children

If you work with children, have children or grandchildren, or, just love a good children’s story Bible – you will want to have a copy of this new story Bible: Growing in God’s Love. It is a must have for Sunday school teachers, pastors preparing for children’s sermons, families at the time of the baptism of their […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Matthew 18:1-14 (NRSV) At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything, but God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Matthew 18:1-5 (NRSV) At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Psalm 45:10-17 (NRSV) Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear; forget your people and your father’s house, and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 (NRSV) I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you, and praise your name […]

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 […]