resources for effective children's ministry
Hello!
It is time again to think about VBS resources and to begin to decide which
resource you will use in your ministry to the children in your church and
community. As you know from previous VBS issues, I truly love VBS
resources and consider them to be some of the best curriculum buys of the
year and always encourage you to consider utilizing at least three different
VBS resources each year because if you have them you will certainly use
them! This year I am so pleased with the VBS resources I reviewed!
There are excellent themes, Bible lessons and overall, terrific resources
to choose from so again, I am encouraging you to select one VBS to use
for your VBS, another to use for mid week during the summer and another
to utilize on Sundays in the summer . . . these resources will provide
you with excellent, effective ministry to children over the summer!
I also want to encourage churches
to continue to support and encourage the families in their church and community.
If the church is effective in encouraging and equipping the family both
the church and the family will be stronger because of it. It is so
vital that we in the church take seriously our role in helping to build
strong families in our church and community. There are a number of
ways we can do this, build a strong complement of parenting books in your
library and provide these resources for and encourage families to utilize
them in understanding how to have a strong family. Provide parenting
classes - invite parents from the community to participate in these classes.
Put together mentoring teams of parents who basically developed a strong
family with parents who want to develop a strong family and plan for opportunities
for these mentoring teams to get together. Plan family events so
the entire family will be able to grow together and have fun as well.
Continue a strong family ministry throughout the summer - do NOT stop sunday
school and mid week opportunities for children and youth during the summer,
but rather develop a particularly strong ministry during the summer - kids
and families are often looking for things to do during the summer so it
is the perfect opportunity for ministry to children, youth and families.
Provide opportunities for families to minister and serve together.
I am sure there are many more ideas for ministry to strengthen families
- these are just a few - but in this issue we will take a look at some
more excellent resources to build families.
We will also look at some more
Bibles as I am convinced if we as parents and teachers commit to spending
time in God's Word and encourage our children and students to do the same,
we will be changed people!
I hope you will find information,
ideas and resources to help you as you work to build a strong family and
ministry in your church. As always, feel free to e-mail me with any
questions you may have!
In Christ,
Lynda:^)
Feel
free to contact me at:
lynda@roundaboutthechurch.com
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About The Children's Department
- Volume 4, Edition 1
Copyright © Lynda Freeman
Last Updated March 7, 2000
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