It is time to position ourselves ready to serve what God is doing. It is clear that God is moving in our nation, especially among the under 25s. This is a move that has been prophesied of for decades – that the young would be at the forefront for a move of God. It is a move that we have prayed for and longed to see and now it is here. God is moving sometimes through us, but often in this season I observe that it is almost in spite of us. Many churches that are preaching the G

What is your framework for ministry? If you get it wrong you risk teaching error and believing falsehoods. We don’t base our theology on feelings or on circumstances. Our understanding of theology, and by extension of ultimate truth, comes from God’s word.   For example, when it comes to children’s ministry, no one is comfortable with the idea that a child could go to hell. But people are not saved because they are cute, because they are young or because they are liked. Conve

Teach your children to love everyone but to choose their friends carefully.   Every single person is made in God’s image. Every single...

Using the curriculum as a springboard for each week, how can we help our children to connect to God for themselves?

So the thing that they say happens has now happened. When your children are small everyone speaks of how time flies by and before you...

When my children were toddlers, they would bring me a picture they had drawn. Sometimes it was a picture of me (allegedly), sometimes of...

It is currently parents who are responsible for ensuring their children receive a suitable education in England. Most parents will...

We were talking with our children about the war in the middle east that is intensifying at the moment and this led to some interesting discussions on the iron dome.   As we discussed it there was one question that floated to the surface:

What is the greatest danger to our faith?   Doctrinal errors certainly abound, and persecution is on the rise in the West. But errors in...

In our last article of the kid min basics series we talked about recruiting volunteers. But having recruited them how can we build a...

The biggest challenge for many children’s ministries is recruiting volunteers for the ministry.   So here are some things I have learnt...

The supreme court in the UK has recently definitively (and unanimously) stated that when sex is mentioned in law, it means biological...

The Holy Spirit is God’s gift to us. Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit as our advocate: to help us, comfort us, remind us of all...

How can you pray during troubling times with your teens? Olly Goldenberg explains Philippians 4:6 tells us, “Do not be anxious about...

Teenagers are not Biblical What would happen if we treated our 13-plus-year-olds as young adults instead of teenagers? It’s been a...

All of these women are inspirational, not because of their conformity to the world’s morality, but because of their conformity to Christ.

So, you’ve bought all of the presents (except for the ones that you still need to get). School term is ending. You have plans to travel...

It’s Christmas time, get ready for parties, nativities and nonstop action. The church goes into overdrive at this time of year as...

So, you’ve done it!   You’ve made it through the hour with the children, nobody has been hurt (hopefully), children have learnt about God...