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...

Post pandemic there has been a noticeable shift in children and in children’s ministries. We must adapt to this shift if we are to be...

When Jesus commanded us to go and make disciples that command was given to those who believe in Him. It is a command enduring for all...

Why should we talk to our children about Israel? Israel is a country so far removed from everyday life for those of us in the West that...

It was over a decade ago that I wrote the Josiah Generation, speaking of the generation God was preparing who would be prepared to...

Every child should have an opportunity to hear the Gospel every year in this nation. I was very inspired talking with missionaries from...

One pastor spoke with me and shared how God was moving among the children of their church. “Our children are all praying to God. When...