Family Zone

Love those challenging kids, and know you are making a difference!

Here is a fun positive way to have some parents helping every week in your children's service.

Pastor Karl training leaders on how to include parents in children's ministry. (Recruiting tips too!)

Ten easy steps to help you get started on your goal to partner with families in your church.

You are being gifted quality time with your family. Don’t waste it. 

You don't have to be in a church to do ministry.

"What are you most afraid of as a parent?" This question evokes fear and uncertainty in many parents. How can you move from fear to rest and trust?

Times have changed. As children's pastors and parents, we need to realize that our kids need more than what we're teaching.

As Christians, how should we respond to losing battles in our culture war?

Discover ways to stay sane during the holidays and throughout the year. 

In our modern society, it's getting harder and harder to connect with family members. Choose to be intentional and start with these suggestions.

The bond between a parent and a child is not just biological. It's a heart bond. 

Here are some ideas that may help you create an ‘open house’ policy with your family.

Try these activities when your kids say they're bored.

There's a reason why some families would choose to skip church for sports or other activities. The church needs to learn how to bring families together.

Have fun this Easter by changing up your egg hunt!

Development as a dynamic system [is] a perpetually ongoing process, extending from conception to death, that is molded by a complex network of biological, psychological, and social influences. ~ Laura E. Berk “Jesus became wiser and stronger. He also became more and more pleasing to God and to people.” (Luke 2:52)   p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.7px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}

Tech screens are everywhere. How do you know when it's time for a digital detox?

When discipleship is the strategy, Deuteronomy 6:6-8 can be a reality, even for single and divorced parents. 

How does your church disciple the single dads in your community?

Here are a few things to remember and a few ideas to try during these next few weeks of home isolation.

Equip your parents with devotionals for the Christmas season. 

Video based readers that rhyme - try at home or at church.

Form healthy habits with your family now so you can enjoy long term results. 

Excessive use of video games can become a trap (an addiction) kids get caught in as they try to escape their emotional turmoil.

Children often respond to trauma by lashing out in anger. Linda Jacobs from Divorce Care for Kids recommends the use of the "grace card" to help a child heal.

Do you struggle with finding easy ways for your kids to memorize scripture? Whether at home or at church, these tips can help children of all learning styles painlessly remember their verses.

When the church and the home are working together, we will have more success in making disciples of our kids.

Suggestions for how you can be prepared to partner with parents. 

Mr. Rogers gives great advice on how to talk to kids about scary events in the news. 

Hear tips on how to stay connected to those you love.

We have a generation that is ruled by their emotional response to any given situation, yet they have failed to stop and ask, “Is this true?”

You might question if there is a big difference between broken homes and single-parent homes. 

Throughout Scripture, God calls parents to take seriously the spiritual leadership of their children. Here are three key areas of family life where you can show significant spiritual leadership.

Advent Resources for Parents

A few keys to incorparating a healthy family ministry into your church.

When your kids say they're bored, maybe you should let them be. 

When is the last time you taught your church children how to write a money plan/budget?

Why I will NEVER make time for my family ever again!

When you look at a strong-willed child, do you ever think, "That's great leadership potential! All you have to do is nurture it!"

Do your kids understand the relentlessness of God?

How do we protect our girls in a sex-saturated culture?

How can we raise our boys to respect women in a sex-saturated culture.

 Friendship with others starts with understanding whose we are.

How do we best preserve God's story through the generations?

Here is some practical biblical help to support you in getting your kids to help with chores over the summer - even providing a FREE downloadable "Summer Chores Chart!"

Help children of divorce better cope with the holidays by being aware of the things they may be missing this Christmas. 

Proverbs 22:6 is an important Scripture, but does it provide a guarantee for parents that training kids "in the way they should go" will result in children not departing from their faith?