Linda Jacobs
Linda Ranson Jacobs is one of the forefront leaders in the areas of children and divorce and single-parent family needs. Having been both divorced and widowed, Linda was a single mom who learned firsthand the emotional and support needs of broken families, and she developed a passion to help hurting families. As a children’s ministry director, children’s program developer, speaker, author, trainer, and therapeutic child care center owner, Linda has assisted countless single-parent families and their children. In 2004, Linda created and developed the DivorceCare for Kids program, a biblically based, Christ-centered ministry tool designed to bring healing, comfort, and coping and communication skills to children of divorce. Local churches use this lay-led, 13-week program to launch a children’s divorce recovery ministry in their church and community.
Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders
Emotional Concussions: Helping Children Cope With Life’s Traumas
Many children experience emotional concussions — traumas that can have lasting effects. Find out how your kidmin program can minister to these wounds.
Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders
Help for Single Dads: How Your Church Can Support These Men
Help for single dads is often overlooked. When many people think “single parent,” they think of a single mom. But single-father households are on the rise, so churches need to know how to minister to them.
Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders
Can You Recognize the Behaviors of a Traumatized Child ?
A trauma-informed church understands how a crisis affects children. Do you recognize traumatized child behaviors?
Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders
Help a Single Parent Family Turn to God
I see many single parents turn to the church for help. They know they need help in working through a crisis. They understand they...
Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders
An Easter story – she did what she could
This Easter story has a little different slant than most posts you’ll read about Easter. This Easter story is written to capture the heart of anyone ministering to children of divorce, of single parents, or in blended families.
Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders
Ministering to Children Who Stomp Into the Room
You might be surprised to know that in our class the stomping kid turned out to be an OK class with an OK kid. So how did we get this child to go from stomping and not participating to becoming involved with our group?
Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders
Dysfunctional Family Life Creates Emotional Concussions in Kids
Have you ever considered the term emotional concussion? Have you ever thought about what might be involved in an emotional concussion?
Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders
“Three Strikes and You’re Out” Doesn’t Work With the Child of Divorce
One popular discipline policy churches use is what is called the “Three Strikes and You’re Out” policy. In theory it sounds reasonable, but for many hurting children it is not reasonable or even fair.
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