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Recent content by Anton's Antics

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    Children's church curriculum recommendations

    Hey there I was previously a full time children's and families minister and let me say there are loads of materials out there, and every term, every year we tried some of them, plus wrote our own. Writing your own has the advantage of being tailor made for your needs and trains you and the team...
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    My nosey daughter

    It's funny because my wife often says that the kids never bother me...I can read the paper or whatever in general peace..but as soon as she sits down to do something all the questions start coming and the kids' "neediness" seem to escalate. Psychologists please explain? We try and redirect their...
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    Photo release?

    yes you definitely need permission before you shoot, not after. So at all events and even regular sunday school you need a registration form that gives/revokes consent for photos to be taken and used with the strict intention of only supporting and promoting the church's ministry. Such photos...
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    We all will die -- Can we know when?

    'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven' 'Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted' It's not that mourning is a good thing, nor being shattered in spirit by some heavy news is a good thing. When life is broken, that's not a good thing. But those of...
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    Devotions for Kids

    Have used 'God and Me' with toddlers and kindergarten kids and this has been a really age appropriate quality resource. It's pretty short what you actually cover each day but you need that with kids under 5. Plus it's colourful and lots of pictures of kids doing things that preschoolers do, so...
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    Daughter refuses to be spanked

    Since your daughter hides, she seems to see the punishment as real and something undesirable, so at least that is a positive or meaningful. I think spanking, when used sparingly can be a good deterrent, but it's important to do so when you're not angry but calm and in control of your own angry...
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    Explaining the Gospel to Children

    Hi there, I'd also recommend just reading most nights to them a short bible story from a children's bible. we used the rhyme bible and found it a fun way to read to preschoolers and even kindergarten. by regularly reading to your kids not only does their own general reading interest and ability...
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    Kids and families performing artist, hello from Sydney!

    thanks for the tip, I've made a concerted effort to refocus my ministry on helping parents as a first priority, so that's where I'll start. but its never exclusively one or the other. Of course I do shows, so I need to keep in touch with ministries to kids as well that aren't in the family.
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    Kids and families performing artist, hello from Sydney!

    Nice work, thanks for sharing. Not too into the rap scene here, as I can't stand hearing aussie accents and rap...just doesn't work for me. My rap is a character created for the kids show, so my focus is creating a believable character both in action, appearance and sound. So I adopt an accent...
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    Kids and families performing artist, hello from Sydney!

    Hey there, thanks for the welcome. It's going to sound old fashioned but I do find a resonance with someone like Bowie. I love how he was prepared to cross genres and not let his music get boxed in too much. As for rap, I'd say artists like Jay Z and snoop dog...now that's musically, doesn't...
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    Kids and families performing artist, hello from Sydney!

    Hi i'm looking forward to learning from this community and contributing in constructive ways that help parents raise their kids. I'm passionate about kids coming to know Jesus as the Lord and I perform shows that teach the bible to kids through crazy characters, live drawings and rap music.
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