One of the key times parents are open to your guidance and input is when their child is transitioning from elementary to middle school. This can be a nervous and challenging time for families.

This is one of the most critical times in children's ministry and it's vital to have a clear strategy for helping kids and families.

This resource was created to help you encourage and equip kids and families as they prepare for the move into middle school ministry. It creates a solid bridge between your children's ministry and middle school ministry.

It also helps you create a powerful, life-changing, shared experience for the kids and their parents. Guaranteed to impact them. Be prepared to see lots of tears as you guide parents through blessing and praying over their children as part of the celebration.

This resource includes...

• Planning tools and ideas to create a memorable graduation celebration for the kids and parents in your ministry.
• Teaching outline that is used in the celebration to prepare students and their parents for the middle school years. Includes topics like communication, making wise choices, spiritual growth, choosing friends, self-esteem and more.
• Includes a key parenting strategy for the middle school years that you can put in the hands of parents.
  
• Ready-to-go graphics and media files to drop into PowerPoint, Media Shout, Pro Presenter, etc.
• Tools to invite families to attend.
• Editable format so you can customize for your ministry as needed.
• Templates for graduation certificates, parental blessing and more.
• Designed to be used at the end of the school year or whenever you transition elementary children into middle school ministry.
• Can also be used separately as a parenting seminar for middle school parents.

Comes in electronic format as an instant download.

Click here to see a sample portion of the teaching notes.

Click here to see a sample portion of the parent handout.