RESOURCES AND TRAINING
FEATURED RESOURCES
With this resource, you will embark on an adventure to explore your community with God, discovering His presence in the places and people around you. Get ready to walk, observe, reflect and pray as your group journey together!
COMMUNITY PRAYER TRAIL
Catch up on our Children's Ministry Training Webinar from August 2023 – an evening jam packed full of informative and helpful training focused on Children's ministry in the island of Ireland. You can also download our Children’s Resource Review Pack.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY TRAINING WEBINAR
PENTECOST CHILDREN’S MINISTRY LESSON
This lesson focuses around Acts 2: 1-12, with the aim to help children understand how the Holy Spirit helped the disciples and to think about how the Holy Spirit helps Christians today.
This resource has 3 different Children’s talks for your Pentecost Sunday Service, all focused around God’s love for us, and how He equips us with the Holy Spirit
PENTECOST CHILDREN’S TALKS
ALL IMYC DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
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These free printable colouring sheets are a fun activity for children to colour in either in church or at home. Each sheet is based on a different popular children’s worship song.
Suitable for any child who enjoys colouring in!
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OPEN DOORS | PRAYER PASPORT
This is a free resource for families to use with their children to pray for and learn about the ‘secret’ church.
Read about a country in the Prayer Passport, find it on the World Watch List Map, colour in the country and fill in all the details.
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CHILDREN’S RESOURCE REVIEW PACK
We have spent some time reviewing some of the most popular resources for Children’s Ministry and gathered our top faves for you to have a look at!
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CHURCH SUPPORTING SCHOOLS
In a season of challenge, we have the opportunity to come alongside and support our schools both prayerfully and practically. Here are some top tips and suggestions to guide you. -
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WHOLEHEARTED COLOURING SHEETS
These free printable colouring sheets are a fun activity for children to colour in either in church or at home. Piece together all the sheets to read the entire prayer once it’s all coloured in!
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BE THE LIGHT
24/7 Prayer Spaces in Schools have designed these 'Be the Light' interactive prayers to be used at home or in schools. You could also adapt them to work in a church setting.
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TIME FOR LENT
This is a resource for families to use with their children over the Lenten season. Packed full of activities, biblical reflection and fun ideas for your family to learn, grow and most importantly spend TIME with God and with each other.
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COVENANT FOR KIDS
“ I Promise” is an easy to use resource which allows you to discover more about the Covenant with children in Church, in Sunday school or at home.
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MAKE ONE, TAKE ONE
This advent resource will help your family to come and adore Jesus and encourage you to go and tell others about Him.
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PROCESSING & GRIEVING
We pray that this resource will act as a guide and springboard to deeper relationships and in return a deeper faith as we find hope in Father God who journeys with us! -
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UNDERSTANDING PASSOVER
Sharing God’s story with the Passsover. The Passover is one of the most important Jewish festivals held each year which is usually celebrated around Easter time.
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10 games perfect for fun on zoom with groups of children. There may be weeks where you are unable to meet up in person, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t still meet on zoom!
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Easter is one of the most significant times of year within the Christian calendar. During this period, we have the opportunity once again, as children’s leaders to share the Easter message, the impact of Jesus’ death, his resurrection and the hope we have in living for him.
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AUTUMN FAMILY RESOURCE
Jesus tells His followers to ‘love you neighbour as yourself’. Everyday we have opportunities to love and serve our neighbour. Have a look through this resource with a few ideas of ways you can bless others this Autumn.
RESOURCES WE LOVE
JESUS AND EMOTIONS
Help your family explore their emotions in the company of Jesus. Why do we feel the ways we do? How can we process difficult emotions? What does Jesus and the Bible have to teach us about emotional health? All of these topics are explored in fun, creative and accessible ways.
All you need to run your own messy church, including returning to messy church safely, and messy church at home.
MESSY CHURCH
JMA helps leaders bring a global dimension to their children's programme through activity sessions with a project focus.
JUNIOR MISSION FOR ALL
Equipping parents to raise God-connected children and teens – resources for parents and churches wanting to support parents.
PARENTING FOR FAITH
The story of Dr Luke – part doctor, part detective, all disciple. Retelling the gospel in a way to connect with 8-11 year olds, full of doodles, drawing s and discovery.
DIARY OF A DISCIPLE
Highlighting some great resources to help children deal with grief and bereavement.
BEREAVEMENT RESOURCE
Prayer spaces enable children and young people, to explore life’s questions, spirituality and faith in a safe, creative and interactive way.
PRAYER SPACES IN SCHOOLS
Lectio for Families is a free app for families to do together. It features daily Bible readings, a weekly memory verse, engaging questions to pause and talk about, and prompts for reflection and prayer.
LECTIO FOR FAMILIES
RESOURCE LIBRARY
Follow The Star
An interactive telling of the Christmas story
Follow the Star has been specifically designed for children under 9 years old from mainstream schools, special schools and from church organisations. Children are drawn into the heart of the story as the adults get to play the roles of a hassled Innkeeper’s wife, an excited Angel Gabriel, an expectant Mary, a humbled Joseph, a hapless shepherd, an awe-struck Wiseman and an irate Herod.
