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Helping children process lockdown
Big events require big monuments (or mementos). When you spend lots of money to go on the holiday of a lifetime or see the concert you...
Aug 1, 20233 min read


Connecting in lockdown
How can we make the most of this time so that the children and young people in our church don’t just listen to the content we put out,...
Aug 1, 20234 min read


This is not fiction: Children have been banned from church.
‘Children are not allowed to go to church.’ ‘Children are not allowed to hear the Gospel.’ ‘Parents cannot share their faith even with...
Aug 1, 20234 min read


The Catastrophization of our Children
‘We’re all going to die!' Our children are growing up in a world where it seems like there is no good news for their future. There is...
Aug 1, 20239 min read


Nurturing Faith ( 3 of 3) – Growing young leaders
Children can be leaders. Children should be leaders. Children who follow Jesus will find themselves leading others. I have seen this...
Aug 1, 20239 min read


Nurturing Faith (2 of 3) - Releasing into ministry
The worship song had begun and the girl on the camp started to pray for everyone around her. I am all for children praying for each...
Aug 1, 20237 min read


Nurturing Faith (1 of 3) - Faith Building Opportunities
Without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God. If we are to disciple our children we must see them grow in faith. Ineffective faith will...
Aug 1, 20235 min read


Releasing the soundtrack for childhood - finding songs that build faith in a generation
Releasing the soundtrack for childhood I am a great fan of musicals, I always have been. I know some struggle with the genre: “How come...
Aug 1, 20237 min read


Engaging Children in Intercessory Prayer
Those of you who know me will know that I have a number of soap boxes that I stand on for a while in a desire to see us grow into all God...
Jul 31, 20236 min read


Preparing an all age talk
The dreaded all age talk is enough to bring even the most accomplished speaker out in hives. For many churches the all age service, where...
Jul 31, 20235 min read


The elephant in the church
When you live in a house, continual maintenance is needed. This maintenance does not focus on the parts of the building that are sound...
Jul 31, 20239 min read


Can the real Christmas please stand up!
Christmas has been commercialized: decorations, lights and cards that have little to do with the real meaning of Christmas and can all...
Jul 31, 20234 min read


Halloween: The best evangelism opportunity of the year!
Halloween conjures up all sorts of thoughts feelings and fears for people. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has sat at home, willing my...
Jul 31, 20232 min read


Are we starving our children?
Under Pressure Children sat in class are requested to accept that there is no difference between male and female, that gender is...
Jul 31, 20234 min read


Children Need to Hear This!
Over the years, we surveyed the children under our care so we could look after them better and target the ministry to where they were at....
Jul 31, 20234 min read


Tuned in or zoned out?
We are living in a day and age where the screen has power! iPads, smartphones, tablets and computers are integral parts of everyday...
Jul 31, 20233 min read


Virtual reality
Parents think their children do it too much. Children want to do it more (they already do it more than six hours every day on average). ...
Jul 31, 20235 min read


Don't forget the unborn
The day Helen fell pregnant I noticed that all the advertising boards seemed to be advertising baby products for the first time. Had they...
Jul 31, 20234 min read


Spirit-led children
How to Not Die Last year, while I was in the middle east, a lady from Iraq came and spoke with me. We have helped our children to learn...
Jul 31, 20234 min read


Life changing memories - God's word for life!
Effective learning Do we teach our children Bible memory verses effectively? Will they remember those verses a year from now (or even...
Jul 31, 20234 min read
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