Discipleship

News from You

A lot happens in the world of the Global Children’s Forum (GCF) community in one month. The lively GCF Whatsapp group is always brimming with news and photos of what is happening to see children everywhere walking with Jesus (CEWWJ). Here is a taste from just the last two months.

The Coach with a Vision

Imagine coaching a team of young soccer players and seeing your influence through the faithful sharing of God’s word and weekly mentoring, making a difference in the homes, neighbourhood and schools the players were apart of. This is the testimony of Joel, a KidsHubs coach in Togo.

Vibrant Households

How is faith is being nurtured in private—with the spouses, children, parents, roommates and even frequent visitors who spend time under our roofs? How do our core relationships engage us in a thoughtful, transformative faith—the kind that holds up to and is passed down over time? This was one of the guiding questions of Barna’s…

Games on the Go!

Do you ever feel the pressure when you need to run a game with a group but end up repeating the same one you’ve probably played too many times? Or you’re searching for a game to fit a teaching point but don’t know where to look?

Children’s Ministry in Three Dimensions

“Children’s ministry in the 21st century should be in three dimensions. To have any of those dimensions missing is to seriously jeopardise the impact of church ministry to this rising generation.”

Children Praying for Children

A group of children in a classroom in Nigeria raised their voices in prayer to God asking for His help after seeing the plight of street children in their town.

Videos to Use with Children Everywhere Challenge

Go… this command from Jesus (Matthew 28:19) was for all people and that includes children. Jesus saw potential in children and blessed them. He praises their abilities, their attitude and their faith. It is God’s heart for children to have a relationship with Him and to tell about Him to others. This is what the…

Messengers of Hope in a Digital World

How can we be messengers of hope to our peers, family & communities in this digital world? This was one of the questions asked of groups of young people around the world who gathered for the second Global Young People’s Forum (GYPF).

Imagine Children Everywhere…

Imagine fleeing from your home in South Sudan, leaving your mother behind and arriving in a vast refugee camp with your father and four siblings. Living in cramped conditions, you stay there for five years. Your father eventually remarries and in all this time you never see your mother. You long to go to her…