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Money and Possessions: What Our Children Need t...

In his article, Training Your Children to Manage Money, Randy Alcorn shares the following story and observation: In the days of the Klondike gold rush, two miners struck a huge...

Making the Most of the Preschool Years

When I first began teaching in children's ministry, I didn't place much significance on the preschool years. In fact, I tended to look upon this time mainly in terms of...

The Five Levels of Learning

Have you ever been frustrated as a teacher that your students don't seem to be "getting it"? Does it ever feel as if the biblical truths you are teaching aren't...

Growing World Christians

The world came early into my life. On rainy days, Mother let us dig through attic baskets filled with mementos of her college summer in Mexico. My parents' table and...

Involving Parents in the Classroom

In her seminar, “Involving Parents in the Classroom,” Connie Oman (Coordinator for Training and Classroom Support at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis) offered some very practical ideas for encouraging parents...

The Importance of a Biblical View of Friendship...

Summer is almost upon us, and for many children and students that means more time to spend with friends. As any adult knows and has experienced, these friendships offer great...