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Children's Ministries and Children's Christian Education comprises a wide spectrum of programmes and work with and for children. On one side of this spectrum, we have the traditional Sunday Schools, and on the other side street children's and other social justice outreach projects. The links below try to embrace the whole of the various ministries available, in the hope that there can be developed core curriculms which extend beyong the normal boundaries, as we have know them today in our Churches and faith communities.
As Children's traditional ministries move away from indoctrination methodologies and innovativbely develop towards inclusive partnership programmes with children and young people, we may find the key to renewal of our core Children's ministries programmes.
We hope the resources and links will contribute to the fuller participation of children in their own ministries as we support them on their journeys.
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 Bible Study
Children's
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Garden of Praise |
Thirty-five children's bible stories with pictures, audio and tests.
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Sharon's Place
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Excellent series of 50 Bible Stories from "God's Promises Come True".
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 Bullentin Boards
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Christian Education
Discussion Room |
Moderated by the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship
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 Children's Bibles and
some test Quotes
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Children's Bible Online |
Book of Mark only
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 Children's Bible
Test Answers
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Bible test answers written by students. |
Assembled by Richard Lederer.
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 Creative
Arts
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Children's Sunday School Teachers Online Resources |
A large collection of resources.
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DLTK's Crafts for Kids |
A selection of printable templates.
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MSSS Crafts and Resources for Bible Stories |
Hundreds of craft ideas for Sunday School sessions.
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Sharon's Place
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Excellent series of Bible Activity Sheets for children.
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 Children's
Rights
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Convention on the
Rights of the Child
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Outcome Document of the Special
Session on Children
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 Children's
Rights
Organisations:
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Child Rights Information
Network (CRIN) |
Key objectives of the Child Rights Information Network are to improve the lives of children by: meeting the information needs of organisations and individuals working for childm rights; supporting and promoting the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child; developing networking tools that enable effective information exchange among members of CRIN.
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Kids Can Free the Children |
 Kids Can Free the Children is an unique international youth organization that empowers young people through representation, leadership and action.Over the past six years, Kids Can Free the Children has become the largest network of children helping children in the world with over 100,000 youth involved in more than 35 countries.
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Global March for Children's Rights |
Global March Against Child Labour is a movement borne out of hope and the need felt by thousands of people across the globe - the desire to set children free from servitude.
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 Christian and
Religious
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Christian Education Online |
Christian Education provides advice, resources and opportunities for teaching and learning in the school, the church and the family group, carrying forward the work of the National Christian Education Council (NCEC, formerly the National Sunday School Union) and the Christian Education Movement (CEM).
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Children's Ministries of America
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Multi - Dimensional Workshop Rotation Model Learning (an alternative to traditions Sunday School methodologies).
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Roots |
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 Church and Denominational
Children's Ministry
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Bureau International Catholique de l'Enfance
International Catholic Child Bureau (ICCB) |
 Founded in 1948. Serves the holistic growth of all children, in a Christian perspective. It gives particular attention to the most deprived, especially disabled children, child victims of the street, war and sex trade.
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The Children's Society - UK
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 Founded in 1881, by the Church of England (anglican)and is one of the largest and most innovative children's charities in Britain working through projects all over England.
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Orthodox Christian Education Commission |
 An agency of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America.
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 Combating Trafficking,
Forced Prostitution
and Sexual Abuse of Children |
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ECPAT International Website |
ECPAT is a network of organisations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sexual purposes. |
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 Global Movement
for Children
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Say Yes for Children"
campaign Website |
Formed to facilitate citizen action and obtain the commitment of key actors in all sectors of society to make a real difference in the fulfilment of children's rights.
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 Global Network of
Religions for
Children (GNRC)l |
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GNRC Website
Outline of the Global Network of Religions for Children
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Organisation providing opportunities for all the religious persons or groups working for children to get together and increase our bonds of solidarity. Works in cooperation with the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Children's Network.
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Icons for Kids: |
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Issues: |
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Children, Diversity,
Religion and Conflict
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Prof. Mohammed Abu-Nimer, American University, Washington, D.C.
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Child Abuse and Violence
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GNRC Conference Study Group Results
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Save the Children - Beat Poverty Programme
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Save the Children's new social justice programme.
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Streetkids: |
ENYA: Streetkids -
Concerns and issues
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 Ecumenical Network for Youth Action online resource section.
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 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UN |
United Nations Special Session on Children
A World Fit for Children
ILO online campaign - Elimination of the worst forms of child labour
You can make a difference!
ILO - International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour
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Reports from the proceedings of the last Special.
Outcome document from the last Special Session.
Reference and research documents and various conference proceedings.
ILO multi-media awareness online campaign.
International Labor Organisation
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"A Healthy Start in LIfe"
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 Global Consultation onChild and Adolescent Health and Development Reports and findings from the connsultation which took place March 2002.
WHO / UNICEF
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 World Council of Churches (WCC) Global Ecumenical Children's Network |
Website WCC
WCC Press Release July 20, 2000 |
The WCC's work on children has focused on rights and empowerment. Since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was accepted by the UN General Assembly in 1989, the WCC has advocated for effective implementation of its recommendations. The Council has also sought to empower children and children's networks to allow for the active participation and leadership of children in activities affecting their welfare. As one member of the Global Ecumenical Children's Network has said, "Children need to be given the means to face the future."
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Site updated on
Thu, Sep 26, 2002
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