When you are a children's ministry director or pastor, you practically "live and breathe" children's ministry. It is your focus, your passion. It is what you think about. While you may have designed a children's ministry which is very effective, because you are so "close" to your ministry, there could be things you "miss", or just do not "see". Consider the following ideas for how you could be certain your children's ministry communicates the message you think it does -
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Are You Certain Your Children's Ministry Communicates the Message You Think It Does?
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Deeper In For Children - Almost Ready for Your Church!
Friday, March 17, 2023
Take the Blinders Off!
Okay - today I'm writing about something I care so very much about . . . Children's Ministry. Some of you who read this need to know, what I'm writing doesn't really apply to your Children's Ministry . . . but before you read a bit further and decide your ministry isn't the ministry I'm talking about, read the whole post and ask God to remove your "blinders" and help you honestly evaluate to see if there might be at least some of what I say which applies to your ministry.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
New Sample Lessons for Deeper In for Children!
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Learn, Be Prepared, Hand Down Confident Faith with the little answer book
Please share with the parents and grandparents in your ministry -
There are people I know and love who have turned from the faith they once had, so I researched to find answers to the question - why should I believe? I discovered there are solid answers and compiled them into a simple book - the little answer book.
Why might you want this book? consider the following . . .
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Why Another Curriculum? Why Deeper In for Children?
Yes, I agree there are a number of excellent curriculum resources currently available for churches to use in their Children's Ministries, so why am I releasing Deeper In for Children? There are several reasons, but the biggest one is because Deeper In for Children does several unique things -
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Notice the Children Who Are Only There IF They Want to Be There
Monday, March 6, 2023
Update on Deeper In for Children
Deeper In for Children is coming along and I'm still making "tweaks" to make the curriculum better, more effective, and more affordable. So, today I'm writing just to let you know I will have new sample lessons for both the elementary and preschool levels by the end of the week - if you checked out the first samples, you will notice some of the differences in the new samples.
Friday, March 3, 2023
Deeper In for Children - Get Both Preschool & Elementary Curriculum for Only $50.00 each Quarter!
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Escape: The Traps of Christianity - Excellent Book - I Highly Recommend It
How Do You Know if You are Actually Truly Effective?
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Chasing WHALES by Michael Chanley - Put at the top of your "must read" list.
Some of you who have been serving in Children's Ministry for awhile may recognize Michael Chanley and the ministry CM Connect. If so you know Michael is someone who has an absolute heart for Children's Ministry. He is the founder of CM Connect and has traveled around the world to help people serve the children and families in their ministries as effectively as possible. I have had the honor of meeting Michael in person and he is someone with a true servant's heart who clearly loves God with his all. (I spoke at one of his Children's Ministry conferences a few years ago. When I arrived it was pouring rain - by the bucketful's. Michael met me at our car with an umbrella so I would not be soaked - he got soaked by the rain instead. He did not have to do this. Just one example of many of how this author lives what he writes.)
Happily, whether you are familiar with Michael and his ministry or not, you are able to read his new book - Chasing WHALES: a spiritual dive with Jonah -
VBS 2023 - Pets Unleashed from Group Publishing
I'm delighted for the opportunity to once again share Group's weekend VBS with you . . . Pets Unleashed. The idea with this resource is to provide two affordable two and a half hour sessions, plus a one hour celebration which churches could use over one weekend . . . or over three weekends . . . or they might be able to spread it out for one Saturday a month for a Summer of fun! And, if you do not mind repeating games and focusing more on the same Bible Adventure, you could stretch it for a week of VBS.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Deeper In for Children includes Anchored - How Do they Make a Difference?
Sunday school originally began in 1780 because people wanted to teach poor children to read as they typically worked in factories all week. Nearly all children went to Sunday school - even if their parents did not go to church - and along with learning to read, they were taught the Bible - as it was the main book they learned to read. These children also learned to write as they copied verses from the Bible.
Monday, February 27, 2023
Deeper In for Children AND Anchored will Provide the Tools You Need to Equip Children with a Confident Faith!
Those who serve in Children's Ministry do so because they want to help children learn what the Bible says and how they are able to know and walk with Jesus. Most churches tend to do an acceptable job of teaching children the Bible accounts, but do not always do a strong job of teaching children what difference it makes in their lives to know what the Bible says. It is essential for children to learn what the Bible says AND learn what the difference is it makes in their lives to know these things. We must teach both.
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Bible Memory with Deeper In for Children
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
More Info About Deeper In for Children
Monday, February 20, 2023
Why Deeper In for Children has a Unified Scope and Sequence
Saturday, February 18, 2023
What does Deeper In for Children Cost?
Yesterday I wrote about the pricing for Deeper In for Children and the items which are included for free. Today I want to write a bit more about these things.
Friday, February 17, 2023
Deeper In for Children - Sample Lesson & Flyer
Thursday, February 16, 2023
VBS 2023 - Stellar from Group
Deeper In for Children Scope & Sequence for the First Year - Grace!
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Deeper In for Children and the Purpose of Sunday School
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Help Children go Deeper Into God's Word with Deeper In for Children
Babylon VBS - A Must Have for Your Ministry!
Monday, February 13, 2023
Deeper In for Children is a Great Fit for Your Church Because . . .
Why is Deeper In for Children an excellent choice for your Children's Ministry? There are several reasons why, but one is certainly because of its focus on helping children truly understand the message of God's Word. Most curriculum resources tend to take children on a survey through the Bible with a focus upon Bible people, what they said and what they did. Deeper In for Children takes a different approach. While children will have the opportunity to "meet" Bible people, the focus is on a topic for an entire year and guides children in learning what the entire Bible has to say about the topic for the year.
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Why is Deeper In for Children a Great Fit for Your Children's Ministry?
There is no shortage of curriculum resources available for churches to choose from for their Children's Ministries - many of which are well written, so what makes Deeper In for Children the curriculum for your church? It is designed to do some unique things . . .
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Deeper In for Children will Equip You to Help Children Become People Who Pray
In our Children's Ministries children hear us pray during the times we offer Sunday School and Mid-Week Ministry opportunities. We tell children they need to be people who pray, but, do we really help equip them so they are able to be people who pray? With Deeper In for Children you will be able to do exactly this - equip them so they are able to be people who pray!
Friday, February 10, 2023
Go Deeper in Your Children's Ministry with Deeper In for Children Curriculum
Teaching children about the Bible so they know who God is and how they are able to know Him is one of the most important things we will ever do, and is why most churches invest in Sunday School curriculum. While they are many excellent curriculum resources on the market, we are watching as more and more children turn away from their faith and even to atheism as they grow older. It does not have to be this way.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
We Need to Teach the "Whys" - Do So With Anchored
I'm sure you teach the "whats" in your Children's Ministry - what the Bible says and therefore what we believe, but do you also teach the "whys" to the children in your church - why we are able to believe God is real, the Bible is true, God and science DO go together, and God is good? Have you ever stopped to think about teaching the "whys"? I want to share with you a few quotes about the very real need for apologetics for children.