You want to care well for the children in your church, but pastors are sometimes unaware of areas where their church is lacking in this. This week Dr. Deepak Reju offers twelve practices for protecting children from potential sexual abuse in the church. You’ll hear from Linda Ranson Jacobs, who shares how something as simple as the classroom size and environment can cause behavior problems in children and what you can do to fix that. Jenny Funderburke gives you five simple practices that make a huge difference in helping a child in your church who is hurting.
5 ways to bless a hurting child
You may know he’s hurting; you may not. He might be in your neighborhood. He might be in the children’s ministry class you lead. He might be on your son’s baseball team. He … [Read More]
12 ways to prevent child sexual abuse
Jonathan was sick to his stomach. No pastor ever wants a child hurt. Yet, his church was facing a lawsuit over sexual abuse in their children’s ministry. He was bogged down with … [Read More]
How classroom layout affects kids
Have you ever stopped to look at your children’s area or classrooms from a child’s perspective? Places where children spend meaningful time need to feel safe and comfortable. But adults don’t … [Read More]