Royal Ambassadors Aim High with Archery and Knife Safety
Royal Ambassador leaders, it’s time to step up your game! No, literally, step up—preferably to a target range. Archery and knife safety are the newest additions to our Royal Ambassador activity lineup, and they promise to be as thrilling as they are educational. If you haven’t already dusted off your Robin Hood hat or started practicing your best “Lumberjack Survival” pose, this is your cue.
Get a Plan, Work the Plan
It’s almost time for the new church year to begin. Are you ready? It won’t be long until school bells are ringing to welcome kids back into classrooms. That means it’s also time for a new year of missions discipleship! The question is, are you prepared?
WMU Expands Royal Ambassadors to Include Young Men Through 12th Grade
Boys in first grade can be a part of Royal Ambassadors and now continue their RA journey in missions discipleship through their senior year of high school. National WMU board members approved a recomm
Ways to Communicate with Families of Children
Most parents of children appreciate it when teachers communicate what is going on in the classroom at school whether it’s good, bad, or indifferent. Communication reduces confusion, encourages coopera
Where Are They Now: GA April Curtis
When April Curtis was a GA at Cuthbert First Baptist Church in Georgia, she had no idea the plans God had for her and her family. But He was already preparing her heart for what was to come. “I loved
Simple Tips for Answering Children’s Questions About God
It’s inevitable as the leader of a children’s missions discipleship group: You will have to answer a child’s questions about God. Whether you are a new or seasoned leader, it isn’t something to fret o
Behind the Scenes of Missions Journey: Kids Curriculum
I have taught the Missions Journey: Kids curriculum for about eight years (I teach Children in Action at my church). So, before I became the design editor of children’s resources here at WMU, I felt l
Where Are They Now: RA Matthew Dobson
If Matthew Dobson, health officer for the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County, could tell a boy or girl in your missions discipleship group anything he wanted, first he would tell them G
Where Are They Now: GA Ann Iorg
Legacy. A legacy is something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past. If we were to imagine it, a legacy is like a rock tossed into a still pond whose ripples expa
Creating Safe Spaces for Children at Church
This blog is part of a series on Fostering Healthy Minds in Children at Church that provides strategies children’s leaders can use to foster healthy minds in children to whom they minister. And, hey,
Children Around the Country Make Missional Impact Through Children’s Missions Day
Children’s Missions Day (CMD), an initiative of WMU, encourages children in grades 1–6 to take part in missions-focused projects that positively impact their communities. CMD took place on Sept.
Craft Stick Houseboat Represents Joy, Impact of Working Together
The joy of working together for the glory of God was on display as a houseboat constructed of nearly 700,000 craft sticks floated on Lay Lake near Birmingham, Alabama, on November 7. The boat launch w