Research Guides: Children & Family Ministry: Resources

Helpful Books

Building Strong Families
Call Number: Lancaster Main BT 707.7 .B85 2002
Children's Ministry Leadership
Call Number: Lancaster Main BV 639 .C4 W52 2003
Children's Ministry on Purpose
Call Number: Lancaster Main BV 639 .C4 A33 2017
Children's Ministry That Works (Revised and Updated)
Call Number: Lancaster Main BV 639 .C4 C44 2002
Family ministry : a comprehensive guide
Call Number: eBook
Perspectives on Family Ministry
Call Number: eBook
Renewing Communication: Spirit-shaped Approaches for Children, Youth, and Families
Call Number: eBook
Show Them Jesus
Call Number: eBook
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership
Call Number: eBook

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Subjects: Copy and Paste them into the Search Box

Children--Conversion to Christianity

Christian Education of Children

Church Work with Children

Church Work with Youth

Parenting--Religious Aspects--Christianity

Sunday School Curriculum (Request Digital Samples)

Bible-In-Life
"David C Cook's most widely used curriculum, Bible-in-Life, focuses on four basic goals (connect, teach, apply, and motivate) to communicate the gospel with life-changing clarity to students of all ages."
Gospel Light
"Gospel Light is committed to 'equipping the church with Christ-centered resources for making and teaching disciples who obediently transform today’s generations.'"
Gospel Project Curriculum
"The Gospel Project® is a chronological, Christ-centered Bible study for Kids, Students, and Adults that examines how all Scripture gives testimony to Jesus Christ."
Heart Shaper
"HeartShaper's classroom-based Sunday school lessons are focused on helping kids love God and His Word—and live it out. Bible-centered curriculum."
Standard Publishing
"Our Mission we provide true-to-the-Bible resources that inspire, educate, and motivate people to a growing relationship with Jesus Christ."
TheActionBible.com
"The Action Bible, illustrated by DC and Marvel Comics artist Sergio Cariello, The Action Bible family of products help preteens understand and connect with the timeless truth of God’s Word."
TruMinistry
"Explore Scripture chronologically. Kids see the whole Bible and how God's Big Story connects to their own story. God is at the center of every lesson."

Browse the Library Shelves by Call Numbers

Each Branch library is arranged according the the Library of Congress Classification system. Once you know the general area where books on your topic are kept, it can be very effective to browse the shelves. How to read a call number

BV 639 .C4 (Church & Children)

BV 1475 - BV 1485 (Christian Education of Children and Youth)

BV 1522 - BV 1585 (Children and Sunday School)

BV 2615 - BV 2617 (Missions Work among Children and Youth)

BV 4529 (Christian Parenting)

ERC (Room 301)

Our children's materials are a part of the Education Resource Collection housed in Room 301 of the TLC.The children's books are divided into fiction and non-fiction categories by grade level. Each fiction and non-fiction grade level is color coded (see the chart below). Fiction books are cataloged by author, and non-fiction books are cataloged using the Dewey Decimal System.

Every book has the appropriate color-coded band on the spine.

Bin Books, Easy Readers and Big Books are all located in the cubbies on the left-hand side of the room.

Audio-visual materials are also included in the Education Resource Collection.