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Children's Ministry

Family Ministry Planning Tips for Another Uncertain Year

Family Ministry Planning Tips for Another Uncertain Year

January is when we begin planning the year for children’s and family ministry outreach. Last year, this planning felt so ordinary and perhaps even boring – until it wasn’t. As we enter 2021, how do we plan our spring and […]

December 22, 2020 ×

VBS

Creative Solutions for VBS 2020

Creative Solutions for VBS 2020

Guest post by Katie Mason, Children’s Pastor at Abundant Life Church in Maryland. In September of 2019, the staff at Abundant Life Church in Glen Burnie, MD gathered together to plan the year 2020. Little did we know all those plans […]

June 30, 2020 ×

Christian Life

Grandparenting During the Coronavirus

Grandparenting During the Coronavirus

A guest post by Larry McCall author of ‘Grandparenting with Grace’ “I miss you, too.” How many of us grandparents have found ourselves saying that way too often during this coronavirus pandemic? The hugs and kisses and snuggles are beginning […]

June 10, 2020 ×

VBS

10 Easy “P”s of Planning VBS 2020

10 Easy “P”s of Planning VBS 2020

Thankfully, in recent weeks we have passed the initial shock and adjustments to the Covid-19 pandemic. We now have more ability to move forward to normal. Depending on where you live, restrictions on summer activities will look and feel different. […]

April 30, 2020 ×

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Free Resources // ‘Coronavirus and Christ’ by John Piper

Free Resources // ‘Coronavirus and Christ’ by John Piper

Have you ever wondered ‘what is God doing through the Coronavirus?’ – this is the book for you. In Coronavirus and Christ, author John Piper offers six biblical answers to just that question. His aim is to show us that […]

April 28, 2020 ×

Christian Life

10 Prayers for COVID-19

10 Prayers for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brings with it a lot of anxiety and stress – the best antidote to these feelings? Prayer. There are so many people that require our collective prayer at this time – carers, small businesses, world leaders, families […]

April 24, 2020 ×

Guest Post

4 Ways to Build Your Marriage During Social Distancing

4 Ways to Build Your Marriage During Social Distancing

Guest post by Rob Flood author of ‘With These Words: Five Communication Tools for Marriage and Life’ This is such a unique time in which we are living. No one could have foreseen this global COVID-19 pandemic, nor the ripple […]

April 3, 2020 ×

VBS

Dear VBS Director in Uncertain Times

Dear VBS Director in Uncertain Times

Dear VBS Director in Uncertain Times, As the old hymn reminds us, “On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. “ We hold fast to Christ and we strive to be ambassadors of Jesus in […]

April 2, 2020 ×

Guest Post

What Are You Sensing in This Crisis? by Alicia Britt Chole

What Are You Sensing in This Crisis? by Alicia Britt Chole

As our days of physical distancing continue, for who knows how long, I’ve experienced a restlessness in my spirit. While talking to Jesus, I’ve been asking the question: ‘what is this pandemic exposing in me that I need to address?’ […]

March 31, 2020 ×

Christian Life

Parenting During a Pandemic: Protect the Peace of Your Home

Parenting During a Pandemic: Protect the Peace of Your Home

How do you parent during a pandemic? You work hard to protect the peace of your home! For children, how they feel at home has a big impact on their emotional health. Children need at least one, nonjudgmental space in […]

March 24, 2020 ×