Download or read book Trauma Informed Children s Ministry written by Robert G. Crosby and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-04-13 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James used to laugh and joke with the other third graders. Now he was angry, aggressive, and defiant. James was hurting, but Pastor Becky didn't know how to help. Like many children's pastors, she didn't realize that a child in her ministry was experiencing symptoms of trauma. She wasn't sure how to respond to his big feelings and challenging behaviors. Trauma-Informed Children's Ministry: A Practical Guide to Reaching Hurting Kids helps children's ministry leaders understand trauma and strengthen their ministries to serve and disciple hurting kids. Divorce, bullying, adoption, abuse. Learn how trauma touches the children you love and what most churches get wrong when it comes to teaching and disciplining children who have experienced trauma. Why does Isaac keep talking back? Why is Sara under the table crying? Make sense out of the most frustrating, confusing, and heartbreaking child behaviors. Through inspiring, real-life stories, discover practical, research-based strategies to begin transforming your ministry this Sunday. Good intentions are not enough. Our changing society craves authentic churches equipped to reach all children. This powerful, groundbreaking book will help you: Cultivate caring relationships. Eliminate challenging behaviors. Encourage your team. And amplify your church's impact in the community!

Download or read book Redefining Children s Ministry in the 21st Century written by Becky Fischer and published by . This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research shows that by the time many children are thirteen years old they feel they know everything there is to know about the Bible and God, and feel no further need of attending church. Could this be because we have underestimated their spiritual potential, and been content to feed them a repetitive spiritual diet of basic Bible stories over and over again? Just how many ways can we repackage Noah's Ark anyway? It's time the collective body of Christ re-evaluate children's ministries and redefine what valid, disciple-making, equipping children's ministry really is.

Download or read book Healing Families Helping Systems written by Nancy Poole and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Heartfelt Thanks written by Group Publishing and published by Group Publishing (Company). This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thank you for serving in children's ministry Whether you teach Sunday school, gather supplies for lessons, serve snacks, or rock babies in the nursery, your actions have an impact on the lives of children. Your smile, your time, your caring words, your guidance, your high fives--they add up to the sharing of God's love. And that makes a difference. The thoughts in this keepsake book will warm your heart and remind you that what you do matters. Plus you'll be encouraged on your own journey with Jesus. Thanks for serving. You are appreciated

Download or read book Godly Play written by Jerome Berryman and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 1994-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meaningful, lasting learning comes from childlike curiosity and play. The approach of this book is to make relgious instruction fun, spontaneous and deeply spiritual. Godly Play is a practical yet innovative approach to religious education--becoming childlike in order to teach children.

Download or read book Trauma and Grief written by R. Scott Sullender and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's world, trauma and traumatic loss are increasingly common. This book surveys the important constructs, concepts, and dynamics of trauma, loss, grief, and growth, offering resources and strategies that ministers and other spiritual caregivers can use as they support and facilitate people in their journey from trauma recovery to grief work to spiritual growth. The book presents a framework for understanding the interrelationship between trauma recovery work, grief work, and spiritual growth. The author argues that each of these components is essential for a full and complete healing from trauma and traumatic losses and that they work together in the ongoing process of healing. Traumas and traumatic losses are times of "crisis" in the sense that they are turning points in people's lives; people can either grow through the experience or decline under the weight of their unbearable sorrow and anxiety. How people handle traumas and significant losses may be the most important variable in their psychological, relational, and spiritual health. The author gives special attention to describing ways in which God might draw close to the traumatized and bereaved in their process of recovery and healing.

Download or read book Trauma in the Pews written by Janyne McConnaughey and published by . This book was released on 2022-08-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the need for the church to become 1) trauma informed - acquiring knowledge and understanding about trauma, 2) trauma sensitive - recognizing how trauma impacts our lives and faith, and 3) trauma responsive - ministering to people who have experienced trauma in effective and compassionate ways. There are still many in our churches whose suffering has been overlooked, and perhaps they aren't fully aware of how they've been personally affected. But with a different lens, our faith communities will become safer places for everyone; those who have experienced trauma and those who walk beside them in families, faith communities, schools, and businesses alike.

Download or read book Suffering and the Heart of God written by Diane Langberg and published by New Growth Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's seen slave dungeons in Ghana. Genocide in Rwanda. Systemic sexual abuse in Brazil. Child abuse and domestic violence in the US. After forty years of counseling abuse survivors around the world, Dr. Diane Langberg, a world renowned trauma expert, remains certain that what trauma destroys, Christ can and does restore. This book will convince you, too, of the healing heart of God. But it's not a fast process, instead much patience is required from family, friends, and counselors as they wisely and respectfully help victims unpack their traumatic suffering through talking, tears, and time. And it's not a process that can be separated from the work of God in both a counselor and counselee. Dr. Langberg calls all of those who wish to help sufferers to model Jesus's sacrificial love and care in how they listen, love, and guide. The heart of God is revealed to sufferers as they grow to understand the cross of Christ and how their God came to this earth and experienced such severe suffering that he too is "well-acquainted with grief." The cross of Christ is the lens that transforms and redeems traumatic suffering and its aftermath, not only for the sufferer, but it also transforms those who walk with the suffering. This book will be a great help to anyone who loves, listens to, and seeks to help someone impacted by trauma and abuse. There is no quick fix, but there is the hope for healing through the love of God in Christ.

Download or read book Lead the Way God Made You written by Larry Shallenberger and published by Group Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2005-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God put YOU in a position of leadership in children's ministry for a purpose.This practical guide helps you discover your personal leadership style so you can maximize your strengths. As you and your ministry team take the reproducible self-assessment test in this book, you'll discover how to make your team more productive...more effective...and more fun! Feel more comfortable and confident in your leadership role, and make a lasting difference with your colleagues, volunteers, and parents. Perfect Leaders Need Not Apply. If you occasionally wonder what God was thinking when he put you in a children's ministry leadership role, welcome home.You're among friends.This book is for you--and your team. Get ready for some fun as you explore... - How God wired you to lead (hint: it may not be how you think), and - Why "Perfect Leaders" don't really exist (or get invited to parties). You'll find simple steps that let you build a successful, effective team that lasts: Photocopy the reproducible Leadership Style Assessment Survey included in the book. Take the quick self-assessment test inside and you'll discover how God made you to lead. Read the book. Then ask your ministry teammates to take the test. (Gift them with each with their own copy of this book!) Share your results and together you'll gain insights that will turbo-charge your ability to work--and lead--together!

Download or read book Replanted written by Jenn Ranter Hook and published by Templeton Foundation Press. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people embark on the journey of adoption and foster care but are unprepared for the challenges that await them along the way. Replanted takes an honest look at the joys and hardships that come with choosing this journey and provides a model of faith-based support made up of three parts to help families thrive: Soil, Sunlight, and Water. Soil, or emotional support, addresses the need for grace-filled settings where families can connect with other families who understand their experience. Sunlight, or informational support, focuses on obtaining helpful training to raise children who may have unique needs or challenges. Water, or tangible support, deals with concrete resources such as medical care, child care, and financial support. Throughout the book, the Replanted model is brought to life by stories and examples based on the clinical work and personal experiences of the authors. Their candid insight will serve families who are actively involved in adoption or foster care, as well as people who are eager to help support those families. Replanted affirms that with the right support system in place, parents can answer this sacred call not only with open hearts but also with their eyes wide open.

Download or read book Stories of God at Home written by Jerome W. Berryman and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A method for families to share the biblical story at home and learn the practice of sharing one another’s stories as part of God’s Story. Using Godly Play® methods, Jerome Berryman offers families a way of nourishing faith in the home while supporting children’s spiritual growth through the practice of “storying,” our most ancient way of making meaning. This book offers “storying” rituals and techniques from Godly Play for exploring the meaning of Christmas, Easter, Creation, the Parable of the Good Shepherd, Pentecost, and the Trinity to give sustenance to the family’s flow, play, love, and spirituality. Stories of God at Home follows the rhythm of life’s cycles (birth, death, earth, life, God, and depth) in telling biblical stories and shows how parents and caretakers can grasp their role with children using classic children’s literature.

Download or read book Building Bounce with Kids written by Stefanie Hinman and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Building Bounce with Kids, twenty-five-year councilor, therapist, and trauma-expert Stefanie Hinman takes us on a no-nonsense journey through the ins and outs of responding to trauma per the most modern sciences and her own years of experience and research. Written simple and easy for the common reader, you will finish this book with a robust understanding of how to build strong, healthy attachments with children and walk with them through difficult emotions, equipped with practical responses and proven next steps for teaching healthy, emotional expression and helping others return to feeling safe, calm, and connected, and empowered to use story as a tool for discovering purpose and building more hope and optimism.

Download or read book Trauma and Pastoral Care written by Carla Grosch-Miller and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is for leaders who are faced with leading an individual or a church community through a traumatic event and its aftermath. It arises out of the Tragedy and Congregations Project which helps churches to respond in a healthy way to the impact of tragedies through training in good practice, careful reflection, and drawing on faith resources. *Part One examines the physical and mental impact of trauma, and offers a rapid response pastoral toolkit and guidance on appropriate continuing care. *Part Two offers pastoral and liturgical strategies for collective trauma, suggesting ‘habits of the heart’ that will build resilience. *Part Three reflects on the changing story of life and faith as meaning is made from traumatising events, and reflects on recovery.

Download or read book Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children written by Cathy A. Malchiodi and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2008-01-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich with case material and artwork samples, this volume demonstrates a range of creative approaches for facilitating children's emotional reparation and recovery from trauma. Contributors include experienced practitioners of play, art, music, movement and drama therapies, bibliotherapy, and integrative therapies, who describe step-by-step strategies for working with individual children, families, and groups. The case-based format makes the book especially practical and user-friendly. Specific types of stressful experiences addressed include parental loss, child abuse, accidents, family violence, bullying, and mass trauma. Broader approaches to promoting resilience and preventing posttraumatic problems in children at risk are also presented.

Download or read book Children s Ministry in Crisis written by Esther Moreno and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2023-02-08 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like an imperceptible virus, children’s ministries across the nation have been infected with a crisis of leadership. While on the surface they can sustain the status quo, their true potential and effectiveness is being invisibly undermined by shortcomings in leadership, vision, training, wellness, and spiritual maturity. Complicated by burnout, waning volunteer commitment, and troubling cultural shifts, the task before these leaders has never been more perilous. Yet despite these mounting challenges, the war for the hearts and minds of the next generation demands that we level up in our leadership. Inspired by her unwavering commitment to excellence in children’s ministry, Esther Moreno invites leaders to soberly assess the impact their leadership has on the health and vitality of their own ministry spaces. Leveraging her own 20+ year journey in children’s ministry, Esther goes beyond the superficial symptoms to offer root cause remedies for the common leadership deficits preventing children's ministry leaders from becoming everything God has called them to be.

Download or read book Caring for Kids from Hard Places written by Jayne E Schooler and published by Focus on the Family. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why doesn't he act his age? Why does she behave so impulsively? Why does he have meltdowns so often? There is always meaning behind behavior in all of us. It might be a behavioral reaction from something as simple as hunger or exhaustion. Or something far more serious - a triggered reaction to a traumatic, frightening experience. Children who have experienced early childhood neglect or trauma are often greatly impacted in developmental ways. Children in foster care or who are given up for adoption often deal with these kinds of negative early experiences and it can be difficult to know how to help. People who teach-either in school or children's ministry often see these youngsters' behavior as confusing and don't understand why. In Caring for Kids from Hard Places, Jayne and David Schooler discuss the reasons behind why children and teens sometimes exhibit potentially disruptive behavior. Together, they offer practical strategies on training, equipping and resourcing staff and volunteers to provide a responsive environment for children with behavioral challenges. Caring for Kids from Hard Places includes: Insights on how to understand adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) Principles for creating a trauma-informed environment Strategies for facilitating healing Tips on how to create a sensory-smart classroom Discover how to better love children from difficult backgrounds and pave their way for a better life.

Download or read book Understanding Sexual Abuse written by Tim Hein and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does the path to healing look like for survivors of sexual abuse? And how can ministry leaders, pastors, and counselors best help them as they walk this difficult road? Drawing on both his own experience and his wife's experience as survivors of childhood sexual abuse, Tim Hein presents clinical data and resources as well as practical guidance and empathy—both for ministry leaders and for survivors themselves.