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Parent's Guide to Social Media |
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With each passing day, teenagers’ lives become increasingly intertwined with social media. How can you as a parent stay informed and involved in healthy ways? How can you help your son or daughter make wise decisions and remain safe online?
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Spiritual Disciplines for Children |
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by Vernie Schorr Love |
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Much has been written for adults about their spiritual formation and about the practice of classic spiritual disciplines. Very little has been written for adults who work with children on how to guide children in practices that form their spirit toward Christlikeness. Spiritual Disciplines for Children offers readers the tools they need personally—and the tools they need practically—to guide children in Christian spiritual formation using twelve spiritual disciplines |
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Tales of the Not Forgotten |
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Follow these real-life stories as they take you on a journey to faraway lands and unknown faces. Travel through their challenges and see the hand of the great Storyweaver writing endings you’d never imagine!
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Social Media Guide for Ministry |
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Social media can feel a little overwhelming to a busy pastor or ministry leader. Perhaps you've thought, "I know I should be using it for my church, but I don't know where to start!" This compact guide can help! You will learn about the most popular social media platforms, how to utilize them, and the difference social media can make in your ministry. Topics include: Fund to read, easy to understand, and filled with practical how-tos and real-life stories of ministry impact, this guide will help you navigate the waters of social media and learn how to make it work for your church.
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Sharable Parables |
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Steven James |
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Want to snag the attention of your students?
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On The Spot: No Prep Games for Children's Ministry |
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Instant Games (that fit anytime- and anywhere!) We're serious when we say "on the spot." As in...The parents are late, the sermon went long, the lesson went short- you need a game-NOW! You get the picture. "On The Spot" is your solution for those days when you haven't had a moment to plan ahead (and all the days when you do). Over 25 Games! ABCs of Creation Charade Twists Silent Lineup Human Obstacle Course Middle Name Intros Sitting Circles...AND MORE! No supplies required. Give one to every children's volunteer to keep in their backpack or glove box.
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From Santa To Sexting |
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It's a rough, tough world for middle schoolers today. Yet the decisions they face are pivotal, affecting the whole of life. FROM SANTA TO SEXTING discusses the myriad pressures middle schoolers face and empowers parents to guide and protect their children during these important years.
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How to Talk to an Autistic Kid |
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Kids with autism have a hard time communicating, which can be frustrating for autistic kids and for their peers. In this intimate yet practical book, author Daniel Stefanski, a fourteen-year-old boy with autism, helps readers understand why autistic kids act the way they do and offers specific suggestions on how to get along with them. |
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Easter Extras |
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Easter Week is an extra-important time to connect kids with the true meaning of Easter. This easy-to-use 24-page book gives you life-changing, multi-sensory experiences that help kids (and all ages, including preschoolers) explore Jesus' sacrifce on the cross- and joyful ressurection! Each activity is Bible based and reveals more about God's amazing grace and love for everyone. Fill the next Easter season with powerful devotions, meaningful games, tasty snacks, Bible stories, crafts...and lots of praise!
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The Kids Guide to Service Projects |
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This new edition of Free Spirit Press's best-selling youth service guide includes a refreshed "Ten Steps to Successful Service Projects" plus hundreds of up-to-date ideas for projects- from simple to large-scale. At a time when U.S. President Barack Obama has called for increased participation in community service, this revitalized book is sure to find a whole new audience of eager young change-makers.
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Instant Bible Lessons for Nursery!Give Thanks to God |
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by Rainbow Publishers |
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It’s never too early to start teaching babies about God’s love for them! Instant Bible Lessons for Nursery: Give Thanks to God is made especially for babies ages birth to 18 months. This unique book includes Bible stories about familiar things babies can be thankful for, such as family, food, pets and clothes. Fill your nursery with teachable moments and show them how to thank God for everything in their lives.
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Instant Bible Lessons for Nursery!This Wonderful World |
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by Rainbow Publishers |
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Instant Bible Lessons for Nursery: This Wonderful World is made especially for babies ages birth to 18 months. Patterned after our best-selling Instant Bible Lessons series, this unique book includes Bible stories about how God created His magnificent world and everything in it. Fill your nursery with teachable moments while sharing the story of God’s wonderful creations.
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I Blew It! |
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by Brian Dollar |
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Kidmin Leadership focuses on the top-twenty principles all leaders need to know. This book compiles the experiences of a select group of kidmin ministers who have dedicated a substantial amount of time to being mentored by renowned kidmin minister and leadership coach, Jim Wideman. Topics include: knowing God’s will, self-leadership, priorities, thinking in steps, how to do what you don’t want to do, visioneering, team building, caring for others, and much, much more.
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Preparing for Disaster AND After The Crisis |
By Cathy Grace and Elizabeth Shores |
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Purchase the set of Preparing for Disaster and After the Crisis to prepare your church and ministry for any crisis or disaster that may happen. Be prepared before a crisis come and have the knowledge to know what to do after a crisis occurs. Protect your children before and during a disaster and know how to support them after. |
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After The Crisis |
By Cathy Grace and Elizabeth Shores |
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Children who experience a traumatic crisis cannot process their feelings without adult support, and it can be hard for teachers to know how to help. After the Crisis provides teachers with tools to help children who have been through a trauma, such as homelessness, a natural disaster, or the death of a loved one. With activities and exercises that can be used in conjunction with fifty-two children’s books, discussion starters, writing activities, and art centers, teachers can use After the Crisis to promote children’s ability to cope and heal. |
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Preparing for Disaster |
By Cathy Grace and Elizabeth Shores |
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Without warning, a catastrophic event can destroy an early childhood program. Based on Cathy Grace and Elizabeth Shores’ experiences working in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina, Preparing for Disaster explains the steps directors can take to insure the safety of their program and the children they care for. |
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Celebrations Make & Do |
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by Gillian Chapman |
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reproducible Bible Craft Ideas for ages 6-12. Festivlas are times to remember. Involve children as you celebrate Advent, Epiphany, Passover and Pentecost, Ascension, All Saints' Day, and more with Gillian Chapman's imaginative craft ideas.
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99 Thoughts on Leading Volunteers |
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By Kent Julian |
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13 Very Awesome Promises |
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13 Very Awesome Promises
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Kids Travel Guide to the Parables |
Group Publishing |
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The Real You |
By Vicki Barnes |
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From the author who brought us The Kid Book, Vicki Barnes brings us her latest book The Real You, Making Sense of Relationships. Hot off the press, The Real You talks about how RELATIONSHIPS can bring joy or sorrow, energy or depletions. In relationships we find our best and worst self. Relationships are often a mystery. Knowing your personality type is a key step in self-discovery, and a highly effective tool for making sense of all your relationships. The Real YOU…Making Sense of Relationships reveals those characteristics of each personality type that makes the difference in understanding YOU and the people around you, whether your spouse, family, boss, coworkers or friend. Barnes discloses user-friendly and accessible information about what motivates, what matters, and what makes a difference to you, and to everyone you know…even if they are vastly different from you. This book is packed full of practical, successful relationship building tools. |
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Special Needs Ministry for Children |
Creating a welcoming place for families whose children have special needs |
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Odds are, you have children with special needs in your community. How do you know if their needs are being met? Do you know what it takes to make these kids-and their families-feel welcom in your church? And, most importantly, do you know how to help them grow in their relationship with Jesus? This practical, insightful book is your guide to answer all those questions and more. It's packed with case studies and personal stories. You'll discover the truth about.
And, maybe best of all, you'll discover why children with special needs will bless you and your church more than you can possibly imagine. There's perhaps no better way to share-and receive-God's love than through a special needs ministry to children. |
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Partnering with Parents |
By Bob Rockwell and Janet Rockwell Kniepkamp |
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At last! A book has finally arrived that takes the worry out of parent-teacher communication. This innovative and original guide makes it easy for preschool teachers to connect with parents and involve them in the learning process using family meetings. Offering a complete plan for every meeting, Partnering With Parents is bursting with helpful tips, strategies, and creative ways to build a connection between home and school. |
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Games to Play with Babies |
By Jackie Silberg |
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The eagerly awaited new edition of one of the most trusted and popular books on infant development is here! Completely redesigned, with 50 brand-new games and illustrations, this indispensable book shows you how to build important developmental skills while enjoying time with your baby. Use these everyday activities to nurture and stimulate self-confidence, coordination, social skills, and much, much more. Give your baby a great start with this wonderful collection of over 225 fun-filled games! |
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Snacktivities |
By MaryAnn Kohl and Jean Potter |
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If you have sliced bread, cream cheese, and a cucumber or carrot in your refrigerator, you are ready for fun with your child. |
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All Together Now Volume 1 Fall |
By Lois Keffer |
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It is never easy to keep a group of children of a wide age span difference engaged in Bible lessons but this book was created with that in mind. Using the book of Exodus these 13 lessons are designed to engage Kindergartners through 6th graders (no easy task) through the hair raising trials and triumphs of Moses as he leads his people to the promised land. |
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Christ's Kids Create Volume 2 |
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By Deborah Stroh and Vicki Boston |
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Concordia Publishing |
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Another great collection of over 50 seasonal craft ideas designed for 6-10 year olds. The activities use easy to find everyday items and include group projects, and recipes which will keep children engaged as they use hands on activities which help them learn key Bible themes and verses.
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13 Very Big Mistakes |
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and What God Did About Them |
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13 Very Big Mistakes is a small group discussion book for children between the ages of 2-12. It is very flexible, low-prep, multi-aged, and lots of fun. The book explores mistakes that were made by people in the Bible, and how to avoide making the same mistakes.
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Family Ministry Field Guide |
How Your Church Can Equip Parents to Make Disciples |
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by Timothy Paul Jones |
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Family ministry expert Dr. Timothy Paul Jones gives church leaders a practical plan to equip parents to be the primary faith trainers in their children’s lives, moving beyond mere programming into genuine spiritual transformation.
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Fizz, Foam, & Froth Science Lab |
For ages 5-7 Ooey-Gooey Bible Fun |
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Kids love a good slimy activity and things that go boom. So put on your lab coats and get ready to show children God's amazing, awesome world! From electricity to basic chemistry, these simple science and nature exploration reinforce biblical truths. With every fizzle, pop, and gurgle these oozing, bubbling, sticky,yet teacher-friendly activities lead kids straight to the Ultimate Scientist- God!
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Fun & Freaky Science |
For ages 7-9 26 creative activities that enage students through powerful and memorable science experiments. |
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What happens when science and the Bible combine? An explosion of fun, spiritual growth. Your 7 to 9 year olds will revel in experiments with everyday ingredients, like soda pop and vinegar, as the discover more about God's amazing creation. Each lesson is a hands-on exploration that answers children's what, why, and how questions as the uncover biblical truths.
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77 Creative Ways Kids Can Serve |
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Sondra Clark |
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Stretch |
Structuring Your Ministry for Growth |
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by Jim Wideman |
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Just a Minute |
68 Stories that Will Inspire You to Bless a Child's Life |
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by Wess Stafford |
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Do you remember that one moment (or maybe there were several) that changed your life when you were a child – and shaped part of who you are today?
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All-In-One Sunday School Volume 2 - Winter |
For ages 4-12 - when you have all kids of all ages in one classroom |
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by Lois Keffer |
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Discover 13 fun, Bible-based programs full of creative ideas for classes with kids ages 4 to 12. You’ll save time and money – just gather a few common, inexpensive items, photocopy the handouts, and you’re ready to teach creative Bible lessons your kids will love. Each lesson comes with active-learning experiences, interactive Bible stories, life applications, take-home handouts, and more! Lessons are seasonally tied to Winter.
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All-In-One Sunday School Volume 3 - Spring |
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For ages 4-12 - when you have all kids of all ages in one classroom |
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by Lois Keffer |
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Discover 13 fun, Bible-based programs full of creative ideas for classes with kids ages 4 to 12. You’ll save time and money – just gather a few common, inexpensive items, photocopy the handouts, and you’re ready to teach creative Bible lessons your kids will love. Each lesson comes with active-learning experiences, interactive Bible stories, life applications, take-home handouts, and more! Lessons are seasonally tied to Spring.
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All-In-One Sunday School Volume 4 - Summer |
For ages 4-12 - when you have all kids of all ages in one classroom |
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by Lois Keffer |
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Discover 13 fun, Bible-based programs full of creative ideas for classes with kids ages 4 to 12. You’ll save time and money – just gather a few common, inexpensive items, photocopy the handouts, and you’re ready to teach creative Bible lessons your kids will love. Each lesson comes with active-learning experiences, interactive Bible stories, life applications, take-home handouts, and more! Lessons are seasonally tied to Summer.
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All-In-One Sunday School Volume 1 - Fall |
For ages 4-12 - when you have all kids of all ages in one classroom |
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by Lois Keffer |
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Discover 13 fun, Bible-based programs full of creative ideas for classes with kids ages 4 to 12. You’ll save time and money – just gather a few common, inexpensive items, photocopy the handouts, and you’re ready to teach creative Bible lessons your kids will love. Each lesson comes with active-learning experiences, interactive Bible stories, life applications, take-home handouts, and more! Lessons are seasonally tied to Fall.
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Ready, Set, Teach! |
Training and Supporting Volunteers in Christian Educationby Delia Halverson |
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Ready, Set, Teach! is full of a wealth of practical ideas for equipping classroom teachers. It covers everything from explaining the church’s need for teachers, models of teaching today, ages and stages of children, ways of learning, age level concepts, learning styles, and more! |
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Protecting Your Church Against Sexual Predators |
by Voyle A. Glover, Esq. |
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They sit in our pews. They come to our church picnics. They may even teach Sunday school or serve on a committee. They are sexual predators, and no church or ministry is immune to the devastating effects of child sexual abuse and the resulting litigation. Good intentions alone will not stop the physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual damage resulting from just one incident of abuse. This invaluable guide, written by an experienced attorney and active church member, provides must-have information on important questions such as:
This book is easy to read, written in an honest and straightforward way. It contains vital information no church should be without. |
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Children's Ministry Pocket Guide to Special Needs |
Quick Tips to Reach Every Child |
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What are the most prevalent special needs among kids today? Find out - and discover relevant teaching techniques, plus tips for parents and other kids in the classroom! You'll learn how to identify and connect with children who have special needs, then reach them with Jesus' great love. See kids thrive in your class and grow in their relationship with Jesus! Includes surveys and tools to guide teachers as they partner with parents - and establish action plans that work. |
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The Quick Guide to Discipline for Children's Ministry |
101 Good Ideas for Bad BehaviorGive this book to every leader on your children's ministry team! |
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You’ll love this at-your-fingertips handbook for discipline issues that frazzle your nerves and leave you wondering what to do. Look to this guide for effective techniques that eliminate and redirect behavior challenges. From A - Z you'll find help for: anger, ADHD,bad language, biting, bullying, crying, disrespectful behavior, lying, sarcasm, safety risks, tattling...and more! |
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How to Wow Your Church Guests |
101 Ways to Make a Meaningful First Impression |
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by Mark L. Waltz |
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Mark Waltz takes an honest look at what keeps people from walking in our church doors in the first place…and what keeps them from coming back. The good news? Every one of his observations includes action steps that any church – even yours- can take to not only welcome new people, but to truly wow them with the love of Jesus.
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Trust Us...They'll Ask |
ANSWERS to your kids' toughest and most awkward QUESTIONS |
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101 hot-topic questions in all - and 101 age-appropriate answers for your preschooler, elementary-age child, and preteen. Plus, you get insight-packed relevant Bible passages to share with your children as together you explore God's perspective on each topic! Your kids will think you're brilliant! Our top-notch team of experienced ministry workers and parents have crafted answers that will satisfy your kids...make you comfortable as you share...and open up ongoing conversation that draws you closer to them.
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Praying Through a Child's Illness |
28 Days of Prayer |
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by Wessel Bentley |
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Wessel Bentley writes from his own personal experience from having a child born with severe heart defects. He shares brief details of his own journey while his desire is that these meditations, prayers and suggestions will bring strength, comfort, and the assurance of God’s presence. The twenty-eight days of prayer are divided into four weeks. Each week is centered on a theme. For each day of prayer you will find:
Guidance for a small-group conversation or further individual reflection is included.
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Let the Children Give |
Time, Talents, Love, and Money |
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by Delia Halverson |
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Let the Children Give is full of unique, creative, and educational ideas and activities for teaching children of all ages to be good stewards. It can be used as a supplement for ongoing ministry, while it teaches children how to use their gifts, talents, and the earth’s resources as a way to show their love for God.
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13 Very Cool Stories and Why Jesus Told Them |
Small group solutions for kids |
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The adults are here for small group. But what do we do with the kids?
Help your kids explore 13 very cool stories and begin to understand why Jesus told them. They will meet a lost and found son, a rich fool, disgruntled vineyard workers, a pretty good Samaritan, and many more memorable characters. Along the way kids will discover the eternal truths Jesus wrapped in those stories!
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13 Very Bad Days and How God Fixed Them |
Relax – we’ve got you covered. Just add one adult or teenage leader to these easy-to-lead sessions to keep kids engaged, entertained, and growing in their faith! While parents are meeting, gather elementary-age kids together and dive in. Each session is
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Generation to Generation |
Practical and Creative Ideas for Raising Kids to Know and Love God |
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by Wayne Rice |
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Someone else may know the Bible better. Someone else may be a better mentor. But no one knows your children better than you. Pastors, teachers, youth workers, friends, and the media all impact the spiritual lives of your children. But the fact is, no one is in a better position to lead your children to a living and active faith in Christ than you. In this intensely practical book, author, parent, and youth ministry expert Wayne Rice challenges you to enjoy your role as primary spiritual caregiver and find:
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It Worked for Us |
Best Practices for Ministry with Children and Families |
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A Comprehensive guide for children’s pastors, educators, and leaders. Developed in partnership with the International Network of Children’s Ministry, this guide provides the strategic information needed to plan and implement a complete children’s ministry.
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Comforting Children in Crisis |
Know what to say, what not to say, and what you can do |
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Children face emergencies, too - and shouldn't endure them alone. When children are burdened by life's struggles, what do you say? What if you make things worse? This go-to guide gives you the confidence to share God's love and comfort with hurting children and their families. Each topic includes: Real-life narrative - Learn from someone who has been there Care & counseling tips - Support children through a wide range of their most common emergencies What to say & what not to say - Respond in the most helpful way possible Also includes: Scripture connections, guidelines for referring children to professional resources and caring ways you can stand by children in need. |
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Sticky Faith |
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52 Family Messages for Big ChurchIncludes CD-ROM of 52 ready-to-use, family-friendly bulletin inserts! |
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Just add one of these 3 - 5 minute activities and you'll see children sit up...lean forward...and hang on every word. Which means parents and other grown-ups will be more attentive, too. You get 52 activities that...
Plus, with each Sticky Faith activity you'll get...
Use Sticky Faith for Sunday services...children's sermons...anywhere you want to capture kids' attention and engage entire families!
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Energizing Children's Ministry in the Smaller Church |
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by Rick Chromey |
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Children's ministry in the smaller church has the same amazing potential to grow and thrive as a mustard seed. It's all in how you cultivate it. This practical guide provides insights that will encourage you in your children's ministry, along with ready-to-use tools for evaluation, budgeting, and teacher training. Energize your children's ministry with innovative strategies for mega-impact with limited resources, people, and money.
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