Parenting is not for the faint-hearted. A paediatrician responded to a mother’s question concerning the best time to put the children to bed with, “While you still have the strength”. Parenting requires patience, wisdom and time. In our rapidly changing society, parents can never be sure […]
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1. Purchase a family devotions book that focuses in on one verse and helpfully unpacks it for children (e.g. ‘Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing‘, by Sally Lloyd-Jones, ‘Short Steps For Long Gains Family Edition’, by Simon Manchester). 2. Purchase an – ‘International Children’s Bible’ to […]
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“Ministries having the greatest success at seeing young people emerge into mature Christians, rather than contented church-goers, are those that facilitate a parent-church partnership focused on instilling specific spiritual beliefs and practices in a child’s life from a very early age. Sadly, less than one out […]
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In our first blog in the series , EM proposed 8 core suggestions on how a church might begin to rethink and redress this important but neglected area of church life, growth and health, and begin to re-strategise this ministry to the greater spiritual health and […]
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In our first blog in the series , EM proposed 8 core suggestions on how a church might begin to rethink and redress this important but neglected area of church life, growth and health, and begin to re-strategise this ministry to the greater spiritual health and benefit […]
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What is heaven? Heaven is where God is. That’s why we pray… Our Father in heaven… Heaven is also where God’s people go to be with him. When Jesus comes back, God will make a new heaven and new earth and God will come down and […]
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In our first blog in the series , EM proposed 8 core suggestions on how a church might begin to rethink and redress this important but neglected area of church life, growth and health, and begin to re-strategise this ministry to the greater spiritual health and benefit […]
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In our last blog post – ‘Why Intergenerational Ministry’?, EM proposed 8 core suggestions on how a church might begin to rethink and redress this important but neglected area of church life, growth and health, and begin to re-strategise this area of ministry to the greater […]
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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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