As you know, children now a days are bombarded with information that is neither age appropriate or Godly. So it is very important that the time we spend with children is used wisely to equip them to be a leader, and not a follower.

It does not matter whether you are a parent, Sunday school teacher, or a youth pastor you can use the time that you are with the children to keep them from falling into the traps that society offers. There are many books, ministry programs, and education material available to you to help reinforce the things that you warn them about every day.

Many years ago books geared toward children were, to be blunt, dorky. They meant well, but they were not geared toward really getting your children’s attention and keeping it. But, now a days you have Christian authors that really understand what it takes to get this generation’s attention. You have authors like Frank Peretti that writes some of the most cutting edge fictional stories on the market, for your older teens. Then for your younger children you have the entire line of VeggieTale stories.

You can find almost any type of book. There are books available to help you discuss topics that are not easy for some parents, like warning them about drugs, alcohol, or to help back your stance on abstinence. Some authors have great wit and humor that allows them to make a statement, without sound like they are lecturing. For your younger children there are books that teach favorite bible stories, or there are even books that have moral lessons like not telling lies, or how cheating is a sin.

Children’s ministries have also come along way. There are many programs that you can enter your child in. They have even begun to accept them at an earlier age. There are many children’s ministries available, you can get them involved in the music ministries, or perhaps they are showing at an early age that they maybe suited for mission work, there are programs that will help them get their feet wet. There are website available that will give you marvelous ideas on how to identify and nurture their gifts.

The education material you can now find online is endless. There are books to help you, help your child through any crisis that they may encounter. Websites offer age appropriate Sunday school lesson complete with games or DVDs to help emphasis your points. These are great way to combat the junk that society tries to influence them with.

The resources that are now available in children’s ministries are endless. They are current, hip, and most importantly, biblically based.

“Train your child in the way he should, go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6