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In the follow-up to his last post, 'OK to good', Sam Donoghue thinks through what it takes to go from good children's work to great children's work. Is that possible on our own, or do we need the church's help?
In the endless tornado of children's work, the idea of spending time being trained can seem like a luxury that we just can't afford. However, whether we're a volunteer or we get paid, taking the chance to learn some more about working with children can transform the way we see our roles and our practice.
Sam Donoghue recently wrote a ridiculous sentence about children’s ministry. He said, ‘The problem with children’s work is that it’s easy to do an OK job, but really hard to do a good one. Therefore we tend to settle for OK, as we know that people probably won’t notice.’ What do you think?
How welcoming are we to those who our new to our churches? We all know that first impressions are crucial. But we can become so familiar with our own church that we become blind to things that are unclear for visitors. Ashley Nichols explores how we can be friendly, loving and open in our welcome to newcomers.
Age and birthdays are really important to children. Anyone who has got a child’s wrong, or not include the ‘half’ or ‘three quarters’, will have realised that. How can we as children's groups and whole church communities celebrate these important events in children's lives? Here are a few ideas to get you thinking.
Over the past ten years the BLMF has granted over £3 million in funding to a broad range of over 150 projects across London. It has supported much imaginative work across the Diocese helping our parishes to flourish and to make a real difference within some of the most deprived communities in our city.
Sam Donoghue explores the meaning behind this long word: how do we help children get to know the culture and practices of church life? Indeed, should we, if the way we do church might need to change? Sam comes up with some questions for discussion.
In many churches, there's a 'show and tell' time, where children display their work or talk about the story they heard. There are benefits, but a time like this can be problematic. Is it fair to ask children to make an instant response to what they have discovered about God in front of a room full of adults? Margaret Pritchard-Houston investigates the pros and cons.
