Allow Scripture to shape your child’s attitude about their possessions from an early age. Everything we have is his. He made it. He owns it. It’s all his. (James 1:17) From an early age, encourage your child to be generous with what God has given them. […]
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1: Make church a priority in your weekly family calendar. Children know how important school is because they have to go unless they’re sick. Communicate how important it is to meet with God’s people by only missing church for either sickness or family holidays. 2: Plan […]
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This is the first of a three part series by Greg Cooper on the extent to which singing serves as an effective means of the proclamation of God’s Word. Congregational singing has long been considered a central part of Christian church gatherings. This is true not […]
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1: Teach your child (from scripture) that they have two families – the one they were born into and God’s big family (our church family). And teach them that every member of our church family is important and special. 2: Talk about what it might be […]
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I am not by nature a numbers kind of guy. If I had known you could drop Maths in year 11, I would have done so. I am more of an arts and history kind of guy. So you may be surprised to hear that a […]
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I have recently finished my first year as the Principal of Youthworks College, a college that specializes in training people for youth and children’s ministry. What a privilege it has been to engage with a dedicated and energetic team, seeking to raise disciples for Christ with […]
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1: Your family is your first mission field. Share Jesus with your kids. As you read the Bible and pray with your children balance between talking to your kids about turning to Jesus and living for Jesus. As children grow it’ll become clearer whether they’ve understood […]
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By Greg Cooper: US company ‘Epipheo’ produces 3-minute videos to explain complex concepts – things like Google Wave, accounting […]
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It’s never too early to begin reading the Bible to children. From a very young age establish the routine – Bible, bath, bed (or bath, Bible, bed). Establish a regular time when you read the Bible with your child (breakfast, dinner or bedtime). Regular and short […]
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This blog piece is the fourth in a series of ministry training articles by Sandy Galea on developing and sustaining an effective children’s ministry. See the others in the series – Becoming a Leader of Leaders in Disciple Making, Partnering with Parents and Character before Competence. We seem to be good at […]
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