D6 Family Ministry

Most of us want children to grow up knowing God—not just knowing about Him, but experiencing His presence in real and meaningful ways. Yet many adults feel uncertain about how faith is formed beyond church programs or formal prayer times. The good news is that God has already given us the primary environment for spiritual formation: everyday life.

We all want to see kids grow and develop in healthy ways, and we know our culture today is not the same one many of us grew up in. The influencers who are shaping childhood and adolescence for this generation have changed dramatically. As ministry leaders, we must ask an important question: “What do kids need today to thrive spiritually, emotionally, and developmentally—and w...

If you’ve been in ministry for more than five minutes, you know there’s a mode we all switch into before a big event. I call it “Big Event Mode.” It’s that magical time when your to-do list has babies, your phone battery can’t keep up, and your family starts calling you “stranger.”

Whether it’s VBS, a fall fest, camp, Christmas, Easter, or just Sunday, ministry has...