Children
Not Alone
Read: Nothing destroys like isolation. POW’s during the Vietnam War communicated and sustained one another by tapping through walls. The Hanoi Hilton, says ex-Air Force pilot Ron Bliss, sounded like a den of run-away woodpeckers. The North Vietnamese never mastered the code, which laid out the alphabet on a simple 5 x 5 grid. The … Read more
Our Purpose
Read: Today I woke up and combed my hair with a fork, blew my nose on sandpaper, put the bread in my shoes to make toast, poured milk in my car to make it run, and put the butter in the oven to keep it cold. “Am I crazy?” you say. Of course not. I … Read more
The Priority of a Children’s Ministry Leader
Why does a children’s ministry exist? (a) To babysit so parents can be ministered to? (Absolutely not!) (b) To help children get their annual supply of cookies and kool-aid? (No, not never!) (c) To help new volunteers understand why some animals eat their young? (Of course not.) (d) To reach and teach children and families … Read more
The Power of a Children’s Ministry Leader
Read: I saw him in the church building for the first time on Wednesday. He was in his mid-70’s with thinning silver hair and a neat brown suit. Many times in the past I had invited him to come. Several other Christian friends had talked to him about the Lord and had tried to share … Read more
Whatever! (You Do)
YOU WILL NEED: ✓ A Bible marked at Colossians 3:17 GAME—THINGS YOU DO SAY—We’re going to play a game and here are the rules: In a moment I’m going to say something that I did today, then we’re going to go around the circle and everyone else is going to say something they did today. … Read more
Sustained!
YOU WILL NEED: ✓Something you can throw ✓A Bible marked at Psalm 55:22 and 1 Peter 5:7 GET STARTED TELL your child that you are going to throw an item to him and you want him to catch it and throw it back. Do this several times. ASK—What does it mean to “cast” something? (“Casting” … Read more
Build a Fort
YOU WILL NEED: ✓1 flashlight ✓Your Bible marked at Psalm 56:3 and Psalm 18:1-2 GET STARTED Have your family members “ransack” the house to get pillows, blankets, chairs, and whatever else they can find to build a fort. Take your time making it and let your kids be creative with it. (For example, they might … Read more
Treasure Hunt
YOU WILL NEED: ✓Hidden clues to the treasure ✓Something to be the treasure such as a candy bar or a coupon for an ice cream cone, etc. Be creative. ✓A Bible marked at Psalm 119:11 GET STARTED Copy the following clues on individual slips or pieces of paper. Then hide all but the first one … Read more
Fun Hair Night
YOU WILL NEED: ✓Cosmetic Items to create fun hair-dos ✓A Bible marked at Acts 10:1-19 GET STARTED Take turns creating fun, new hair-dos for your family. Your kids will especially enjoy doing this to you! If you want, you might even want to purchase some temporary hair color to add to your kid’s hair. (Wal-Mart … Read more
Hit or Miss
YOU WILL NEED: ✓Items to make something that shoots at a target. It could be a shoe you sling through the air at a hula-hoop or a chalk circle you drew on your patio. Or, a paper airplane you throw and try to get it into a trash can, or a water balloon you toss … Read more
The Shield
YOU WILL NEED: ✓A pillow for each member of your family ✓A Bible marked at Psalm 18:1-4 ✓A Bible marked at 1 Peter 5:7 PILLOW FIGHT—Part 1 Have a family pillow fight—Set boundaries, clear an area and have fun. You may also want to set limits depending on the age of your children. Take a … Read more
Bread and Fish
YOU WILL NEED: -A few pieces of bread. -A Bible marked at Matthew 7:7-11 See how many pieces of bread your child can eat in one minute. RULES—You can’t cram everything into your mouth and you have to take one bite at a time. (An interesting fact: A person can only eat a few pieces … Read more
New Year’s Devotion
YOU WILL NEED: A Bible marked at 2 Corinthians 5:17 GAME: Part 1 – Tell everyone to go get one thing that is OLD. Take turns letting everyone show what he has and why he chose that item. SAY: Just because something is old doesn’t mean that we get rid of it. Sometimes old things are very … Read more