What is the ultimate purpose of a church platform or stage? Is it to inspire? Entertain? Challenge? Or dare we ask…has its role in our worship become “marginally outdated”? As…

Christy Martinez from New Vintage Church in Santa Rosa, CA brings us this starburst stage design. (originally posted February 2014) They achieved this by using different sizes of cut Coroplast. The sheets were painted in three shades, black, beige, and white. Then they used a staple gun to place the pieces in a starburst formation around the stage. […]

A gorgeous centrepiece for Christmas, our village come with a church, bungalow, houses and a little slot together snowman and tree to add to the Christmas spirit.  The buildings come flat packed and undecorated for you to paint & assemble. We recommend using led tealights underneath to light up your village.  Cut from 3mm plywood  For an assembly guide please watch the videos on our YouTube channel: Church Village Houses

Steve Ray from First Baptist Church in Magnolia, TX brings us this cool use of cardboard boxes for a logo look. (Originally posted June 2014) They built a support out of galvanized pipe at the back of the platform to hang the boxes and letters from. It esd part of a system of flanges and pipes of different sizes […]

Does your church stage design need a facelift? Here are some creative ideas to inspire you and resources to help with church stage designs.

How we built an outdoor nativity scene.

Enjoy this skit called “A Super Christmas.” It's about a group of famous super heroes who discover that while Baby Jesus did come to save the world.

Printable foldable buildings simplify the creation of complex structures for architects and designers, revolutionising traditional architecture with increased creativity and efficiency..

A great introduction to teaching kids to use ALL of your talents for God! We used the parable about the manager leaving his talents with servants.

Inspiring the creativity in you.

Slovakia’s capital is love at first sight and oozes style, culture and history. Until 1919 Bratislava was known as Pressburg and up to that point it had been part of ... Read more

A magical Polar Express party is just the ticket to kick off the magic of the Christmas Season. Here's 25+ Polar Express Party Ideas. Choo Choo... all aboard the Polar Express Party Ideas train and just in time for Christmas. We've followed the tracks to over 25 fun and festive Polar Express party ideas. These will inspire and and help everyone Believe in the magic of Christmas. So put on your pajamas, grab a cup of hot chocolate and take a ride on this Polar Express Party ideas train! 1. Creamy Crockpot Hot Chocolate | NoBiggie.net 2. Train | Jenkins

With One Rehearsal Christmas Plays, your Sunday school department will encourage, entertain, and enlighten the congregation as they follow the "Footsteps to the Manger" or as they present a slightly altered version of "T'was the Night before Christmas." One Rehearsal Christmas Plays features these productions and ten others with a Scriptural message and minimal preparation. Inside you'll find: Everything you need for a one-hour or group practice that includes preschool through middle school children There's a part for everyone, including a chorus or other group part for children who don't want a reading or speaking part Ideas for individual age level practices before the one final rehearsal to "put it all together" Fabulous prop suggestions that don't need much time or money Simple costume ideas for shepherds, angels, and nativity characters with earth toned fabric and head coverings. Recommended for ages 4 to 13. This is a great resource for small churches as many of the plays include 10 or fewer parts.

So, you want to start a children's choir. Awesome! Wondering where to start and what to do first? Here are a few ideas and suggestions for getting started and building a new choir program, based on my experience starting and directing a children's choir program at a small church in rural

If you are looking for a Youth Group Lock-In that works in a Small Church, builds relationships, and doesn't leave everyone hangry and crabby, this is it!

Today, more and more people are turning to church and religion as a way to connect with their community. If you’re looking to celebrate the spirit of your congregation, an inspiring new way to do t…

Cut out this image, fold the edges, and tape the sides to build your own temple. This is great for many lesson types. A lesson on how tith...

Continuing my series on crafts related to the Creed... (for the rest, check out the "I Believe" activities under the Sharing the Faith tab above) Highlighting the Four Marks of the Church found at the end of the Nicene Creed, I made this craft as a vehicle for dicussing how the Church is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Here are some topics I would teach as I made this with kids: -One= Christ founded one Church. It was never his plan for us to break into smaller groups with differing beliefs. When He comes again, we will all be united as one. -Holy= The Church is the spotless Bride of Christ, good and holy, even though it is made up of broken and fallen people. When He comes again, the Church will enter Heaven as His Holy Bride. -Catholic= The Church is universal. Our faith is for all people of all cultures of all times. When He comes again, we will see how all encompassing the Church really is. -Apostolic= The Church is founded on the teachings of the Apostles, and continues to follow their authority today through their successors the Bishops. We are blessed to have leadership in our time by those given authority from Christ. -The Church is not a building, but is the people. We are the Church, and we make up the Body of Christ. -We believe all of these things as we say the Nicene Creed- "I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church." So, for the craft, you will need a copy of the printable (link at the bottom of the post) and one piece of black construction paper for each kid, as well as various colored scraps of paper, glue, scissors, and a circle punch if you have one. First mission: color the pieces on the printable. I chose to leave the church and "Our Church Is..." white to represent it being the spotless Bride of Christ. Then cut them out. Second mission: cut open the doors on the solid lines and fold on the dotted lines. A little trick for kids having trouble-fold the church in half length ways and clip on the line. Then open it back up and cut the rest. Here is what it looks like after that step- Third mission: lay the church in the center of the black paper and trace the opening with a white crayon. (I love finding a purpose for the neglected white crayon in my Crayola box :) ) Fourth mission: Cut or punch out circle of various colors. This is step you could do ahead of time to speed things up if you are crafting with a large group. Glue the circles inside the white rectangle. Glue the church on over the circles without gluing down the doors. Then glue on the rest of the words like this: Fifth mission: glue the "We are the Church!" and the Ephesians verse on the inside of the doors. This is to remind the kids that we, all of the people of God, are the Church, and we are one body. Sixth mission: Go share it with somebody! Here is the link to the printable:

The wise man builds his house on the rock! Learn how to teach this Bible truth to kids with a FUN, hands-on learning activity that's easy to prepare!

Church: 5.5" x 5.5" x 12"t Olive House: 3.5" x 3.5"t Teal House: 4.5" x 4.5"t Red House: 4.5" x 3.5"t Cream House: 5" x 3.5"t Yellow House: 6" x 3.5"t Set includes 6 pieces. Wipe clean with a lint free, dry cloth. Free shipping You can't have Christmas without an adorable village in your home. Create a warm, cozy atmosphere and place tealights inside these beautiful buildings.