Greetings Friends and Students! Christmas is a busy time with church programs and family gatherings. Remember this year to take some time to relax with your loved ones. The elves here at our workshop have been busy this Christmas season creating more helps for you in your ministry to children. You will find at cmuo.com/resources a series of lessons we’ve prepared for use in children’s...  Read More >>

As a loyal subscriber to the CMUO e-News list, I wanted you to be among the first to learn of the reproducible children’s ministry art that I’ve created, compiled, and am making available as a FREE download! That’s right…this resource that includes years worth of my cartoon-style drawings is available for FREE! Dick Gruber’s Evangel Art: Reproducible Art for Children’s...  Read More >>

As a loyal subscriber to the CMUO e-News list, I wanted you to be among the first to learn of the reproducible children’s ministry art that I’ve created, compiled, and am making available as a FREE download! That’s right…this resource that includes years worth of my cartoon-style drawings is available for FREE! Dick Gruber’s Evangel Art: Reproducible Art for Children’s...  Read More >>

Jason Rhode and I are excited to announce a new children’s ministry podcast that we are calling “Children’s Ministry Talk.” While still very much still in the formative stages, this podcast will be talkshow style in which we look forward to providing encouragement for children’s ministry leaders, by children’s ministry leaders, on all things children’s ministry. So…how...  Read More >>

Jason Rhode and I are excited to announce a new children’s ministry podcast that we are calling “Children’s Ministry Talk.” While still very much still in the formative stages, this podcast will be talkshow style in which we look forward to providing encouragement for children’s ministry leaders, by children’s ministry leaders, on all things children’s ministry. So…how...  Read More >>

One of the biggest challenges in ministry for children’s pastors and leaders is finding enough workers. Without a good staff of teachers and assistants we can’t accomplish all that God has called us to do in our ministry to children. Yet, finding qualified people can be a real challenge. One solution to this ongoing challenge is to develop a substitute staff of teachers and assistants. In this...  Read More >>

CMUO is proud to announce the beta release of CMUOnet, the new personal learning landscape for CMUO. CMUOnet is a hybrid of weblogging, e-portfolios and social networking, allowing distance education children’s ministry learners and instructors to meet both socially and academically. For the first time, CMUO learners are able to meet fellow students, either online or face-to-face, without invading...  Read More >>

Do you struggle to keep track of all your favorite children’s ministry websites and other online resources? Have you ever lost your folder of bookmarks in your Web browser or wished you could access them from ANY computer? Have you been looking for a free and easy-to-use tool for not only bookmarking your own children’s ministry favorite websites, but other online favorites? And, what if...  Read More >>