A Matter of Life and Death by Deb Hane Three children encounter death with the power of Jesus to help them cope.  Last year Sarah hosted a Christmas Party Club for non-Christian families for the first time. Fourteen-year-old Jamid caught her attention. He was a great...

By Jenna Townsend  How did you get involved with your local church? Maybe you grew up going there or a friend invited you. Or maybe you got involved because you found them online or through a church event. Churches tend to focus their outreach on adults, but there are...

Competing with Technology for a Kid’s Attention  By Sarah Porch and Lydia Kaiser    I’m part of a generation that experienced the evolution of technology from chunky box monitors, desk tops, and flip phones to thin tablets and smart phones. For many teachers and...

Teaching Kids to Spot Gossip by Jenna Townsend  What was your last conflict like? Disagreements, arguments, hurt feelings are hard. But do you know what can make conflicts worse? Gossip. During conflict, it’s easy to turn to gossip to “vent our feelings.” And while...

What does true faith look like in kids? It’s easy to believe that since certain kids go to church, have Christian parents, or are well-behaved, they’re truly Christians. Do we really need to keep sharing the Gospel?    Here are 4 ideas that can help as we seek to...

Prepare Kids for Personal Devotions in the New YearSpending personal time with God is just as important for children as it is for you! God wants to spend time with all of His children. Sadly, many kids have no idea how to have that devotional time. Today I have...

Christmas Crankiness by Becky Dwinell Do the kids in your life seem extra cranky? Do the students in your Sunday school class seem extra hyper? Do you feel like if you hear one more “can I get this, pleeeeeeease” you might just pull your hair out? If so, it must be...