Why Start a Home for Aids Affected Children? | Mission Moment #2
As I mentioned in my previous blog, many years ago a Christian minister in India contacted me in regards to helping with children’s ministry. This was in the early days of email. Now I receive many such requests and most of them I don’t pursue, but this one seemed special. I asked him if […]
Over Under Game
Over Under Game for Children’s Ministry Good high energy game for all ages. Instead of water, you may find slippery things at a dollar store that make this game a lot of fun to pass from one to another. http://www.greatgroupgames.com/over-under-game.htm Click here for Children’s Ministry Resources
DEVELOP YOUR TALENT
DEVELOP YOUR TALENT: It took me some time to accept all the “re-do’s” that I had to do in my cartoon drawings and bible story writing. All the early stories that I did, I had to re-do at least 3 times and at first I used to get so frustrated and angry at myself. “Like […]
FEED YOUR SPIRIT
The message I want to remind you of as a children’s minister is the importance of remembering to feed your spirit. You need personal time with the Lord that is NOT about ministry. I know, having been a children’s minister, that you can spend enormous amounts of time doing the work of the ministry doing […]
SOUR RELIGION
The church has had 2000 years to win the world by religion, and many times the religion is “sour”. Religion by rules never worked in the Old Testament under the law. People do well under love and grace. Jesus was the friend of children and sinners. For many who grew up in church as […]
The Number Game
The Number Game for Children’s Ministry This would be a fun game to review biblical statistics. Choose numbers that describe the size of the tribes of Israel or the enemy armies etc. http://www.greatgroupgames.com/the-number-game.htm Click here for Children’s Ministry Resources
THE FUNNY THINGS KIDS SAY
CHILD CHUCKLES (The Funny Things Kids Say) A Blog by Rev. Grace Verrier Today my stomach hurt. I used every muscle in it trying to control my laughter. I was teaching on Adam and Eve and I had a little boy in my class who comes from a family of nine. My question to […]
HOW DOES A CHILDREN’S MINISTER RETIRE?
RETIRE OR REFIRE! (on Retirement) A Blog by Rev. Grace Verrier When I turned 65 I retired from full time ministry. Ministry can be an exacting calling requiring long hours and an unending commitment to fulfill it. (Remember, our “Boss” neither slumbers nor does He sleep). At first I tried activity and hobbies using interaction […]
CROWD CONTROL
HELP! THEY GOT AWAY! (Need Crowd Control) A Blog by Rev. Grace Verrier Last Sunday I ministered to a class of eight children, ages from Kindergarten to Grade 5. It was so easy compared to the times I have ministered to 150 to 300 children in grade school assemblies. I remember at one school […]
HOW TO TEACH A MEMORY VERSE
HELPING CHILDREN “HIDE THE WORD IN THEIR HEARTS” (Memory Verse) A Blog by Grace Verrier I remember when I was a child going to church and I would get a star on my chart if I could memorize a particular scripture and be able to repeat it the following Sunday. Because I was diligent I […]
Musical Chairs Game
Musical Chairs Game for Children’s Ministry There is a reason this game is a classic. It is aways fun. Get the wiggles and jiggles out of the kids before you teach them the Word of God. http://www.greatgroupgames.com/musical-chairs.htm Click here for Children’s Ministry Resources.
MAKING LEADERS
John the Baptist said of Jesus, “He must increase and I must decrease”. I have the philosophy in my capacity as volunteer leader of the kids club outreach, that I would like to work myself out of a job. Nothing pleases me more than to see the kids we have ministered to, rising up […]