Resources

Children’s Defense Fund

Offers advocacy ideas and opportunities for children in the United States. Web site

Die-Cut machine resource for local churches

The Conference Children's Ministry Committee invites churches to use a Die-Cut machine. Bring your materials to create shapes for your children's programming. Read more

A blog for those who care for and care about young children

Offers a variety of topics. New post each Monday (Discipleship Ministries Division -The United Methodist Church) Blog Link www.gbod.org/ministries/children

Oklahoma Christian Educators

Web site for the Oklahoma Chapter

General Board on Discipleship:

provides resources, training, and support for leaders of children's ministries. Web site

New Federal Lead Law

(Information for churches who re-sell children’s clothing.)

Small churches offered low-cost Sunday school program

"All-in-One Bible Fun: 13 Lessons for Busy Teachers" -curriculum for small churches to be released this August 2009. Allows teachers to plan complete lessons without having to purchase additional components that larger children's ministries need. For preschool and elementary-age children.

Safe Sanctuaries

information on safety issues concerning the local church

For questions related to Safe Sanctuaries issues contact Rev. Diana Northcutt at dnorthcutt@okumc.org

Building Assets

The assets approach to ministering to young people.For more information on Building Assets for Children and Youth visit www.search-institute.org for a complete listing of the 40 Assets that are good for children and youth.

Helping Children Cope with a National Crisis

A resource for helping children cope with crisis

Disability Awareness Sunday

Disability Awareness Sunday is not officially designated day on our conference calendar, but it is a Special Sunday the Book of Discipline lists among the "shalls" of observance (Para. 265.4).

United Methodist Publishing House

Children Ministries books, Sunday school curriculum, Vacation Bible School Web site