Articles for tag: Parent Involvement

November 2, 2019

Church & Ministry Youth & Children's Ministry

Children’s Ministry Best Practices (Small Church): Versailles (Ind.) Church of Christ

‘A Love for Watching Young People Grow in Christ’ By Melissa Wuske JR and Debra Stephen have been volunteer leaders in the children’s ministry at Versailles (Indiana) Church of Christ since the mid-1980s. It’s a small congregation with “more older people than younger” right now, JR said. About 20 children regularly attend, and he described the church as “a close-knit family.” As a children’s leader, that closeness is an asset: “Everybody pretty much knows everybody, and you get to know the parents well.” The couple have been through many seasons of ministry with the church: Families have moved into town

May 17, 2017

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Youth & Children's Ministry

The Best Youth Ministers

By Les Christie A youth-ministry expert tells why and how the church must partner with parents to bring their kids to spiritual maturity. Fifty years ago youth leaders in churches were still largely volunteers, many of them parents of teenagers. When I was in high school and attending Cardiff Avenue Christian Church in West Los Angeles, I remember Mrs. Curry (who turns 100 this year and still drives a car””yikes!) was a parent volunteer in the youth department. Jim Irby was our part-time youth minister. Both strongly influenced my early years, and I still stay in touch with them. Churches

January 13, 2008

Johnny Scott

Church & Ministry Youth & Children's Ministry

Defining the Win for Junior High Small Groups

Junior high small groups don’t need instant breakthrough moments to succeed. Johnny Scott explains how to define the “win,” set realistic expectations, and create a caring environment where students can process faith with trusted adults.