Web Links and Resources
Children
EVENTS
GENERAL CHURCH SUPPORT
General Board of Discipleship – Children’s Ministries
www.gbod.org/children
Resources, training and support for leaders of children’s ministries. Information covers weekday ministries, Sunday school, fellowship groups, children in worship, VBS and more.
General Board of Discipleship – Family Ministries
www.gbod.org/family
Resources, training, and support for ministries with families of all configurations.
General Board of Discipleship – Christian Education
www.gbod.org/education
Resources for teaching and learning for faithful discipleship.
General Board of Discipleship – Worship
www.gbod.org/worship
Children’s sermon resources.
General Board of Church and Society – Advocacy
www.umc-gbcs.org
The General Board is defined by its five areas of ministry: (1) Public Witness and Advocacy (2) Administration (3) Ministry of Resourcing Congregational Life, (4)United Nations Ministry, (5) Communications. Many of GBCS’s projects affect the well being of children and families across the globe.
General Board of Global Ministries
http://new.gbgm-umc.org
Advance Special and UMCOR projects related to children may be found at this site.
The United Methodist Church
www.umc.org
Official website of The UMC.
PROGRAM SUPPORT
Children’s Defense Fund
www.childrensdefense.org
Offers advocacy ideas and opportunities for children in the United States. Provides a yearly Children’s Sabbath manual.
Christian Educators Fellowship (CEF)
http://cefumc.org
Christian Educators Fellowship nurtures, supports, challenges and advocates for persons with responsibility for fostering discipleship through Christian education.
Cokesbury Bookstore
www.cokesbury.com
Offers children’s literature, Bibles, Christian education materials and other age-level resources.
Holston Conference UMC
www.holston.org
Official website of Holston Conference serving East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Northeast Georgia.
Holston United Methodist Home for Children (“Holston Home”)
www.holstonhome.org
Information and services related to foster care, adoptions, group care, and family support.
Hope for the Children of Sudan
www.sudanhope.holston.org
Information about Holston’s ministry in support of children in Sudan, Africa.
Ishe Anesu
http://www.isheanesu.com/aboutishe.html
Information about Holston supported ministry with children in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
Rotation Style Sunday School
www.rotation.org – Lesson ideas
Safe Sanctuaries
Holston Conference – www.holston.org
General Board of Discipleship – www.gbod.org/family/safe or www.safesanctuaries.com
The National Children’s Advocacy Center – www.nationalcac.org
Search Institute
www.search-institute.org
Search Institute is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to contributing to the knowledge base about youth development and to translating high-quality research on children and youth into practical ideas, tools, services, and resources for families, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, and communities.
The United Methodist Publishing House
www.umph.org
The United Methodist Publishing House is a publisher and distributor to Christian clergy and laity, with primary responsibilities for the publishing and distribution for The United Methodist Church. Links for children’s curriculum are available from the UMPH site.
