Children’s Ministry

Originally posed by Jodi Rush, Coordinator of Children and Family Ministry for the Discipleship Ministry Team of the Ministry Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Hello friends, There was a horrific school shooting in Nashville today (March 27, 2023) in which three children and three adults were killed. Unfortunately, this has happened in too many […]

All of us are currently navigating our new world in the midst of our global pandemic Covid-19. The Discipleship Ministry Team applauds all of our churches for their continued ministry and want to help. We know there are many different things out there and we’ve tried to curate a helpful list compiled in one spot […]

“Where Are You Hiding, God?” This is a question that all ages ask when going through difficult times. This book reminds us that God is always very near. There is a suggested activity for families to do together after the reading of the book. 

A recent Barna study shows it is very important to engaged Christian parents that their child develops a lasting faith. If the goal is to impart a vibrant, lasting faith to the next generation, the current state of affairs is not promising: Christianity has less of a hold on Gen Z than on any previous […]

Originally written for Vibrant Faith: “our name is our mission.” For more, please visit www.VibrantFaith.org/blog.   The camp high. I hear about it all the time. Even the most ardent camp supporters grudgingly acknowledge its existence. But what is it, and how large are its effects? We have all seen the smiling faces on the […]

If you are considering purchasing a Bible for a child or if you are the person to select Bibles for children at church, this post from Hope4CE is full of great information, “At a recent gathering of the East region the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators, Elizabeth “Lib” Caldwell, a retired professor of Christian Education […]

The supply closet is crammed full of essentials: blue painters tape (so we don’t damage walls with our artwork!), curriculum, simple costumes, boom-whackers, and Legos. Can you imagine doing Children’s Ministry without any of these things?! All of these things enhance our educational ministry, but what has shaped our Children’s Ministry most are “things” that […]

GO and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  Matthew 28: 19-20 As the children of Brenthaven Cumberland Presbyterian Church gathered to lead worship on Sunday morning, this was their message: […]

Parents, Should Sunday School Be a Priority for Your Children? Ever so often, someone writes an article or makes comments about Sunday school being archaic. If they mean that Sunday school is old, there’s no argument. Robert Raikes began Sunday school in England in July 1780. It was to meet the need of helping those children […]

As you are planning for summer activities at church, you might consider a program like Grand Friends. A summer program that we like to do at Brenthaven CP Church in Nashville is called Grand Friends.  We are blessed with terrific children and with wonderful older adults.  But –  there’s a problem.  A lot of the terrific children and […]