How do you really bring Spiritual conversations into the home? Is there a way to do it without piling more things and ideas into the already overwhelmed home? Parents are extremely overwhelmed with busy schedules, getting dinner on the table, homework done & back to it the next day. How do you really help them to fit God into their lives all week long? I understand that parents need to make it priority but until they are fully invested they will not. So we start small & let them know we are with them every step of the way.
We decided to take on a challenge that would change our church families forever. How can you really get parents and kids talking at home without putting so much pressure on them? We first had to understand that each family will be different. Some may really use the info you give them, some will trash it or find it months later under a pile of papers. There are a few things us as volunteers & leaders must remember
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A few days ago my husband and I cleaned out our storage room. I know, boring right? My day started by picking things up, rearranging, getting rid of trash, and packing things away. I realized that God had been talking to me all morning long. My mind was creating its own new story book of my life that is about to began at a whole new level. It had nothing to do with our storage room and everything to do with the challenges we face everyday; challenges that we will never face alone again.
As a volunteer or a full-time children’s minister, it is important that we attend to our own spiritual lives and development in order to be able to minister to kids. One important aspect of our own spiritual lives is prayer. It is, after all, impossible to forge a relationship with someone without talking to them. Our relationship with God is no exception. A vibrant prayer life is critical to a healthy relationship with our Heavenly Father.
Teaching your children about Jesus can be very overwhelming. Most of us don’t know where to start. How do we teach them? Will just reading the bible make a difference? How do we bring God into our lives all week long? How do we prioritize with so many things going on? You will never have the perfect answer to all of your questions. It is not something I can give you. You have to have a desire to do it.
Yesterday, we looked at the need to get your house organized and some keys to getting that done. Today, let’s review a a few tips that may help you with practical everyday chores.
As volunteers and children’s ministers, there is one thing that many of us have in common – we wish we had more time! Oftentimes, we allow our ministry to impact the time we have at home. Even when our ministry does require a lot of time, that is still no excuse for an unorganized home. In today’s article I want to explore some simple tips for helping you organize your home.
This is my very first blog representing Kidmin1124, and it has been a challenge! I couldn’t decide where to start. I have so many things I want to say, so many things I want to share with you, and yet and I can’t seem to get it down in writing. But, there is no stopping me now! God has had this intentional plan for my life since I was born. It is truly an honor to have been asked to join this group of creative and extremely knowledgeable writers. The last month of my life has changed me in so many ways. It all started when God began to answer all of my prayers seemingly all at the same time. I know that he answers them everyday – big or small – whether we recognize it or not, he does and answer them! However, the last month has really been a flood of some extremely awesome answered prayers in my life.