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Children’s Ministry Resources

As our churches search for a new “normal” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, our children are most vulnerable to how we handle ourselves through this situation. The resources included below should serve as a starting point for how to minister to the children in your congregation through this time.

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Resources for Children’s Ministers, Volunteers, and Parents

• LifeWay is offering free Bible lesson videos and other downloads via their Digital Pass website. Parents can set up an account to access these resources at digitalpass.lifeway.com
• Orange is offering some creative ways to connect with the children in our ministries: https://orangekidmin.com/ways-to-digitally-connect-with-kids-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=85378360&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8C3VvGUyzW-si1rcyAKzB_nn4shwyEGOoeRo6yOFup8GwvvftVniKgbQsVUJ8I-KxIAKuO2v9Rp7fPRbYVCQ2-_wZvcQ&_hsmi=85378360.
• You Version is offering a free app for kids. The app offers short video with Bible stories, memory verses, and worship song with hand motions. https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app-for-kids/?fbclid=IwAR1ub-9hebsBbsBaXsatdAEwI35LM2PGGjVLP46BG_bFqIJZhIFMLgxf5y0
• Parents may sign up to receive daily family devotionals through through Josh McDowell Ministries and CRU: https://www.josh.org/resources/youth-family/daily-devotions/family/.
• Orange is allowing parents to have free access to digital resources during the COVID-19 crisis: https://orangekidmin.com/coronavirus/
• If you use Facebook, please visit our Children’s Ministry Facebook page.
• The folks at Conscious Discipline are providing an insightful article to help parents as they guide their children through these times: https://consciousdiscipline.com/covid-19-five-helpful-responses-for-families/
• Check back here soon for more ideas!

Other Church Resources

In the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic, churches around the world are having to step back and rethink how “church” can be done. Whether your church is tech-savvy or doesn’t even have an email address, there are resources to help you and your congregation navigate this unprecedented time as a family of faith. There are many, many more available than what you see here, and you can find them yourself using online search engines. We are simply wanting to provide you with a place to start—an abbreviated, categorized list of helpful articles and videos that you may find helpful—all on one web page.

Be sure to bookmark this page and visit it frequently, as we will update it regularly with new resources as they become available.

Kim Eskridge
Children's Minister in Residence
703.299.3616
kim.eskridge@bgav.org

Karen Rackett
Congregational Field Staff Administrative Assistant
800.255.2428 or 804.915.5000, ext. 2243
karen.rackett@bgav.org