Faith in Kids

Let’s get planning for our children’s Christmas in church! Did the arrival of the John Lewis Christmas advert make you “Bah-Humbug” or fill you with anticipation? Did the sight of a Christmas tree in mid-November make you sigh or cheer? However you answered these questions, the time has certainly c…

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Our annual training day for Sunday School teachers is coming! It is on the 24th September. It’s called Massive: A bigger vision for smaller people. It may well be the best conference of its kind in the world, but we’ve heard tell of one that happens in a small provincial town in New Sou…

What a thrill to have Colin Buchanan and the magnificent Scotty the Roady, pop into Faith in Kids HQ! You can see the tension written all over their faces, as they emotionally prepare to face a sell-out crowd of 400 at Dundonald Church! How incredible that the assembled hoard could sing along to eve…

We are commonly asked two questions about singing with children in Church. Firstly how do we encourage children to sing, when they appear to be pretty disinterested and secondly, where do you go for songs that are good to sing? Before we deal with those questions, let’s lay the foundations for…

Mums and Toddlers groups are loved and cherished by those who come, and over time become owned by those visitors. A group seems to become popular if it offers clean toys, good coffee, home made cake and a warm welcome. If you hit those four things, word will quickly get around. But often filling a b…

There is a familiar pattern in children’s workers in their first few years of working for a Church It goes like this: An individual who loves children and enjoys showing them Jesus Christ is employed as a Church’s children’s worker. He or she has a proven track record of leading excellent children’s…