Many of us in ministry are lacking in the counseling skills needed to talk children and parents through difficult problems. I often get parents who come to me with behavior problems or marriage issues that I feel  insufficient to answer. I have found the National Association for Neuthetic Counseling website quite helpful.

You can find some great articles about issues that we in Children’s Ministry deal with on the Resource Page.

Anyone in CM has had to deal with children losing a loved one. Aside from my prayers, encouragement and counsel, I recommend that parents take a look at some articles on the Christian Works website. You can find some specific articles on grief here. I have found them to be biblical and helpful to Christian parents trying to help their children understand death.