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 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...

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...

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...

How can we empower our children as evangelists.

How do we nurture faith in teenagers that lasts the test of time?

How can we raise the next generation of intercessors? What can we do to kickstart children's prayer lives?

This article was first published in Elim Direction Magazine, May 2024 How can churches empower parents to nurture children’s faith at...

Around 30 years ago I started leading the children’s ministry of my local church. Our vision was big. We did not want to raise a...

Here in the UK we are in a unique time. While the world is going crazy, especially in the West as we abandon our Christian heritage and...

While the stories of the Bible are important for our children to know it is the God of the Bible who we really want our children to know.

In this blog we continue our basics series. This time we are thinking about leading our children into worship. We were made to worship...

This session is the start of a series of blogs looking at some basics of children’s ministry. In many ways the start of the session is a...

As the Christian faith has waned in this nation and is no longer shared as the foundation for life it would be easy to think that we now...

As we approach the start of a new year, the world around us is rapidly changing. With war in the Ukraine and Israel the international...