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08
Mar
2016
Ten Tips On Addressing Kids Fears And Doubts
Posted On March 8, 2016  By Sarie King  And has No Comment

Sandy Galea from Kidswise shares 10 wise tips on addressing children’s fears and doubts. Research has shown that children who did not keep their faith into adulthood often felt their doubts and fears weren’t addressed by adults whilst growing up. Research also demonstrates that parents who are real […]

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24
Feb
2016
Ten Tips On Encouraging Inner Beauty In Girls
Posted On February 24, 2016  By Sarie King  And has No Comment

Sandy Galea from Kidswise shares 10 wise tips as we seek to raise godly, ‘body healthy’ girls.  1. Use the word ‘beautiful’ to 
describe godly behaviour in your daughter and the women around them. For example: ‘It was beautiful when you shared your toys.’ ‘Saying sorry is beautiful […]

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07
Dec
2015
Character Before Competence
Posted On December 7, 2015  By Sarie King  And has No Comment

  This blog piece is the third in a series of blog articles by Sandy Galea on developing and sustaining an effective children’s ministry. See the first in the series – Becoming a Leader of Leaders in Disciple Making, and the second – Partnering with Parents.   In order for […]

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01
Dec
2015
Ten Tips On Celebrating Christmas With Your Children
Posted On December 1, 2015  By Sarie King  And has No Comment

  10 Helpful Tips by Sandy Galea from Kidswise #1: God’s amazing gift to us is the forgiveness of our sins through his son, Jesus. We don’t deserve this gift nor did we do anything to earn this gift. It’s a gift. And God never takes […]

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24
Aug
2015
Partnering With Parents
Posted On August 24, 2015  By Sarie King  And has No Comment

This blog piece is the second in a series of blog articles on developing and sustaining an effective children’s ministry. See the first in the series -‘Becoming a Leader of Leaders in Disciple-Making. We’re thankful for Sandy Galea, for her generosity in offering this important series for publishing on the E.M website […]

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11
Aug
2015
Becoming A Leader Of Leaders In Children’s Disciple Making
Posted On August 11, 2015  By Sarie King  And has 2 Comments

This blog piece marks a series of blog articles to come on developing and sustaining an effective children’s ministry. We are thankful for these articles written by Sandy Galea, and for her generosity in offering them for publishing on the E.M website as part of her […]

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09
Oct
2014
How Welcoming Is Your Kids Ministry?
Posted On October 9, 2014  By Sarie King  And has No Comment

Often our ministry energy is focussed on adults, on welcoming, integrating and creating a helpful space for learning and engagement…but what about our kids? how welcoming and helpful is your church?…This helpful article and checklist by LifeWay is a good place to start. It’s also worth checking […]

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02
Oct
2014
Common Traits Of Youth Who Don’t Leave Church
Posted On October 2, 2014  By Sarie King  And has 1 Comment

“The ages eighteen to twenty-nine are the black hole of church attendance; this age segment is “missing in action” from most congregations” – David Kinnaman Research of the Australian Church landscape discovered the most common age people become Christian is prior to the age of 20.  The number […]

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16
Oct
2013
How To Manage Transitions…
Posted On October 16, 2013  By Sarie King  And has No Comment

Effective Ministry is currently researching how ministries might better help children, teenagers and young adults as they manage difficult life and ministry transitions in the movement towards adulthood and maturity in the faith.  Andrew Nixon (Principal of Youthworks College) had these helpful suggestions on the ‘Growing Faith’ […]

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17
Sep
2013
New Data On The Impact Of Our Children’s & Youth Programs On Adult Attendees Coming To Faith
Posted On September 17, 2013  By Sarie King  And has No Comment

NCLS (National Church Life Survey) has now released further specific findings on youth and children’s ministry from its 2011 survey. The report provides information on the influences upon people becoming Christians, in particular the impact of children’s and youth programs in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. […]

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