Easter Conversations With Kids

Hopefully, you have had a thoughtful Lenten season with your family. As Holy Week and Easter quickly approach, adults who have children in their life may receive some questions from children that cause them to pause before answering. Jesus’ death and resurrection can create some pretty big questions for anyone.
Lenten Faith Formation at your Fingertips

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Beyond 2021 Moves Online
Conference Will Focus on Dismantling Racism
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ARUMC_Kids_State_Mark-1080.png” title_text=”ARUMC_Kids_State_Mark-1080″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.7.0″ width=”52%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Melinda Shunk” position=”Children’s Ministry Coordinator” facebook_url=”https://www.facebook.com/kidsarumc/” twitter_url=”https://twitter.com/kidzarumc” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”3.26.6″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Next year’s Beyond Conference will take place entirely online, Jan. 22 – 23, 2021. The two-day event will focus on the […]
Parks, Porches, Parking Lots, and Breezeways!
How Children's Ministers Have Stepped Up During COVID

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_3097-scaled-e1600270602679.jpg” title_text=”IMG_3097″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.8″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Melinda Shunk” position=”Children’s Ministry Coordinator” facebook_url=”https://www.facebook.com/kidsarumc/” twitter_url=”https://twitter.com/kidzarumc” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”3.26.6″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Have you seen pictures on social media? Have you received text reminders? Opened emails with an announcement of what we can […]
A Letter to Early Childhood Education Directors

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/element5-digital-OyCl7Y4y0Bk-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg” title_text=”element5-digital-OyCl7Y4y0Bk-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” alt=”School Work”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”] Dear Early Childhood Education Directors, We know this has not been an easy time to navigate. We appreciate all of the responses to our requests as it helps the ARUMC […]
Let Your Neighbors Know You’re Here by Adding Your Logo to Your Church Vehicle

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/church-van.png” title_text=”church van” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.1″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Melinda Shunk” position=”Children’s Ministry Coordinator” facebook_url=”https://www.facebook.com/kidsarumc/” twitter_url=”https://twitter.com/kidzarumc” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”3.26.6″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”] You may think that church vans are sitting alone in empty church parking lots out in the hot summer sun. Of course, […]
Redesign Your Children’s Space With a Few Simple Changes

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Childrens-Ministry-Room-Redesign.png” title_text=”Children’s Ministry Room Redesign!” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Melinda Shunk” position=”Children’s Ministry Coordinator” facebook_url=”https://www.facebook.com/kidsarumc/” twitter_url=”https://twitter.com/kidzarumc” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”3.26.6″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ hover_enabled=”0″] Children’s ministry has taken many different approaches so far this year! Ministry has moved to online worship, small groups handing out PPE, drive-by […]
Doing Children’s Ministry Differently
Vacation Bible School and Summer Activities

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.5″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.5″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.5″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Small-group-digital.png” title_text=”Small group digital” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.4.5″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Melinda Shunk” position=”Children’s Ministry Coordinator” facebook_url=”https://www.facebook.com/kidsarumc/” twitter_url=”https://twitter.com/kidzarumc” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”3.26.6″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.5″] Like all ministry in the days of COVID-19, we have to do things differently when ministering to children. Vacation Bible School will look very different […]
Holy Week: Clergy, Don’t Feel it’s All on You!

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.0″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lls2.jpg” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.4.0″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Melinda Shunk” position=”Children’s Ministry Coordinator” facebook_url=”https://www.facebook.com/kidsarumc/” twitter_url=”https://twitter.com/kidzarumc” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”3.26.6″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.0″] Holy Week for Christians is a time to spiritually follow the journey of the disciples and Jesus through worship experiences so that we all can be reminded why […]
Value Your Volunteers
Cindy Burns of PHUMC offers 4 simple ways to treat your volunteers right!

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.11″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.11″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.0.11″ type=”4_4″][et_pb_team_member name=”By Melinda Shunk” position=”Children’s Ministry Coordinator” facebook_url=”https://www.facebook.com/kidsarumc/” twitter_url=”https://twitter.com/kidzarumc” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”3.26.6″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.11″ hover_enabled=”0″] Cindy Burns has been the children’s minister at Pulaski Heights for more than 11 years, and a day doesn’t go by that she doesn’t value and give praise to every volunteer that helps minister to the children […]