http://christianitytoday.com/dispatch.html?url=http://christianitytoday.com/childrensministry/Encouragement and news you can use.en-usFri, 02 May 2008 05:00 GMTFri, 25 Apr 2008 05:00 GMTCopyright 2008, Christianity Today Internationalhttp://www.christianitytoday.com/help/features/rss.htmlhttp://www.christianitytoday.com/lyris/rss/feedicon.gif482804http://www.feedburner.comYou will send several messages today. Whether you intend to or not, you'll communicate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs to other people.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?a=kCCrMH"><img src="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?i=kCCrMH" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianitytoday.com/dispatch.html?url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/childrensministry/articles/whereparentresponsibilitystarts.htmlA new series of For 'Your' Soul columns, based on Keri Wyatt Kent's devotional book Oxygen: Deep Breathing for the Soul.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?a=GnpDatG"><img src="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?i=GnpDatG" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianitytoday.com/dispatch.html?url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/childrensministry/articles/journeytobelieve.htmlThe not-so-secret key to effective ministry and leadership.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?a=erPsbuG"><img src="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?i=erPsbuG" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianitytoday.com/dispatch.html?url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/childrensministry/articles/le_2007.001.11.100.htmlAll children's ministries have three common elements. The first is easy--kids. The second is also obvious--Jesus. The third element we share? Volunteers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?a=BGGKDBG"><img src="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?i=BGGKDBG" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianitytoday.com/dispatch.html?url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/childrensministry/articles/tacklingmonsters.htmlChildren's ministry also has two key ingredients that, when mixed together, make it "super strong": creative, relevant Bible teaching and community.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?a=4ddMalG"><img src="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?i=4ddMalG" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianitytoday.com/dispatch.html?url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/childrensministry/articles/community.htmlIt's easier than you think, says child-friendly educator Karyn Henley.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?a=T78bc01h"><img src="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?i=T78bc01h" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianitytoday.com/dispatch.html?url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/childrensministry/articles/cpt_1999.9g3.9g3044.htmlSometimes ministry must undergo changes and updating--also the right thing to do.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?a=6G51iZG"><img src="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?i=6G51iZG" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianitytoday.com/dispatch.html?url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/childrensministry/articles/ministrymakeover.htmlAs I watched my daughter turn a blank page into a piece of art all on her own, I understood that ministry must never be a paint-by-numbers program that ends up looking the same every time.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?a=KWeh3xG"><img src="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?i=KWeh3xG" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianitytoday.com/dispatch.html?url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/childrensministry/articles/ofartandsuch.htmlI've coached my son's basketball teams for five seasons. Each Tuesday evening we hold a one-hour practice and each Saturday we play a 40-minute game.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?a=5pK8nQyc"><img src="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?i=5pK8nQyc" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianitytoday.com/dispatch.html?url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/childrensministry/articles/powerofeveryone.htmlReceive the Today's Children's Ministry monthly newsletter that offers encouragement and news you can use.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?a=A2cJqAPA"><img src="http://feeds.christianitytoday.com/~f/christianitytoday/childrensministry?i=A2cJqAPA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.christianitytoday.com/lyris/subscribe/childrensministry.htmlFri, 02 May 2008 05:00 GMThttp://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetFeedData?uri=christianitytoday/childrensministry