'If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God.' D.L.Moody
Although most adults believe that children are important and that it's crucial to teach and nurture children, only a small percentage of adults are actively engaged in kids' lives. Highlight the importance of children and family ministry with this short slideshow. I've included quotes and information, not just about children, but also about the privilege of teaching and ministering to children and their families.

Use the slideshow as an introduction to your volunteer orientation or to commence a leader training session, reminding and encouraging them in their roles. You may also find it helpful to use with your whole church family as an overview of your children and family ministry.


You can view the slideshow below as an MP4, for those using iPad or smartphone, or use the link to slideshare.net to view the slideshow online. You can download the slideshow here or from slideshare.net
                                               http://www.slideshare.net/AnneJohnson6/ministry-memo

Over one million books are published each year. Latest statistics report YouTube users are currently uploading 100 hours of video every minute. The average email user will send and receive over 115 emails each day.

We often feel overwhelmed by the amount of information that is so readily available. 
How then can we effectively highlight quality books and resources for our ministry team and parents and families within our church and encourage them to take note and read.

You might like to check out Shelfari from Amazon.
Anyone can create a free account and set up bookshelves that can be easily shared with others via email, your church or kidmin website or through social media. You can also join other reading groups and see what others are reading.

Try setting up book shelves for different subject content or groups- perhaps kidmin books, leadership books, books for families, devotion material and more.
As you add books to your shelves, you can provide a rating plus a description and review of the book. Others can easily obtain the book from Amazon by clicking on the resource for more information and to purchase. It would also work well for any reading group, small group or even a tutoring group. 
Check it outhere...

Research today tells us that, "Even from birth, children who have an involved father are more likely to be emotionally secure, be confident to explore their surroundings, and, as they grow older, have better social connections."-(Psychology Today
 And, having been urged for years to take a more hands-on role within families, many fathers have done just that with more than ever men becoming stay-at-home dads.

Here are some great quotes to encourage and highlight the high calling of fathers in families today:

A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.  ~Author Unknown


Any man can be a father.  It takes someone special to be a dad.  ~Author Unknown

The greatest gift I ever had
Came from God; I call him Dad!
~Author Unknown

My daddy, he was somewhere between God and John Wayne.  ~Hank Williams, Jr.

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.  ~Bill Cosby

He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.  ~Clarence Budington Kelland


Use the powerpoint slide below, (choose the file version you need) add your own information and use to promote your upcoming Father's Day events.