Keeping Christ in Christmas
It’s Christmas time, get ready for parties, nativities and nonstop action. The church goes into overdrive at this time of year as...
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Jul 317 min read
Releasing Child Intercessors
How can we raise the next generation of intercessors? What can we do to kickstart children's prayer lives?
Jun 124 min read
The Family Centred Ministry
This article was first published in Elim Direction Magazine, May 2024 How can churches empower parents to nurture children’s faith at...
May 314 min read
Will it work?
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...
Dec 11, 20235 min read
Parenting the easy way
Let’s face it, parenting is hard work. You never really will know if you are doing things right until you have finished the job of...
Nov 30, 20235 min read
Children’s Ministry is Changing
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...
Sep 22, 20237 min read
Let's talk about Israel
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...
Aug 2, 20234 min read
Parental authority
God has given you authority over your children. I’m not thinking about this in terms of discipline, though if you are in a battle with a...
Aug 2, 20234 min read
The sin of David
As we drill into 7 different sins from parents in the Bible, I hope that these will serve as guard rails for us as we raise our children...
Aug 2, 20235 min read
The 2nd sin of Jacob
As we drill into 7 different sins from parents in the Bible, I hope that these will serve as guard rails for us as we raise our children...
Aug 2, 20236 min read
The sin of Jacob
As we drill into 7 different sins from parents in the Bible, I hope that these will serve as guard rails for us as we raise our children...
Aug 2, 20237 min read
The sin of Hezekiah
As we drill into 7 different sins from parents in the Bible, I hope that these will serve as guard rails for us as we raise our children...
Aug 2, 20234 min read
The sin of Abraham
As we drill into 7 different sins from parents in the Bible, I hope that these will serve as guard rails for us as we raise our children...
Aug 2, 20237 min read
The sin of Samuel
As we drill into 7 different sins from parents in the Bible, I hope that these will serve as guard rails for us as we raise our children...
Aug 2, 20236 min read
The sin of Eli
As we drill into 7 different sins from parents in the Bible, I hope that these will serve as guard rails for us as we raise our children...
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Introduction to the Parental Sin series
Okay, so we’re going to be talking about various sins that highlighted in the Bible – the sins of parents. Now before you stop reading...
Aug 2, 20237 min read
Who is responsible?
There are radical changes taking place in the Schools Bill that the government is putting forward that, if passed, will not only effect...
Aug 2, 20233 min read
Bible Reading: Encouraging personal devotional (part 3)
My children clean their teeth most days now without us having to ask (though they do still need the odd reminder). This is the fruit of...
Aug 2, 20234 min read
Bible Reading: Where to begin (part 2)
It can be daunting to know where to start when it comes to reading the Bible as a family. I’m not thinking so much about the how we can...
Aug 1, 20234 min read
Bible Reading:Out loud, Often and All Together (part 1)
In this series of three blogs, I want to reflect on the importance of exposing our children to the Bible in the home. This first article...
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