Kid Sensitive Children’s Ministry
A teacher gave the option of making two Christmas gifts so the kids wouldn't have to choose between mom's or dad's house. She gathered supplies for two gifts but another teacher in her grade thought that was too much trouble. Is your children's ministry like the first teacher or the second? Do you have a curriculum that makes kids feel left out when they can't be there each week? Our free tip sheet on ministering to students in stepfamilies can help your church stay kid sensitive and relevant.
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A teacher gave the option of making two Christmas gifts so the kids wouldn't have to choose between mom's or dad's house. She gathered supplies for two gifts but another teacher in her grade thought that was too much trouble. Is your children's ministry like the first teacher or the second? Do you have a curriculum that makes kids feel left out when they can't be there each week? Our free tip sheet on ministering to students in stepfamilies can help your church stay kid sensitive and relevant.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Is your church kid sensitive or out of touch?
Ron: Is your church kid sensitive or out of touch?
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: I heard about a schoolteacher who gave her kids the option of making two Christmas gifts for their parents. If they made just one students who live between mom’s and dad’s house would have to choose which parent to surprise and which to disappoint. So she gathered enough supplies for two gifts. The other teacher in her grade thought that was way too much trouble.
Hmm. Is your children’s ministry like the first teacher or the second? Do you consider their life circumstances, have a curriculum that makes kids feel left out when they can’t be there each week? There are some things to think about here. Our free tip sheet on ministering to students in stepfamilies can help your church stay kid sensitive and relevant. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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