Stephen Urmston
Press Service International
Stephen Urmston is a full time puppeteer and performer that shares the good news of Jesus all over Australia. He has 18 years of experience in children’s ministry and has been a children’s and families minister in South Australia, Victoria and Queensland. Stephen loves Jesus, and loves being creative, and especially loves when his two loves combine, turning into some kind of super powered passion!
Sarah Urmston previous articles may be viewedhttp://www.pressserviceinternational.org/stephen-urmston.html
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Using a puppet for a church talk
I love puppets. I have loved them for a very long time. Ever since I saw some of the Muppet movies, I was hooked.
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3 things to consider when buying Bibles for children
We all know the saying, ‘a picture speaks a thousand words’, and it was just recently when I found this to be true once again. This was when I was confronted with the question for myself ‘What Bible do I buy a very young child?’.
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Involving children in the service
I’ve always loved working with kids. I think their enthusiasm, and outlook simply makes me smile, and keeps me young at heart.
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But what is Christmas REALLY about?!
I really love this time of year. There are songs playing. There are decorations around. People generally tend to be on the cheerful side.
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Comprehending better when children get taught
I used to be petrified of questions. I had no idea what they were going to be and they used to be incredibly hard to answer.
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5 points to a good kid’s talk
I am very familiar with this feeling. Looking at the roster then the feeling of dread coming over me. What? I’m on children’s talk this week? What am I going to say? What am I going to do?
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Three ways to have church for everyone
I love church. One of my favourite parts of my church service each week is the children’s talk.
