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The priority of pre-school

The pre-school years are strategically important for every church. These are critical years both for the child and their parents. Ed Drew, Director of Faith in Kids, explains from the Bible how the Good News of Jesus shapes our thinking as we seek to minister to pre-school families.

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Massive pre-schooler training day

You can download all the handouts from our pre-schooler ministry training day.

The priority of pre-school

Evangelistic decision making

Teaching the Bible to pre-schoolers

Supporting pre-school families

The role of Men in pre-school years

Setting up and ru

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What is God like?

In this series of 7 short all age talks children and their families learn that:

God is Holy, God is three persons, God is everywhere, God is forever, God is in charge, God is love.

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The tough ministry of midweek toddler groups

It may come as a surprise to hear that the midweek toddler group is the London Marathon of outreach ministries. These groups take months and months of slog to get anywhere worthwhile as relationships are never built quickly. The preparation of the fiddly craft, the set-up of all those plastic toys a…
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May I introduce you to Dangerous Camping?

In my opinion it really is the greatest families' ministry initiative and deserves a weekend to be carved out in every church calendar! This all sounds like marketing hyperbole. Let me justify that claim. During my time as the Children’s Worker, Dangerous Camping was an initiative we developed to re…
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I am done!

I want to give up children’s ministry. One day, you will say this. You will start by saying it to yourself. Perhaps it will be on a Monday morning as you heave your weary body out the door to another week. Perhaps it will be on a Friday night when dinner is a piece of toast before heading out …
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The 6 Bible Illustrations of Christmas

In our last blog, we suggested 6 games you could play at Christmas events.Here are 6 Christmas Talk Illustrations. You’ll still need to study the passage, prepare your talk and make it suit your context; but maybe there is just the seed of an idea here that could get you going. Shopping list.…
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The 6 Games of Christmas

So it’s Christmas again – and as a children’s minister I groan at the list of Christmas events, parties, nativity rehearsals, assemblies, over excited children, snotty noses and diva strops from the kid who wanted to be a donkey … such a marvellous time of year… for p…
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Christmas games and Bible illustrations

You’ll still need to study the passage, prepare your talk and make it suit your context; but maybe there is just the seed of an idea that you need to get started. This download contains 6 games and Bible illustrations to get you going.

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Children’s ministry for the long haul

What decisions would you make today if we intend to remain in ministry for at least the next 5 years?

What strategic plans will we make for our ministries?

What would we change in our personal habits to ensure that our sacrificial service is sustainable?

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