Are you part of the "&"?
Family & Children’s Ministries has been working to reconcile the harm that has been caused by age segregated ministry. We have been...
The More Things Change... They Remain the Same...
I’ll never forget the time I got caught passing notes in Mr. Ward’s 7th Grade Science class. For those too young to remember what “notes”...
Raising Kids to Understand Freedoms and Responsibilities
When my husband and I were engaged we spent some time envisioning our future adult children; not what career they would have or what type...
Learning from a Bunch of Blockheads
Rev. Lee Yates I love letting kids use paint. Too often, time limits us to markers or colored pencils, but whenever possible I like to...
Connected
Rev. Michael Swartzentruber Connected. That’s what we are. In our online world of social media and smart phones, the word “connected”...
Listening to Nature
Scott Hardin-Nieri We were really taught to listen by howler monkeys and toucans. It was in Costa Rica that our understanding of...
Smart Phones in Youth Ministry – A distraction, or a tool for encountering God?
B. J. Barlow Anyone who has been the leader of a youth bible study for any period of time can testify to the frustration of cell phone...
On Children, Communion, and an “Open Table”
Rev. Aaron Todd A few months ago, my family was on vacation in Kansas City, MO and on Sunday morning we visited a congregation that we...
Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook, Oh My!
Rev. Michael Davison I get asked about technology and family life or youth culture a few times a month. And now the disclaimer: I am not...
Parenting a Transgender Child
Lisa Engelken "Mom, I want to be a boy!' Wow-what did I even say? I was taking my daughter to her work that summer a year ago when she...
