A Guide to Hybrid Sunday School for Elementary Children and Their Families (Early Elementary, Middle Elementary, PreTeen)

INTRODUCTION Children’s ministry has never changed at a faster pace than it is changing right now. But what hasn’t changed—and will never change—is our goal to bring God’s Word to children and families. This guide is designed to help you use the curriculum you know and trust as your children’s ministry adjusts to another new […]

A Guide to Hybrid Sunday School for Early Childhood Children and Their Families (Preschool, Pre-K & K)

INTRODUCTION Children’s ministry has never changed at a faster pace than it is changing right now. But what hasn’t changed—and will never change—is our goal to bring God’s Word to children and families. This guide is designed to help you use the curriculum you know and trust as your children’s ministry adjusts to another new […]

A Guide to Hybrid Sunday School for Toddlers and Their Families (Toddlers & 2s)

INTRODUCTION Children’s ministry has never changed at a faster pace than it is changing right now. But what hasn’t changed—and will never change—is our goal to bring God’s Word to children and families. This guide is designed to help you use the curriculum you know and trust as your children’s ministry adjusts to another new […]

CHURCH RE-ENTRY ROADMAP

CHURCH RE-ENTRY ROADMAP: CREATING A PLAN FOR YOUR MINISTRY CHURCH RE-ENTRY ROADMAP: CREATING A PLAN FOR YOUR MINISTRY As we all look at re-entry, we will have to make decisions for our individual churches, ministry areas, and congregations. We are each called to live out the mission of our churches—and those missions will vary. Think […]

Small Group—Discipleship—Sunday School Creative Teaching Methods

Although ministry may look different than it did just a few months ago, your work is as important as ever. As we all continue to navigate these times, our desire is to come alongside you and help provide resources for the families you serve. Church of God Publications would like to offer some creative small […]

Creating a Jesus Culture in a Diverse Community

I sat on a bench in Homestead, Florida, talking to José. He’d rather you call him “Pepe.” He’s a short, kind grandpa – a first-generation Cuban-American, and one of the five Olympic weight lifters who defected from Cuba to America in the 1960s. Pepe never visited his island nation again. That’s typical of that generation […]

Disciple-Making Teachers

Teaching is more than reading a lesson or making a good presentation. Teaching is about life transformation and helping others know God intimately by growing in His ways and being in full partnership with Him. Here are some characteristics of teachers focused on making disciples. 1. Disciple-making teachers have a clear sense of mission. Jesus […]

Cross-Cultural Ministry

The idea implicit in the term cross-cultural ministryis that Christians must minister across cultures to be effective witnesses of Jesus Christ. The passing of two millennia of Christian history has proven that Jesus Christ has universal appeal, in that people from all cultural and ethnic backgrounds become believers in Him. Because Christ has universal appeal, […]