CHILDREN AND STUDENT MINISTRY

Amanda Talbot, Director of Children’s Ministry and Arleah Talbott, Associate Director of Student Ministry

The importance of speaking blessing and truth over our families’ lives should never be underestimated.

Does family ministry matter?

To Amanda Talbot and Arleah Talbott, equipping families and students with resources designed to promote discipleship self-sufficiency was key to serving in this pandemic.

Since most of Salem’s normal gatherings for children and students have been suspended until further notice, online and social media platforms are valuable tools for adapting resources for families and students to use at home. Vacation Bible School Online, Zoom Meeting Bingo and weekly student studies all helped maintain critical connections to Salem.

Both Amanda and Arleah are encouraged by seeing an increase in the number of students using their Bible app for study and prayer time, and dads being more accessible to families as leaders in discipleship and prayer. Prayer is essential for our children and families to grow. The importance of speaking blessing and truth over our families’ lives should never be underestimated. Prayer is powerful and His words are true.

These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7