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Planning and Preparing for the Coming Children’s Ministry Year

Planning and Preparing for the Coming Children’...

Jill Nelson

Vacation time is well under way and millions of families are traveling. For the vast majority, the destination was chosen ahead of time and specific preparations were made to coincide...

Planning and Preparing for the Coming Children’...

Jill Nelson

Vacation time is well under way and millions of families are traveling. For the vast majority, the destination was chosen ahead of time and specific preparations were made to coincide...

The Need for “Spiritual Gardening” in Your Home

The Need for “Spiritual Gardening” in Your Home

Jill Nelson

I love the idea of “informal Bible instruction.” What I mean by this is the impulse to look for everyday opportunities to speak biblical truth into the lives of our...

The Need for “Spiritual Gardening” in Your Home

Jill Nelson

I love the idea of “informal Bible instruction.” What I mean by this is the impulse to look for everyday opportunities to speak biblical truth into the lives of our...

The BEST Good News of All! – A New Gospel Curriculum for Children

The BEST Good News of All! – A New Gospel Curri...

Jill Nelson

What is the gospel? Why is the gospel the “best good news” of all! How are we called to respond to the gospel? These, by far, are the most crucial...

The BEST Good News of All! – A New Gospel Curri...

Jill Nelson

What is the gospel? Why is the gospel the “best good news” of all! How are we called to respond to the gospel? These, by far, are the most crucial...

What Will Give Them Hope When the Dog Bites?

What Will Give Them Hope When the Dog Bites?

Jill Nelson

Recently my 8 year old grand-daughter got bit by a large dog and had to go to the emergency room to get stitches. It was a scary experience for her...

What Will Give Them Hope When the Dog Bites?

Jill Nelson

Recently my 8 year old grand-daughter got bit by a large dog and had to go to the emergency room to get stitches. It was a scary experience for her...

Showing Appreciation to Your Volunteers

Showing Appreciation to Your Volunteers

Jill Nelson

Each of the mugs in my crowded coffee cabinet was a special gift representing another year of ministering to the children and youth of our church. I also have a small clay...

Showing Appreciation to Your Volunteers

Jill Nelson

Each of the mugs in my crowded coffee cabinet was a special gift representing another year of ministering to the children and youth of our church. I also have a small clay...

Helping Children to Interact Redemptively with the Culture

Helping Children to Interact Redemptively with ...

Jill Nelson

Our children and youth are going to interact and engage in the world in which they live—a world increasingly hostile to anything remotely “Christian.” So, the question becomes: How will...

Helping Children to Interact Redemptively with ...

Jill Nelson

Our children and youth are going to interact and engage in the world in which they live—a world increasingly hostile to anything remotely “Christian.” So, the question becomes: How will...