Author and missionary Jackie Darby was a newborn when she was abandoned in a garbage dump in Seoul, South Korea. Her new children’s book examines the questions she faced as she grew up.
Amid a growing push to reunite orphans with extended family rather than keep children in residential homes, Kenyan authorities are set to adopt a new program that will phase out traditional orphanages over the next decade.
Hank Crutchfield’s young son once asked him an intriguing question: “When do Easter eggs hatch?” That sparked the idea for a simple and beautiful children’s book to help explain the true meaning of Easter.
Anyone who is paid by a church, wears a name tag or volunteers in a ministry is “responsible to care for our children,” attorney Kimberlee Norris, co-founder of MinistrySafe, told Alabama Baptist leaders during a recent workshop.
Just in time for Christmas, a new children’s book is coming from author and speaker O’Shea Lowery. “One More Stocking” features a loveable pup, a playful kitten and a heartfelt holiday challenge.
Jessica Keyes, children’s ministry director at First Baptist Church Reeltown, credits a neighbor’s rooster as a catalyst for starting a writing career that now includes four books.
Discovery Clubs, an after-school program in 23 schools in the Birmingham Metro area, is all about sharing the redemptive story of Scripture with children who might have no other exposure to the gospel.
Whether your church has one child or 100, growing a fruitful children’s ministry takes effort. But there are steps your church can take now to start the journey toward building an effective children’s program.
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