Discipleship
Training for Every Leader
When the 1for50 dream was birthed at the Global Children’s Forum ten years ago, no one could have imagined that it would grow into a global movement with activity in more than 100 nations! Praise God for all He is doing! 1for50 is a children’s ministry training and networking initiative. Its vision is to see…
Read MoreGod’s redemptive plan from creation to eternal restoration
There are lots of stories in the Bible, but all the stories are telling one Big Story. The Story of how God loves his children and comes to rescue them.” Sally Lloyd Jones, The Jesus Storybook Bible[1] The Bible is the Story of God’s redemption of the world. Unfortunately, it’s all too easy to teach…
Read MoreGCF2018 – Budapest, Hungary 14-18 May, 2018
CHILDREN EVERYWHERE WALKING WITH JESUS This is what we long to see happening! We know that children everywhere NEED to walk with Jesus if they are to flourish and become all that He intends. Helping the church to implement this shared Kingdom vision is the purpose of the Global Children’s Forum – a pioneering, partnering community…
Read MoreCHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD
How do you celebrate Jesus’ Birthday? We asked children’s ministry leaders around the world and this is what they said… Alberto in Honduras: “It is a long-awaited date because it is when as families we meet to celebrate the birthday of our Saviour…the children are very excited. We eat Nacatamales and french toast. We sing Christmas…
Read MoreSpooked by Halloween?
Churches from Latin America to Australia have been running ‘Light Parties’, an alternative to Halloween. An outreach event for the community, Light Parties aim to share Jesus – the light of the world, with fun activities for children and their families. In Latin America, it’s called ‘Octubrillante’ and happened in over 220 cities in 450 churches…
Read MoreChildren and Teens in Leadership
Here are two stories from Africa on what happens when we give children and teens the opportunity to serve and lead others. Children Who Lead Can children lead other children and be one of God’s workers in the harvest? Betty in Kampala, Uganda thinks they can. Betty leads the Children’s Ministry at her church involving 1800…
Read MoreMessengers of Hope in Uganda
Chess is Life “Chess is life and life is chess”. This is just one of many statements you’ll hear from those who are part of the five SOM (Sports Outreach Ministries) Chess academies in Kampala, Uganda. Operating in the poorest areas of Kampala, the chess academies begun by Coach Robert Katende have seen lives transformed…
Read MoreGlobal CHILDREN’S Forum
For nine years Global Children’s’ Forum (GCF) has been creating, developing and releasing new ways of helping children’s ministry leaders around the world engage with children in their communities to share the gospel. There are numerous projects like KidsHubs (Max7, 2Fish5Bread resource disks/USBs, 1for50 training for children’s ministry leaders) that have been undertaken by GCF…
Read MoreEquiping Children to Understand the Bible
What are the foundations that help us equip children to understand the Bible. Here are several different resources that help you explore this vital subject. Bible synopsis – how to teach the whole Bible narrative This collection helps you to teach, train or inform children about the whole Biblenarrative. Visual aids, curriculum and other components work…
Read MoreLeaving a Godly Heritage
What does leaving a Godly heritage look like? What does it mean ‘to leave a Godly heritage?’ Heritage can relate to many things, but for our purpose we will use the Oxford Dictionary definition which in part states; Heritage is “Valued qualities and cultural traditions that have been passed down from previous generations”. Psalm 127: 3 …
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