New Year, New Beginning, New Topic

Happy 2010 my friends.  As I shared in my November article, I am now leading Women’s Ministry at Prairie Family Church but after being asked and prayerfully considering this position I have eagerly agreed to stay on and am looking forward to sharing much more with you over the coming months.

It seems with each generation our children are forced to grow up faster and have to deal with more and more pressure in their lives. All one has to do is look at the current divorce rates in our country and the escalation in the number of cases of abuse and bullying that we read about in the news daily.

The Lord has led me to an awesome resource which we will be reviewing over the next few months.   The book is entitled Group’s Emergency Response Handbook for Children’s Ministry. I believe and wholeheartedly recommend that it become a staple resource in every church for the CM department.  

We will cover signs to watch for, care and counseling tips, ministry tips, what and what not to say and scripture references for the following topics.

• Abuse
• Bullying
• Changing Family Dynamics
• Death
• Depression
• Divorce
• Legal Trouble
• Moving
• Special Needs
• Substance Abuse
• Terminal Illness
• Tragic Personal Loss

The Lord himself said “Let the children come to me.” Mark 10:14b. This can be difficult when children are damaged by tragedy or pain. We love them and want to help them grow closer to Jesus especially in these situations.  My goal is to help all of us be prepared and to have the tools we need to partner with parents and other caregivers in helping children deal with these issues.

Next moth we will jump in and begin the journey together.

In Him,

CJ Schindler

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