Equipping couples and parents, in partnership with churches, to build connected families.
For one of my classes in seminary I wrote a paper inspired by the Biblical passage in Exodus 20:5-6 and repeated in Deuteronomy 5:9-10, which says, ...I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,... Continue Reading →
Steven James. To learn about storytelling or to find some good novels check out the website (and blog) of Steven James.
(For part 1Â click here.) Challenges Of course there are many challenges when it comes to ministry with children and families. As mentioned in the rationale, people have sinned and are separated from God and therefore, need that relationship repaired. So sin is the number one challenge. Leaders, parents, extended families and children are tempted to... Continue Reading →
Rationale and Biblical Foundation God loves people. In the beginning God created a universe to display his greatness. Then he created people to share and revel in it. When those people sinned, the intimacy they shared with God was forever broken. But God had an even bigger plan to show off even more greatness so... Continue Reading →
Quest for Compassion | A free Christian educational game. Get your children informed about the poor around the world. Inspire your family to get involved!
Wes Stafford, president of Compassion International is a huge advocate for children of all kinds poor or rich. Here are his five habits for families: 1. Make an unbending commitment to the magical moments of bedtime. 2. Arrange leisure time with a view to minimizing absence from kids. 3. Refuse to let media push kids... Continue Reading →
I was checking out some kids tv over on YTV. There's a new popular show called Victorious marketed to tweeners. A recent episode is called Ice Cream for Ke$ha. Tori basically is desperate to win a contest to have Ke$ha for a private concert. Ke$ha is a popular musical artist with a hit song called... Continue Reading →
Westminster Shorter Catechism Flash Cards | D A N G I T B I L L !. For talking to your kids about faith in God.
Missionary Stories For Kids. I found a great report (link above) with links to solid websites for telling missionary stories to your children. I'd also recommend http://www.kidsofcourage.com.
Here's a shout out to all the students out there! (Thanks Frank for sharing this with me.) Now I lay me down to study, so I pray I won't go nutty! If I should fail to learn this junk, I pray thee Lord I will not flunk. But if I do not shed a tear,... Continue Reading →
Pastor Steve is a Children's and Family Pastor. He communicates about parenting, family and children's ministry.
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