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Children and Teens in Leadership

October 16, 2017

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…

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Children at Risk Around the World

September 20, 2017

Who are the children at risk that need us to intervene on their behalf, to minister to them and to invite them to join with us in God’s mission?

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Children-at-risk as Co-agents of Mission: The church’s call to minister to, for, and with them

September 20, 2017

Written by Michelle Sheba Tolentino and Susan Hayes Greener After the worship service ended on a recent Sunday, Erika spontaneously came up to me (Susan) and asked with a smile, ‘Can I pray for you?’ I replied, ‘Yes, you can.’ I told her about the Second Lausanne Forum on Children-at-risk and mentioned that all the people coming would…

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1for50 Update

September 18, 2017

A Growing Vision in the Philippines After attending the 1for50 retreat in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 2016, leaders from the Philippines came together to form the 1for50 Dream Team for their nation. United by their love for Jesus and passion to see children following him, this energetic group of leaders met every month to pray…

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Messengers of Hope in Uganda

September 7, 2017

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…

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Global CHILDREN’S Forum

September 7, 2017

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…

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Equiping Children to Understand the Bible

July 6, 2017

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…

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Leaving a Godly Heritage

June 21, 2017

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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The Importance of Generational Connections

June 21, 2017

  ‘Intergenerational’ seems to be the buzz word of the moment.  There are large international research programmes in the secular world devoted to intergenerational issues and there’s even a dedicated journal of intergenerational relationships.  It is now widely recognized, even outside the church, that good intergenerational connections are a source of hope for healthy societies…

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God’s rescue plan for children

November 15, 2016

God’s redemptive plan from creation to eternal restoration is the story of the Bible. It has lots of stories, 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 The Bible is the Story of God’s redemption of…

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