RELEVANT CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

Timothy Smith (parentscoach.org) just released a great new resource for family ministry.  It's called 52 Creative Family Time Experiences.

Timothy has plunged into Deuteronomy 6 and brought back a spiritual matrix that parents can use to lead their children spiritually.  This book provides parents with a realistic model and simple plan to bring faith home.

What I love about the approach is its experiential and relational model.  From preschoolers to teens, it provides hands-on, fun, creative activities for families. They are designed to get families talking and growing in their faith together.

Each experience is designed for 20 minutes and includes...

• Warm-up to engage children.
• Scripture reading
• Slogan that reinforces the main point
• Materials list
• Acitivity

There are 52 experiences...a year's worth of materials for families.  I especially like section three which provides families with activities for special days and holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, etc.

I will be giving away a free copy of the book next Monday, November 26.  To enter the drawing, simply email me at dalehudsoncm2@gmail.com.  The winner will be announced here that day.  

If you are a Children / Family Ministry Leader, this is a great way to resource your families.  You can order your copy at this link. 

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• Church is not an indoctrination into cultural morality.
• We have Jesus' words which are the words of life.
• We are teaching people not just to be a good citizens, but followers of Christ.
• Some think depth is just the facts.
• The Gospel renews everything.
• There is a difference between good advice and the good news
• of the Gospel.
• The Gospel is not "you do" it is is "Jesus did."
• Proclaim Jesus as Savior, not just example.
• Diagnose moralism in your own heart.
• Ground your application in the resurrection.
• God’s people are called to live in grace.  It’s not dangerous to live in grace...it’s dangerous not to embrace grace.
• Core values for curriculum:
• Deep but not dry.
• Christ – centered
• Story focused
• Mission driven
• The Bible is not just for information.  It is for transformation.
• If your teaching causes people to want to only be around Christians, then you have failed.

Mark Matlock, President of Youth Specialities, spoke about helping students stay passionate about their journey with Christ.  Here are some of the points.

Modern film and literature is a mirror of the journey God takes us on.

Next week is the D6 conference.  D6 is a national family ministry conference that helps churches effectively reach and disciple families.

There' still time to register at www.d6conference.com.  If you're attending, join me on Wednesday.  I'll be presenting two workshops about Ministering to Parents Who Are Cohabiting and Postmodern Family Ministry.

If you're not able to attend, you can still join us each day through a livestream of the sessions at http://live.mediasocial.tv/d6conference.   I will be chatting on Wed. and Thurs. during the sessions.  Would enjoy connecting with you.  The schedule is below.

I will also be posting highlights and speaker notes each day here at www.relevantchildrensministry.com.
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