Ministry Basics:  Attendance & Permission

Ministry Basics:  Attendance & Permission

Take a moment to pause and check that your ministry admin is in good shape for the year. There’s a whole lot of information that needs to be collected from parents and leaders of the ministry – so how do you effectively keep track of what needs to be collected, and how often?

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Leader or Friend

Leader or Friend

Both friendship and leadership are essential characteristics and concepts that we ought to hold dearly. However, taking one without the other can lead to an imbalance in our practice.

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How to get to know a young person with disability

How to get to know a young person with disability

Tips that may help in your ministry context as you get to know the young people with disability in your ministries and welcome them as people invited into God’s Kingdom.

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Keeping it real in SRE

Keeping it real in SRE

Helping young people see that SRE is not like other subjects at school. It’s about a God who is very real and wonderfully good. A God we can not only learn about but be in right relationship with, because of Jesus.

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Church and U2 concerts: exploring what ‘family’ means for the local church

Church and U2 concerts: exploring what ‘family’ means for the local church

How well do you know the other members of your church? Do you feel that you belong at church? Is it an essential community for you? So much so, that it is difficult to imagine spending a weekend without seeing other congregation members.

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Discipling towards a better culture of smart phone use

Discipling towards a better culture of smart phone use

As youth leaders, our calling is to teach and model to young people how to navigate life as a disciple of Jesus— and now this includes discipling them toward a better culture of smart phone use.

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Sword of the Spirit Drills for Children, Youth and Leaders

Sword of the Spirit Drills for Children, Youth and Leaders

A drill you could use to teach children, youth, leaders and parents to handle the Bible well.

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Supporting your School SRE Coordinator

Supporting your School SRE Coordinator

Have you ever seriously considered what is involved in being a School SRE Coordinator? Consider what it looks like from their perspective as SRE settles back into part of the normal school week.

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Three principles and three skills for group management

Three principles and three skills for group management

It takes skills and confidence to manage a group of children well. These often come with experience supplemented with training and support. Here are some tips on how to grow in your management skills in children’s ministry.

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