A review of The Connected Child

I celebrate the growing interest in adoption in our churches today. Children in need of a home are finding places of safety, belonging and love in Christian families and churches. Yet often adoptive children come from hard places: international contexts where the care...

Book Review: Spiritual Parenting

In the summer of 2010, my boss handed a copy of Dr. Michelle Anthony’s book, Spiritual Parenting to the entire kidmin team. My daughters, Isabel and Sofia, were 5 and 4 years old at the time. As a dad, even one who was on staff at a church working in children’s...

How to connect with parents online

I officially received my “I’m old” card when we took my oldest daughter to sign up for Kindergarten.  My daughter will be one of the fine members of the class of 2023.  In our school district, a lot of information is shared with parents online. ...

Pastoral Care for Kids

Unfortunately, the past few weeks have been a bit busy and even a little sad as our faith community and my own family have had to deal with two unexpected deaths. In both cases, the losses were sudden. I’ve spent the last few years in full-time children’s...