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Children in vital congregations know that they are an important part of their faith communities. Discover the best resources for educating, pastoring, and worshiping with your children
SPECIALIZED MINISTRIES : Children's Ministries
  Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (Organization)
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional
Congregations interested in creating or enhancing programs to develop Social and Emotional Learning competencies among their children and youth will find this web site useful.
Committee for Children (Organization)
The nonprofit Committee for Children (CFC) offers programs that encourage children to succeed through social and emotional learning that emphasizes empathy, impulse control, problem solving, and anger management.
 Offering the Gospel to Children (Book)
Gretchen W. Pritchard, Author.
Boston, MA: Cowley Publications, 1992.
Honoring the imagination and curiosity of children while learning stories of their faith, Pritchard demonstrates how to create education programs based on children’s experience of worship.
Postmodern Children's Ministry: Ministry to Children in the 21st Century Church (Book)
Ivy Beckwith, Author.
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 2004.
Postmodern children and their families have unique characteristics that inform ministry, worship, children's education, faith development, and congregational life. Modern and postmodern features are compared along with ministry strategies.
Welcoming Children: A Practical Theology of Childhood (Book)
Joyce Ann Mercer, Author.
St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2005.
Drawing on her experience as a scholar, parent, and director of the Children in Congregations Project, Joyce Ann Mercer writes of her search for a theology that affirms children and a church that welcomes, nurtures, and advocates for them.
 Bullying: A Spiritual Crisis (Book)
Ronald Hecker Cram, Author.
St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2003.
Ronald Cram calls us to address the problem of bullying in and through our congregations. This book will be useful for congregational leaders who work with children, youth, and their families, many of whom face this spiritual crisis each day.
A Child Shall Lead: Children in Worship (Book)
John D. Witvliet, Editor.
Garland, TX: Choristers Guild, 1999.
This collection of 39 articles by an ecumenical group of 18 writers discusses the role of children in worship, outlines ways of teaching children about worship, and provides resources for crafting services that include children.
Children Matter: Celebrating Their Place in the Church, Family, and Community (Book)
Scottie May, Beth Posterski, Catherine Stonehouse, Linda Cannell, Authors.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005.
The authors of this book believe a church community without children cannot be a church. In this volume they explore the foundational understandings upon which to build a ministry and how context and content affect children’s spiritual lives.
Children Together: Teaching Girls and Boys to Value Themselves and Each Other (Book)
Kathryn Goering Reid, Ken Hawkley, Authors.
Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 2000.
Children Together, a 10-week Christian education curriculum for children in kindergarten through eighth grade, teaches equality and helps children overcome patterns of discrimination in their daily lives.
Get Ready! Get Set! Worship! A Resource for Including Children in Worship For Pastors, Educators, Parents, Sessions, and Committees (Book)
Sue Lou, Jean Floyd Love, Mickey Meyers, Sylvia Washer, Authors.
Sue Lousley, Editor.
Louisville, KY: Geneva Press, 1999.
The authors have gathered a series of studies, learning centers, games, and other resources that will help adults and children in their worship.
Gospel-Telling: The Art and Theology of Children’s Sermons (Book)
Richard J. Coleman, Author.
Lima, OH: CSS Publishing Company, 2002.
In this book, Richard Coleman argues that the gospel must be presented so that children can experience it. He also explains the "ten commandments of gospel-telling" and examines seven types of children's sermons.
Growing Compassionate Kids: Helping Kids See Beyond Their Backyard (Book)
Jan Johnson, Author.
Nashville, TN: Upper Room Books, 2001.
To parents, educators, and others, Jan Johnson offers practical suggestions for nurturing compassionate, giving, and selfless children in the midst of a culture that often seems to emphasize materialism and self-centeredness.
In the Midst of Chaos: Caring for Children as a Spiritual Practice (Book)
Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, Author.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2006.
This book offers a personal and illuminating look at how parents can sustain—for themselves and their children—a life of faith in the midst of the turbulent, often overwhelming, and unscripted world of family life.
Making a Home for Faith: Nurturing the Spiritual Life of Your Child (Book)
Elizabeth F. Caldwell, Author.
United Church Press, 2000.
Making a Home for Faith asserts that parents committed to nurturing children spiritually must first commit to their own continuous spiritual growth.
The Pastoral Care of Children (Book)
Daniel H. Grossoehme, Editor.
Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, Inc., 1999.
Beginning with a definition of pastoral care, The Pastoral Care of Children explores the unique perspective and needs of children at all ages and in a variety of situations—ranging from chronic illness to death.
Search Institute (Organization)
Search Institute provides leadership, knowledge, and resources to support healthy children, youth, and communities. Congregational leaders will find this organization packed with helpful materials for nurturing young people.
Songs for LiFE: A Children's Hymnal (Book)
Emily Brink, Author.
Emily Brink, Editor.
Grand Rapids, MI: CRC Publishers, 1994.
This children's hymnal includes both traditional hymns and newly written songs.
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