May2023
Celebrating Pentecost
Sunday 28 May we celebrate Pentecost! Pentecost Sunday closes the season of Easter. It is the celebration of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and the colour RED symbolises the fire associated with the coming of the Holy Spirit. We’ve put together some simple ideas to help your family celebrate. You could also do these… Read more
Mar2023
The love language of gifts and acts of service
Encouraging our children’s love languages – gifts and acts of service. These are two very tangible and outward signs of showing and giving love to others: gifts and acts of service. These very practical and effective ways of showing love help people to figure out how to connect with each other. Sound familiar? Do you… Read more
Mar2023
The love language of words and touch
The words that we speak and the touch we give can communicate so much. Our speech can encourage those we love, as does a kind touch on the shoulder, a warm embrace, or simply holding hands as we walk and talk. Words of affirmation Children really enjoy hearing genuine and encouraging words spoken over them…. Read more
Mar2023
The love language of quality time
In their book The Five Love Languages of Children, Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell suggest that people – children and adults – express their love and receive expressions of love from others in five distinct ways: through words, gifts, service, time and touch. Quality time is a parent’s (or grandparents) gift to a child, saying,… Read more
Mar2023
Learning the language of love
Connection through Love Have you ever heard your child say ‘I don’t feel loved?’ It can, and should, stir us up a little as parents to be responsive to what that means for that child. Sometimes this is just a mismatch between the way they receive love and the way they are being loved. How… Read more
Feb2023
Encouraging Prayer During Lent
Prayer is an act of worship and an expression of our faith. We communicate with God, through Jesus Christ, his Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Throughout his life, Jesus modelled many ways to pray, but still, the disciples asked him how to do it. Jesus gave them, and us, the Lord’s Prayer…. Read more
Feb2023
What is intergenerational ministry?
On any given Sunday we can look around our local church and see babies, children, young people and adults gathered to worship God. It is one of the only places in Western society where all generations are present. Each generation is a gift to the others. The young bring their energy and questions; the mature… Read more
Feb2023
Family Rituals and Traditions
Lent is a great time to start Family rituals and traditions are important to the health and well-being of today’s busy families. They promote a sense of identity and a feeling of belonging. A ritual differs from ordinary routine by having some emotional significance. Traditions are often cultural, ethnic, or faith-based and can be handed… Read more
Jan2023
RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT – The Stand
The world is constantly changing, there’s no denying it. One of the most significant changes is the ability to connect across the country, across continents, across the world. We can share our thoughts, opinion and faith across the world with ease. But with this incredible technology comes the pressures to be constantly connected as we… Read more
Jan2023
RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT – Grow Kids
Grow Kids is a new resource designed to help you as you help to ‘grow kids’ in knowing Jesus and responding to his love through worship and service. Designed as a teaching curriculum, Grow Kids offers opportunities to tailor sessions to suit your audience. Menu items will help to provide your group with the best… Read more