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Introducing: From Children's Ministry to Child Discipleship

When I watch It’s a Wonderful Life at Christmas time, I cry. Every single time. Without fail. There’s just something […]

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The Question Curriculum Publishers Hope You Never Ask

Ever heard the phrase insider-outsider? It means you’re a part of the group (mostly), but you have experience that gives […]

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How to Mark Your Child's First and Last Day of School

Sooo, I was assigned to write an article on “Liturgy for the First and Last Years of School for Our […]

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What a Super Bowl MVP Can Teach Kids About Failure

So the fall sports season has started for your kid. There’s a strong chance that the total mileage you’ve already […]

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Back to School Prayer: How to Bless Your Kids at Drop-Off

It was 2010 when my wife and I dropped off our first child at kindergarten. It was a difficult season […]

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Three Questions Every Parent Should Ask at the Start of a New School Year

Fall is all about new starts. As a dad of a new kindergartener, I’m feeling this in real time. As […]

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How to Disciple Kids in the Era of Phubbing

I’ve learned a new word this year: phubbing. It doesn’t sound scientific, perhaps not even real. But actual studies are […]

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Rebuilding Your Fall Plan Around Formation, Not Activity

I recently had a conversation with a children’s minister friend about communicating with parents in the fall. She lamented that […]

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The Carpool Question I Pray Every Kid Keeps Asking

I love morning carpool. That 20-minute ride to school has produced some great conversations with my 16-year-old daughter and her […]

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Christian Biographies for Kids: Why They Matter

Books take you places. Want to visit Victorian England? Pick up a copy of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens […]

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And There Arose Another Generation: Raising Disciplemakers to Go

It’s not uncommon for me to adopt a Bible reading plan each year, as I’m certain many of you do […]

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Effective Child Discipleship: Looking at Outcomes Rather Than Just Activities

Summary Matt Markins and Mike Handler open with a 2014 Awana research finding that keeps Matt awake: asked how carefully […]