Some would argue that children should be out of a worship service. I firmly believe that children benefit from being in worship with their parents and grandparents and other adults. How else are children to become Christian adults if they don't (even if occasionally) attend worship with adults? Children's church and children's worship has it's place and time, don't hear me wrong. More on this topic here. Christmas Eve is on a Sunday this year and, in my opinion, one of the b

For an Advent workshop this year, we put together Nativity blocks with the kids at our church. For an hour and a half, Kindergarteners through 5th Graders gathered to read Twas the Evening of Christmas by Glenys Nellist and put together Nativity Blocks. Each child assembled their own. My son, Ethan, brought his home and I posted a picture on social media of his work and some of the others created that night. I received response back that others were interested in making these

The more important question is, does it matter if our children have a prayer life? I believe so. I believe it is extremely important that we model and teach our children to pray so that they have a healthy prayer life. But what does a HEALTHY prayer life look like? I believe that it looks different for each family but has a common thread - REGULAR CONVERSATION WITH GOD. How old should a child be before they can have a prayer life? A child's prayer life begins in the womb but

Great news! Zondervan is giving one of my YouTube subscribers a free copy of Glenys Nellist's latest book. To enter the giveaway please watch today's video for all the details. This giveaway begins October 17, 2017 and ends October 23rd by noon EST. Winner will be contacted by the evening of the 23rd. The book will be mailed out by the publisher, not myself. The video details my honest review of Twas the Evening of Christmas which was given to me for free. NEXT BOOK TOUR STOP

The Free 14 week lesson plans I complied for this book and video are under the "Free Downloads" tab on my home page. It's a pdf and was too long to include in this blog post. To purchase Love Letters from God: Bible Stories for a Girl's Heart click here. ~Shawn CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS. #leadership #prayerlights #Bookreview #children39sministry #kidmin #lovelettersfromGod