What About the Children?

Children's Ministries

CEP Ministry Focus: The PCA Bookstore

The PCA Bookstore operated by the Christian Education and Publications Committee is the hub of the wheel of CEP’s multifaceted ministry. When the PCA was formed and CEP was established as one of the three program committees, it was assigned the broad categories of training and resources...

An Evaluation of Gender Language in the 2011 NIV Bible

The last two attempts at revising the NIV were met with a great deal of controversy due to their use of a gender-neutral philosophy of translation. The gender-neutral approach of the TNIV (Today’s New International Version) in 2002 and 2005 became such a lightning-rod that the version never caught on with American evangelicals and has now been discontinued.

Presenting Christ to Children

Making disciples and assisting parents to disciple their children is the long term task of the church's ministry. Discipleship is more than eliciting a profession of faith and teaching Bible stories; it is helping children understand what it means to love God, and to love others with the prayer that God will make Himself known to them and bring them to Himself.

How We Teach and How They Learn, Part 9 - Learning Styles, Culture, and Denominations

In every culture, all four learning styles exist.  However, not all cultures fit the same learning style(s).  Let me explain.  We live in a Western culture.  The characteristics of Western thinking are that we like things to be done in a logical, sequential, and time-honoring way.  When we teach something like Church History, we make sure we start from the very beginning and work straight through to today.

Growing the Church Through Ministry to Youth and Children

These resources are designed to help your church minister to youth and children, discipling them to become men and women of God.

Press Release: So What? New Youth Bible Studies from Great Commission Publications

Engaging teens in Bible study doesn’t mean watering it down. GCP’s new youth Bible studies equip teens to take ownership of their faith in Jesus Christ.

Targeting Comprehensive Christian Education

It never ceases to amaze me that anywhere in the world you say “Christian Education” people automatically think Sunday school. Is this the only Christian education the church does? If it is, then we are in big trouble. Let me explain....

Last Chance for the 2020Vision Conferences

Register now for the two-day Orlando conference at www.pcacep.org/2020Vison.  This conference will feature a great selection of resources for youth and children’s ministry that were not available at the first two conferences. You will be able to purchase these on site.  Also, all conference participants will receive a cd...

The Jesus Storybook Bible

Why is everyone in children’s ministry so energized by this book?  There are hundreds of children’s story Bibles.  Read and see what makes this one special.

Teach a Man to Teach and He Will Feed Thousands

How would you respond to this? Your teachers come to you all excited about a new curriculum they discovered. The three basic truths taught are 1) Wisdom – I need to make the wise choice; 2) Faith – I can trust God no matter what; and 3) Friendship – I should treat others the way I want to be treated. Does this sound good to you? If it does...