This is the fourth in a four-part series on making churches family friendly. Through our research and experience with churches and families, we have discovered faithful parents and caregivers want to engage children in the faith but often do…
Three simple ideas for extending children’s ministry at church
It’s Sunday morning, after the morning worship service. Parents trickle to the nursery to pick up their children. Parents begin to talk and fellowship as children run in circles and tug on legs and shirts to leave. It’s Wednesday night….
’Tis the season for a different kind of Advent resource kit
A new Advent resource blends the season’s traditional themes of light and hope with social justice causes — all tied up with the goal of promoting faith and community during the pandemic. The project’s creators, Baptist minister Mary Elizabeth Hanchey…