A family-faith crisis is occurring in church-going families. Often church leaders are perplexed about the best way for their congregation to care for the families within their midst and community. Nurturing Faith in Families offers 425 creative ideas that pastors, teachers, and other leaders can use to help families grow spiritually and feel more connected to the church.

Nurturing Faith in Families: 425 Creative Ideas for Family Ministry

Roehlkepartain, Jolene L.

Religion & Spirituality

ABNDP - Abingdon Press

Book by Roehlkepartain, Jolene L., Roehlkepartain, Eugene C.

Prescription for a Healthy Church: Ministry Ideas to Nurture Whole People

Roehlkepartain, Eugene C.

Group Pub Inc

This book overflows with age-appropriate, Bible-based play that engages tiny tots from infants to preschoolers! God's love comes to life through games and adventures that children will love as they crawl, coo, squeal, and run through God's Word. With almost 100 easy games for children from six months to six years of age, this book makes an adorable (and practical) addition to every church nursery and preschool classroom!

Tippy Towers & Boo Blankets: Bible Play for Tiny Tots

Fidget Busters: 101 Quick Attention-Getters for Children's Ministry

This is a wonderful book designed to help teach scripture to young children in a fun way.

101 Creative Worship Ideas for Children's Church

These 101 activities grab children's attention when they've got the giggles & wiggles-guaranteed! Each 5- to 10-minute activity is ready at a moment's notice & refocuses kids back on your lesson. For preschoolers through 6th-graders.

Wiggle Tamers

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

This indispensable resource presents more than 150 “best of the best,” thought-provoking, varied, and engaging activities for ages 12 to 18 that will energize and inspire any group of young people.Grounded in Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets framework, these games and projects explore a wide range of issues that affect youth development, including family communication, school climate, peer relationships, service-learning, and self-esteem. The book includes more than 25 new activities as well as dozens of favorites, all updated with input from asset builders across North America. From physically challenging to thought-provoking, engaging to reflective, each activity focuses on a unique concept and offers a creative vehicle for studying a topic such as leadership, diversity, and community involvement (among others), allowing team leaders to empower young people to discover their own strengths. Includes real-world tips from educators and youth providers with over 50 reproducible handouts in English and Spanish.

The Best of Building Assets Together: Favorite Group Activities That Help Youth Succeed

Self-Help

Success

Search Institute Press

From bed-wetting and eating to bath time and siblings, this guide helps parents foster rewarding relationships with their preschoolers through practical, creative solutions to sticky everyday situations. Imaginative and innovative approaches to 40 common challenges not only solve the immediate problems but also enhance the parent-child relationship, while 15 common issues that parents find themselves facing, such as finances, isolation, job demands, guilt, sleep deprivation, boredom, and unsolicited advice, are tackled with simple yet effective solutions. Incorporating elements of the Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets® for Young Children, parents learn how to avoid the pressures of "going it alone" by building a web of support with their family, friends, and community that promotes the physical, social, and emotional well-being of both child and parent.

Parenting Preschoolers with a Purpose: Caring for Your Kids & Yourself

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Creative, interesting, and thought provoking, these 94 interactive group activities will produce laughter, insight, and more successful young people.

Building Assets Together: 135 Group Activities for Helping Youth Succeed

Children's Books

Teaching Kids to Change the World

Free Spirit Publishing

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