Effective Children's Ministry

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Brandon Maddux, over at ChildrensMinistryLive.com , recently blogged about an experience he had. He saw a young lad get on a bus and engage in meaningful conversation about the Lord with a girl of similar age.

I thought to myself:

Whoever taught that boy in Sunday School did a good job. 

Whichever children’s ministry leaders or volunteers touched his life - they influenced him for good and for God.
They taught him the need of the lost and how to engage them in conversation about God and his love for them.

They taught him to be bold, and no doubt to trust in the Holy Spirit to help him and guide him in his outreach.

What have we taught our kids this week?

>>Read this touching story, and Brandon’s challenging comments, here.

Playdough from Ministry-to-Children.com

There are plenty of recipes for play dough to make at home, but many involve cooking.

This great one from Ministry-to-Children.com not only looks good but smells nice too!

It involves Kool-Aid , which for us in the UK is difficult and expensive to get. But for those of you who can get hold of it, Kool-Aid seems to be the secret ingredient!

>>There are full instructions and a video demo here.

A great resource has been made available by the excellent Damaris Trust. This organization comments on cultural  and media matters from a Christian perspective. In the CultureWatch section of their web site you will find a free discussion guide for Toy Story 3.

This movie has been widely watched by adults and children. The discussion questions are aimed at children and you may find them  useful in an informal conversation, or as part of a club or class meeting.

Check out the Toy Story 3 discussion guide from Damaris Culture Watch.

You may also like the related post, Just a Piece of Plastic

Sometimes it is the simplest games that surprise us with the enthusiasm and delight of the kids. Even teens can get a kick out of some of them.

GrowingKidsMinistry.com have several blog posts about games for groups. Why not hop over to their blog? 
There are even videos of two of the games being played (by teens!) and a link to a PDF Activity guide which details many more games. With a little thought, you can select ones suitable for your age group and have a whale of a time!

The first part of Minute to Win it for Church groups

The second part of  Minute to Win it for Church groups

In a previous post we spoke about the dangers and advantages of group games.

Now for some great ideas for group games. You will find them at the Ministry-to-children.com forum. If you are looking for some tried-and-tested games ideas, check it out the big list here.

Or how about this one involving bowls of M&Ms and a scooter!!

Are there any large group games you have found to work with minimum danger (!) and maximum fun? If you have, feel free to comment below.