Involving and communicating with parents are an important part of your ministry. Communication is also the biggest hurdle we face in the church.  Here are 10 suggestions to remember when communicating with parents. COMMUNICATING POLICIES AND EXPECTATIONS Provide policies Know what is expected – be on time, pick up, don’t abdicate their parental duty, don’t […]

By Andrea Hopgood           Define Change Identify change we control Identify change out of our control Share personal story Communicate vision clearly Define the problem Offer a solution Present a reason Create a communication cascade Team Leaders Volunteer Team Parents Communication cascade Honor the past State the problem Present new solution […]

Blended families are like minefields. There are places to step that go boom. That’s because blended families add special complications to the already difficult jobs of marriage and parenting. That doesn’t make the blended family bad at all. Blending can be an amazing lifeline rescuing families from past tragedies. Parents in blended homes are wise […]

What about the importance of encouraging gratitude and generosity into the hearts of children. Here are four tips on how to do that. Tips: Help foster gratitude as a lifestyle. (Luke 17:11-19) Ways that ungratefulness sneaks into our lives. How can we keep this from happening Focus on the attitude behind the generosity. (2 Corinthians […]

Podcast Interview with Kal Otis Kal is the owner of Creative Ministry Group Consultants as well as  the family and children’s pastor at South Park Church in Park Ridge, Illinois. The Creator of this universe has created people with different learning styles to bring Him glory. Each style understands and expresses Faith differently. Kids and […]

Written by Dr. Jim Dempsey The first Scripture Christian parents will likely quote when asked about their duty is Proverbs 22:6:  “Train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”  Some parents see this as their ‘get out of jail free’ card […]