Reach Hurting Kids Institute

Reach Hurting Kids Institute is an interdisciplinary team of researchers, mental health professionals, and children’s ministry experts. Our purpose is to provide trauma-informed children’s ministry resources that empower the Church to reach the hurting kids in our congregations and communities. Learn more about this Contributor here.

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A Beginner's Guide to Trauma-Informed Children's Ministry

This Beginner's Guide to Trauma-Informed Children's Ministry describes the widespread impact of childhood trauma, offers a research-based framework for constructing a trauma-informed children's ministry, and provides eight practical tips for helping children feel safe, in-control, loved, and valued in their church community.....

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Teaching Empathy to Young Children

We can teach children to respond to their peers with Christ-like empathy! Our first step, though, is to teach our kids how to recognize that their friend is needing them to empathize. Recently, Reach Hurting Kids Institute partnered with Maegan Hall to create a fun, friendly video for kids that explores the topic of empathy. In this resource, Maegan’s friend, Zadie, wonders how she can help her ....