January 12, 2011
Making a Difference
Leaders from Christ’s Church at Mason share practical advice for planning Vacation Bible School, teaching Jesus’ parables, leading worship, and using Standard Publishing’s “Main Street” VBS curriculum.
Youth & Children’s Ministry
Youth & Children’s Ministry equips churches, parents, and ministry leaders to disciple the next generation with biblical clarity and lasting care. Explore practical resources on teaching Scripture to kids and students, creating safe and welcoming environments, partnering with families, developing volunteers, and building ministries that form lifelong faith. You’ll find guidance for age-appropriate curriculum, small groups, outreach, worship, and mentoring—along with wisdom for navigating cultural pressures and supporting students through formative seasons. Whether you lead a children’s program, youth group, or family ministry, these articles help you serve young people in Jesus’ name.
January 12, 2011
VBS Changes Lives
This brief reflection invites readers to remember how Vacation Bible School songs, crafts, Bible stories, and volunteers planted seeds of faith that can blossom years later.
November 2, 2010
Interview with Velvet Lozada
Velvet Lozada explains how Standard Publishing’s Kids Reading for Life program helps churches host simple book fairs that provide Bible-based resources for families and raise funds for ministry.
The Hero HeadQuarters Field Test
Ross Christian Church hosted a field test for Standard Publishing’s 2010 Hero HeadQuarters VBS, giving children an interactive week while staff evaluated lessons, music, graphics, and activities.
God at Work in the Middle of the Week
Small-town churches in Illinois and Indiana show how midweek ministry can reach children, serve families, and renew a congregation’s sense of mission beyond Sunday morning.
Generation to Generation: An Interview with Wayne Rice
Youth ministry pioneer Wayne Rice reflects on Youth Specialties, intergenerational church life, and why parents and the whole congregation matter in helping teens grow in faith.
January 24, 2010
It”s Just Like Fishing
Rick Chromey uses a fishing story to help smaller churches think about recruiting and retaining children’s ministry volunteers through grace, relationships, ownership, worth, laughter, and safety.
January 24, 2010
Children”s Ministry Leadership GOLD!
Rick Chromey shares a GOLD framework for children’s ministry leadership in smaller churches: grace, organism, loopy feedback, and decentralized leadership shaped by relationships and flexibility.
January 20, 2010
Don”t Let Us Forget
Mark A. Taylor reminds church leaders that children’s ministry can fade from adult attention—and urges congregations to keep children visible, involved, and valued in the life of the church.
January 17, 2010
Fear Not . . . Volunteers Can Be Found!
Linda Ahlgrim shares how church leaders can identify, invite, and encourage children’s ministry volunteers by addressing five common fears that keep people from saying yes.
January 10, 2010
VBS Changes Lives
Stories from Missouri, Texas, Indiana, and Ohio show how VBS can shape children, restore families, encourage volunteers, and plant seeds of faith that last for years.
January 10, 2010
Introducing Hero HeadQuarters: Standard Publishing’s 2010 Vacation Bible School
Standard Publishing’s 2010 “Hero HeadQuarters” VBS teaches children that everyday obedience, faith, and courage can make a meaningful difference with God’s power at work.
January 10, 2010
We Call It Kids Camp
A week at Northshore Christian Church’s Kids’ Camp shows how children’s outreach can welcome families, teach the gospel, and bear lasting fruit in a new congregation.
January 11, 2009
A New Opportunity to Reach Kids with VBS
Standard Publishing’s “Studio GO! Game Show” VBS theme combines game-show fun, Scripture learning, and hands-on service to help churches engage children and adults.
January 11, 2009
VBS: Testing the Best
LifeSpring Christian Church helped Standard Publishing field-test its “Studio GO! Game Show” VBS course, giving children a full VBS experience while staff and volunteers evaluated materials for improvement.
January 11, 2009
AKA: Daniel Read
Cincinnati Christian University senior Daniel Read brings humor, warmth, and improvisational energy to Standard Publishing’s “Studio GO! Game Show” VBS as the winsome host Wade Winalot.
January 11, 2009
VBS: The Big Thing
Ryan Frank shares six practical ways children’s ministry leaders can make Vacation Bible School a focused, strategic summer outreach for children, families, and the wider community.
November 30, 2008
More Than Fun and Games
Ben Walker challenges churches to move beyond entertainment-driven youth ministry and equip teens with deeper discipleship, apologetics, and worldview training before they leave high school.
November 19, 2008
Interview with Ralph Eichelberger
Ralph Eichelberger of Round Lake Christian Assembly reflects on Christian camping, youth discipleship, missions, specialty camps, and why churches should keep camp central to spiritual formation.
Windows of Youth Ministry
Curtis Booher and Phyllis Fox examine millennial students, their generational traits, and why youth ministry must become more holistic, intergenerational, participatory, and rooted in the gospel.
