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[ad_1] Lightstock #553388 Strategic VBS follow-up plays a huge role in making the most of vacation Bible school. In fact, intentional follow-up should be part of your regular VBS planning, right from the beginning. That means as you’re rounding up...

[ad_1] In this preschool craft, kids make flower gardens as they explore the parable of the farmer and the seed. Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Luke 8:4-15 Supplies: plastic foam bowls (1 per child) crayons various colors of construction paper, including...

[ad_1] Children's ministry.  What will it look like in 10 years?  Here are my thoughts.The Bible will become more and more prevalent on screens and less on pages.The next generation has been dubbed as "Digital Natives."  Born from 2011 onward,...

[ad_1] Source: Lightstock Slow erosion doesn’t excite people. This is what I thought recently while reading a news story about an 1800s farmhouse in England that’s beginning to hang over the edge of a cliff due to seaside erosion. The...

[ad_1] Help kids remember the important role that our earthly father’s play in our lives with this Father’s Day Craft: My Father’s Tie. Stuff you’ll need: construction paper scissors a hole punch yarn markers Father’s Day Craft for Elementary Kids:...

[ad_1] Find yourself trying to perform and overachieve yet always feel like you’re coming up short? Our guest today, author Becky Beresford, shares with us a new perspective on women’s empowerment and why we need to bring God back into...

[ad_1] "Today’s kids are not yesterday’s kids.  If we are going to reach today’s kids,we must understand them.”This means we should learn as much as we can about today’s kids and their families. As we enter their world, it will help...

[ad_1] Adobe Stock #291474681 Need VBS tips ahead of your important summer outreach season? For organizing kids at vacation Bible school, mixed-age groups may seem like a good idea. But how do you pull that off? Hear a former VBS-director-turned-Group-editor...

[ad_1] As summer approaches, is VBS on your mind? Perhaps you’re asking yourself a question nearly as old as ministry itself: “How do I hang onto good volunteers?” You certainly aren’t alone in asking that question. Answers are as nuanced...

[ad_1] Have you been letting fear keep you from making changes? Many of us have the best intentions yet we get stuck in the cycle of taking in information and not acting on it. Join me in part 4 of...