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pastor's resources for parents and others
Here are Anghelika's tools and information for ministry
to children. These are great for anyone who cares for kids and
the world they
are growing up in.
Check out the current issue of the Vineyard Kids Newsletter (Fall 2008)!
Anghelika has two playlists on iTunes. Choose from the God's Promises mix ... or from the Kid's Church mix
You can buy and download songs that Children's Ministries is singing! If you want to sample
any of the songs below, you will need iTunes (the links open your player).
www.vcfp.org/bulletin.html
I lose my bulletin most sundays. It hardly ever makes it home.
Here is the quick link to the current VCFP bulletin.
www.newcreationhome.org
New Creation Home Ministries located in East Palo Alto provides
housing and weekly programs to teen mothers ages 13-22 and their
children. Each week, we offer a bible study and parenting/life
skills classes,
We are looking for volunteers to come and watch the kids while
their mothers learn important life skills, learn about God and
build community. Each evening is 90 minutes and you can choose
to serve once a week, once a month, or once a quarter. Classes
are year around, and are held at New Creation Home in East
Palo Alto. For more info email Katie Fantin at katie@newcreationhome.org,
or call 650-400-8180.
On Monday nights, classes are from 6:30-7:30 and
usually there are 5-7 children.
On Tuesday evenings, classes are from 6:15-7:45
and can range in number of kids from 15-25.
This is a great opportunity for families to serve by taking care
of the children.
with no ongoing commitment required (though its certain welcome!)
www.armsoflove.org
Arms of Love is a Christian ministry that establishes and operates
homes that provide long-term care for orphaned, abandoned, and
abused children in a family environment. The heart of this ministry
is to love each child, to bring healing to their past
and
hope
to their future. Our own VCFP Kim Fisher directs this organization.
www.compassioninternational.com
Compassion International is one of the nation's largest christian
child sponsorship organizations, working with more than 65
denominations and thousands of indigenous church partners in Africa,
Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Since 1952,
Compassion's revolutionary approach, through one-to-one Christian
child sponsorship, has touched the lives of more than a million
children. Compassion has been recognized for its
financial
integrity with top ratings and recommendations by several
"watchdog" organizations. Vineyard Children's Ministries sponsors two children
(Martha in Ethiopia and Michael in Brazil) through Compassion. All the children's
offering goes to their support. You and/or your child can participate
in the support of these children, or you can sponsor a child
yourself through this great organization.
www.samaritanspurse.com
Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate
situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and
the Good News of God's love. This program on Samaritan's Purse
provides an opportunity for people of all ages to be involved in
a simple, hands-on missions project while focusing on the true
meaning of Christmas -Jesus Christ.
www.childrensministry.com
These folks are passionate about helping make a difference in the
lives of children. They want to help make sure that your kids cultivate
their relationship with Jesus. And they're dedicated to giving
you everything you’ll probably ever need to resource your
ministry to kids.
Their goal is to connect you with people, organizations, ideas,
and resources from every corner of the children’s ministry
universe. If they don’t have what you need, they'll get it
for you.
www.pluggedinonline.com
For Christian perspectives on movies.
www.commonsensemedia.org
Common Sense Media rates media that is based on child development
criteria and recommendations from some of the nation's leading
authorities.
Their ON, OFF, and PAUSE buttons act as quick guides to help you
figure out what media is right for your kids by age.
www.barna.org
The ultimate aim of this organization is to partner with Christian
ministries and individuals to be a catalyst in moral and spiritual
transformation in the United States. It accomplishes these outcomes
by providing vision, information, evaluation and resources through
a network of intimate partnerships. You will discover a lot here.
www.waitersonwheels.com
Great gift for parents with new babies!
www.dayspring.com
Send a free Christian e-greeting!
www.christianbooks.com
Christian books about almost everything.
www.tommynelson.com
The goal at Tommy Nelson is to nurture the faith of every child
through books, videos and entertainment products. They spend all
day every day thinking about children and how they can impact their
lives.
www.briomag.com
A great Christian website and magazine for teen girls.
www.prayershop.org
The mission of PrayKids! is to teach, encourage, and equip children
(ages 8-12) as they develop a deepening relationship with Christ
through prayer, so that they might become more effective at prayer.
You can order easy how-to flyers for $1.
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