By Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Kids, student, Next Gen and family ministry leaders gathered at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, Tennessee, on Oct. 9-11 for Lifeway Christian Resource’s annual Next Gen Ministry Conference—ETCH. The ETCH (Equipping the Church and Home) Conference focuses on pouring into and investing in ministry leaders, according to … [Read more...]
Lifeway’s 2024 VBS beach theme places kids on rock-solid truth
By Aaron Wilson BRENTWOOD (Tenn.) — “Truth can be different for different people. Do what makes you happy. If you don’t agree with me, you don’t love me.” These are just a few of the lies today’s culture is telling our kids. But standing tall amid the changing tides of popular opinion is God’s rock-solid truth. This imagery forms the idea and setting for “Breaker Rock … [Read more...]
Next-gen resource frames hope for a confused, secularized culture
By Aaron Wilson Brentwood, Tenn. — “Who am I, and where do I belong?” If you were to take a snapshot of today’s kids and students, this two-part question could serve as the cutline, said Chuck Peters, director of kids for Lifeway Christian Resources. “The next generation is growing up with a foundationally secular worldview that tells them the meaning of life is found … [Read more...]
Lifeway announces next-gen curriculum designed to ‘flip the script’
By Aaron Wilson ORLANDO, Fla. — Lifeway Christian Resources revealed a new, next-gen curriculum line, Hyfi, on January 10 at the annual Children’s Pastors Conference. Chuck Peters, director of Lifeway Kids, called Hyfi a needed resource that will help “flip the script” for churches seeking to reach kids and students in an increasingly secularized society. “I believe over … [Read more...]
ETCH Conference encourages kids and student ministry leaders to live out their calling
By Marissa Postell NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For attendees at ETCH 2022, the gathering was a place of friendship, rest and encouragement. On October 3-5, 2022, 800 children and student ministry leaders from across the nation filled Music City Center in Nashville and were reminded their identities are found in the One who has called them by name and called them for a purpose. The … [Read more...]
