -- and through -- kids. It was late on Saturday afternoon, and the Kutcher family was winding down from the usual weekend busyness around...
Children's Ministry Magazine
China Aid: http://chinaaid.org Plan USA: http://www.planusa.org Save the Children: http://www.savethechildren.org Operation Blessing: http://community.ob.org World Relief:...
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To reach out and declare God's freedom -- giving -- gift, have kids perform these acts of service in Jesus' name at your community's fireworks show: Bugs Away -- -- Give away cans...
Jody Brolsma
Hold on to your hats! Before you know it, vacation Bible school will be upon you. It seems that the more years have gone by, the bigger vacation Bible schools have grown. It's one...
Laycie Costigan
Take your kids on a camping adventure this summer with these 8 great ideas adapted for your classroom. Late-night mess hall raids, cabin wars, zip lines, campfires, climbing walls,...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Our church recently sponsored a Prayer Breakfast for children in grades 1 through 6. Here's a fun way we found to get kids praying. Write a numbered list of 10 prayer needs or...
Children's Ministry Magazine
For Mother's Day, our children honored their mothers with a Saturday luncheon. Children from kindergarten up each chose their mother, aunt, grandmother, or another special woman to...
Children's Ministry Magazine
On Blue Sunday, provide parents literature on child abuse prevention and community resources such as hotlines, counselors, and classes. Reach out to children in your community by...
Children's Ministry Magazine
How one church is reaching children and families -- one assignment at a time Use this article as inspiration to model your own test-time study hall or homework catch-up help for...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Last summer we offered two VBS events back-to-back. We hosted regular VBS during the day and then a similar, family-centered program in the evenings. These two separate events let...
Gordon West
Children seem to be born with a desire to serve others. Even a 2-year-old will automatically comfort a crying baby by sharing a toy. In 2004 when the tsunami hit Southeast Asia, and...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Children can be involved in ministry to their neighborhoods. The eight ideas below connect church children with their neighborhood peers. Host a neighborhood yard sale. Have church...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Last summer our church held a three-day service camp where kids learned to serve God by serving the church, their community, and the world. Here's how we got kids serving in each of...
Children's Ministry Magazine
The families in our church partnered with foster kids for a day of fun at the zoo, allowing these children to connect with our families and giving our parents and kids an...
Debra Vos
How to get kids who bite at your special events to get totally hooked on your ministry When I was young, my dad thought fishing was a must-learn skill. He'd lived through the...
Children's Ministry Magazine
10 inspired ideas to celebrate God, family, and fun this summer Summer evenings are unbeatable -- kids and families can't get enough of being outside together, enjoying the smell of...
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Hang on to summer a little longer with these super-fun celebration activities that are sure to make the end of summer a whole lot more fun for everyone. The summer's end is near --...
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Use these 15-minute lessons to help children understand that even though God made each one of us to be different from anybody else, and he loves us all the same. By Joclyn Wampler...
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We wanted to share God's love with people in our community. So our children cut out about 200 large pink and red construction paper hearts and folded them in half. On the outside,...
Children's Ministry Magazine
It doesn't matter which VBS curriculum you use, these ideas will help you run your VBS more smoothly, publicize your church in your community, and interest the kids so completely...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Here's a great way to send a positive message to guests and warmly invite them to return. Have your kids create and mail personalized postcards to guests the week following their...
Rhonda Haslett
Plan now to make your kids' summer camp experience life-changing-before and after the fun. Every summer churches everywhere send kids off to camp for life-altering experiences. Kids...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Here are ideas to get you started reaching out to single parents. *Ask single parents what their needs are (time away from the kids, finances) and help meet those needs. *Form a...
Christine Yount Jones
Use this meeting plan to help parents learn to naturally pass on their faith to their children. 1. Tell Me More -- (Before the meeting, write this question where everyone can see...
Danielle Bell and Jennifer Hooks
Connect busy families to a faith-filled outlook with these 10 time-savvy ideas! Families are swamped. Schedules overflow with commitments. You hear or read about overextended...
Bonnie Doughtie
Meet one children's minister who's making a profound difference sowing God's Word in a continent short on hope. Why South Africa? For me, it goes back to a story that gripped my...
8 rock-solid ideas to help kids share God's love at school. Crisp paper fills shiny new notebooks. Erasers are still bright pink, and pencils are sharp and ready for action. With...
Piercing the Silence In a few minutes, Big Bird's Barnyard Blowout would be underway. Parents would drop off their young children, and for a Saturday afternoon we'd frolic in...
Scott Firestone IV
Take your ministry's Web site to the head of the class with this study guide. Bob and his family have just moved to your town, and they're looking for a new church. Since they don't...
Carmen Kamrath
Use our pocketful of productions to plan now for a great musical this Christmas. It may be hot outside today, but before you know it, the north winds will blow cooler, hinting that...
Danelle Delgado
Why some kids check out after children's ministry -- from kids who've done it -- and how you can stop the exodus. Each year you stand on the imaginary steps of your ministry...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Ten years ago in our medium-size church in Bellflower, California, an ordinary man named Milt Gilman prayed for growth in our children's ministry. After praying about it and having...
Amy Beth Larson
He limped into our inner city church, bent over a bleeding knee he'd been "self-treating" for several days. "Hey! What's going on Filimon?" I asked. "You better let me have a look...
Lesleigh Keetch
6 great service projects that teach kids to give back to their peers,families, and community. What children's minister isn't looking for an ultra-fun service project for kids...
Crisp colorful leaves are starting to fall and kids are now getting back into the groove of school. With fall coming full-speed-ahead, it's the perfect time to plan a fun outreach...
Don't wait until after your Halloween alternative event to start thinking about how to get your visitors back to church on Sunday. Some quick planning and a friendly face to welcome...
Carmen Kamrath
My daughter's a cheerleader so I regularly attend local high school sporting events. The crosstown rivalry football game is always well-attended by the community and, as usual, I...
Christine Yount Jones
Use this racing-themed event to train your volunteers for a championship year! Close your eyes, and think about your program next May. Kids graduate to the next level of classes....
Debi Nixon
Nine-year-old Elizabeth and her mother have been searching with little success for a new church home. They're frustrated, but still determined to find a church they love. Recently,...
Gary Newton
It was 9:30 on Sunday morning, and Tanya stood outside the church building -- left in the dust of her mom's four-door Plymouth. It was her first time to be a drop-off kid; she...
Rebekah Guzman
Planning a Fall Festival can be a major undertaking -- but it doesn't have to be! Here are ideas to help make planning your Fall Festival simple and fun. Choose a director. It makes...
Rebekah Guzman
With summer in full swing, and all that encompasses for many churches (VBS, BBQs, outdoor programs), outreach is especially effective during this time when kids have more free time...
We were leaving for church camp that morning, and we were behind schedule. I rushed to make final preparations. And though I hurried here and there, I was still touched as...
Carmen Kamrath
Unusual Suspect Imagine a children's ministry where children beg to come. Where kids never want to miss a thing. Where no volunteer ever complains. Where children's lives are...
Selma Johnson
At a recent outreach retreat, one of our visiting children decided to follow Christ. His parents came to church the next Sunday. They said, "Our son came home so changed that we...
When kids leave your VBS, are they really any different than when they walked in the door? How will they live out what they've learned? That's why life application is such an...
Carmen Kamrath
Buzzzzzzz. It can happen on any given day. Buzzzzzz. It may be at the grocery store, soccer practice, or my children's school when I enter into a conversation. Someone asks where I...
Chip Borgstadt
Why won't kids flock to the church on Sundays anymore? They sure will make a commitment to soccer during our church hour-every Sunday without fail. It seems that too-busy parents...
The desks have been cleaned and the report cards handed out, but there's only one thing on every child's mind -- the sound of the last bell that rings out loud and clear, "SUMMER IS...
Janel Kauffman
Say the word "party," and kids come running. Children love parties. So combine one of their favorite events with a biblical theme to make "Bible-Based Bashes." Bible-based bashes...
Art Murphy
For Double Day, our goal was for every child (who possibly could) to bring one unchurched friend to Bible Zone (our name for children's Sunday school). We didn't want to focus on...
Janna Firestone
You've got 100 people waiting outside your church for your big event. It's 8 a.m., and you've slept in! The coffee maker's broken, the chairs aren't set up, and your spouse forgot...
Children's Ministry Magazine
by Patricia Meyers One program ends and you're already working on the next one, right? Stop! Don't go any further until you debrief! What is debriefing? It's the step you must get...
Picture this: It's summer, and VBS is over. You've gone through the rigors of selecting curriculum, recruiting and training volunteers, coordinating publicity, preparing crafts and...
Amy Nappa
VBS Kickoff: An Interactive Bible Museum Use this exciting publicity tool to hook kids into awaiting adventures at your VBS By Mike and Amy Nappa Vacation Bible school is just...
You asked for it! We've gathered tons of low-cost and no-cost ideas to use in any season for any reason. If the best things in life are free, maybe the best things in children's...
Lonni Collins Pratt
Three-year-old Joseph Wallace had finally found a haven in his foster home in Chicago. But the authorities took Joseph from his foster home and returned him to his mother -- a...
Malinda Zellman
From: September/October 1993 Children's Ministry Magazine "The United States reports 1.6 million abortions every year," says Martha Harper, a crisis pregnancy services specialist...
Gordon and Becki West
19 ideas to help kids serve at home and around the world. Why is it that we have to beg adults to serve, while children are always ready to give? Children seem to be born with a...
Make your children's ministry event hard to resist. Poor attendance at your children's ministry event is rarely a reflection of the quality of the event; rather it's a reflection of...
RoseAnne Sather
Travel along to Guatemala, where children are making a "soleful" difference in the lives of other children. I confess. I bought a new pair of shoes before my trip. Yes, there was a...
These ministries are reaching urban children, families, and ex-inmates... Where is Jesus? He is with the most needy of all of us-and he invites us to minister to him through these...
NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY Celebrate the new year with a party extravaganza activity! Have kids in your church-and their friends-spend the night on New Year's at their Sunday school...
Sue Lennartson
Halloween's origins are rooted in the occult. The ancient Druids believed that on October 31, Saman, the lord of death, called forth hosts of dead spirits to visit their earthly...
Reagan Hillier
When parents ask their kids what they want to do tonight, they say, 'We want to go to church!' " says children's pastor Bob Schickedanz from Glenview Baptist Church in Fort Worth,...
6 service projects that'll capture kids' Attention and hearts! Kids love to serve! And the more hands-on the service, the better! Yet sometimes it's easy for us to get in a rut of...
The holidays are over, families are back in their regular routines, and winter is beginning to seem endless. So why not shake up things at your church with a midwinter family picnic?
The holidays are over, families are back in their regular routines, and winter is beginning to seem endless. So why not shake up things at your church with a midwinter family...
Ned and Joan Way
Evangelistic events come in all shapes and sizes -- crusades, concerts, jugglers, ventriloquists, humorists, and just about everything else you can imagine. We've approached...
Susan Bryan
How Tim Paton and his team bring hope to street children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tim Paton looked into the eyes of the little girl sitting in the corner of the bus. Her little vest...
Lynda Freeman
11 ways to help kids share their love for Jesus at school. Summer's over and kids are back at school. On the heels of a fantastic summer of vacation Bible school, day camp, and...
RaNae Street and Christine McKee
What place do bike clubs, karaoke, and hiking have in children's ministry? Front and center at Ginghamsburg Church in Tipp City, Ohio! Find out what this dynamic ministry is doing...
Lidonna Beer
The children enthusiastically gathered for the closing program of vacation Bible school. Today they'd learn which team had won the weeklong missions offering contest. The VBS...
Jim Roberts
Discover this hidden, legal opportunity you may be missing to reach kids in your community. It's 10 in the morning in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Alabama, or California. School doors...
32 simple public relations moves that'll make your ministry shine. Why are there more than 122,000 public relations specialists in America? Because bad news travels fast and lingers...
Simon Presland
The Winner's Circle outreach is changing the lives of children and an entire community in Windsor, Ontario Calling all winners, it's time to gather 'round. Calling all winners, it's...
Once again, you've got it! Here's Children's Ministry Magazine's 10th Annual VBS Review, complete with component ratings and a "VBS Evaluation Checklist" to help you conduct your...
Three years ago I met the kind of person who can ignite a fire under even the most jaded individual. And that's exactly what she did to me. Not by what she had to say, although that...
Get a jump on the busy Christmas season by planning your Christmas program now! Here are our top six program picks to get you on your way. Ahhh...the dog days of summer -- sitting...
Imagine a town based in the 1940s where life is simple, neighbors are close friends, and Christian principles govern each resident's life. Faithville Gospelcast Productions had this...
Charles Lowrey
GOOD GRACE VIBRATIONS How do you motivate people? One pastor had an interesting approach. A depressed, overweight, single man came to him because he couldn't lose weight or find a...
Tommy lives a few doors down from The Backyard house, so he was one of the first to show up for the big celebration on an October Saturday morning. The first thing he did was put...
Pat Verbal
From across the Atlantic Ocean, Patrick McDonald, the founder of Viva Network, has a message about his mission of reaching children-at-risk. Ask most children's pastors what their...
Traditionally, churches have partnered with their denominational mission agencies for their VBS mission outreach. Today, however, that trend is changing. More and more VBS...
Robb and Jacqui Dunham
For a VBS that sizzles instead of fizzles, stage an attention-getting kickoff event. So you've gotten everything lined up for your VBS. You've prayerfully chosen the perfect...
Are you ready for the happy days of this summer's VBS? To ensure that your VBS is a rockin' event, we've already started the selection process for you. Our reviewers sifted through...
Lon Flippo
Follow this helpful guide to developing a mission-driven children's ministry. Throughout the 20th century, psychologists, historians, and sociologists have sought an answer to how...
Eddie and Felicia stumbled through the doors of our inner city church -- red-faced, feverish, and coughing. They were both very sick. Not knowing what we could do for them, Lucy and...
A step by step primer on publishing an award-winning newsletter. Want to tell how great your children's ministry program is? Or perhaps you want to do an even better job at...
It doesn't matter which VBS curriculum you use, these ideas will help you run your VBS more smoothly, publicize your church in your community, and interest the kids so completely...
Race across the finish line with one of these winning VBS programs in 1998! You're probably already revving up your engines for vacation Bible school this year. To ensure that your...
Christine Yount Jones
6 things you must know about kids born from 1984 on. Boomer, Buster, Gen-Xer, Millennial. It's enough to make your head swim. If you're like me, it all begins to blur. So, why...
Lois Dick
Discover how one teacher learned to look beyond the obvious. I glared at Linda and for the first time really noticed the wrinkled dress that was too short and the long brown hair...
5-4-3-2-1 VBS Blastoff! Here's your launching pad for a successful voyage into VBS Plus: A comprehensive review of 14 VBS curricula kits In the movie Independence Day, a loathsome...
Carla Williams
Meet the needs of children and their families in your community: Starting a day care in your church. Many churches searching for the "perfect" outreach ministry may find it in the...
Mary Van Aalsburg
WORKING AND PLAYING TOGETHER Have fathers and children serve fatherless families within your church or community. They could plant trees, clean gutters, mow lawns, or change the oil...
We chose not to review our company's new VBS curriculum along with the others we received. Obviously, we think it's great, because we've watched our co-workers in the curriculum...
RIck Armstrong
Practical ways to get your kids to love and accept kids from all cultures. "But she stinks, Daddy." Jason had refused to sit next to a little girl in our Bible club in Spain. She...
Making sure "X" really does mark the spot in 1996! Plus: A comprehensive review of 22 VBS curriculum kits You're on an expedition to find buried treasure-treasure that could...
STEVE SAAVEDRA
An effective educational philosophy bridges not just one cultural chasm but three in Latin America. Quechuas spilled forward with enthusiastic laughter and brilliant smiles....
It's a jungle out there. Choosing from the plethora of VBS materials can keep you from even getting through the underbrush. So we "beat the bushes" to help you make the best choice....
Suzanne Perdew
Why and how to stage a big-impact extravaganza! Sixty volunteers. Eighty hours. Two thousand dollars. Blowing up balloons. Selling tickets. Passing out fliers. Making airport runs....
6 family-pleasing ideas that'll help family members learn about each other and their faith! Go, go, go! That's all families do today. They're frazzled from running to meetings,...
Ahoy, mates! If going through the process of choosing the best VBS curricula for your kids is as scary as jumping into shark-infested waters, fear no more! We've swabbed the decks...
In a recent CHILDREN'S MINISTRY Magazine survey, we asked readers, "How do you get kids' attention?" Most children's ministers who responded agreed that the worst way to get kids'...
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY Magazine's Top 10 Choices. Yes. It's that time of year again. You're searching for the best VBS curriculum to reach kids. And the curriculum kits available seem...
You asked for it! The first-ever comprehensive VBS curriculum comparison. It's that time of year again. You're searching for the best VBS curriculum to reach kids. That's why...
