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JenningsDavid has served kids around the world for the majority of his life.  From Texas to Romania, he has followed where God has led him.  Most recently, he served for six years as a children's director in the great state of Alabama before moving to Colorado to work for Group as an associate editor.

5 Ways to Calm High-Energy Kids

Sometimes they are just wild. It seems kids share energy, and it only takes one to start fidgeting before the whole class follows suit. Even when sessions are filled with active learning experiences, sometimes you just have to stop and drain some of that extra energy. Here are five quick and easy activities to use when your class needs a timeout to let loose, and then get back to being focused…
Posted at 11:11

7 Cool Ways to Receive Offerings

Group’s Sunday school curriculum KidsOwn Worship gives kids a chance each week to give an offering to God. For those of you who give your kids a time for giving at your church, I want to share some of the cool ways we found to allow kids to give back…
Posted at 11:02

7 Current and Future Trends in Children’s Ministry

I really enjoyed hearing what Jody Brolsma had to say. You can tell she has a heart for kids, which is good seeing as she’s a major part of every vacation Bible school program Group puts out. She presented seven ongoing and future trends that she can see in the area of children’s ministry, and I thought you would enjoy hearing them as well…
Posted at 08:15

3 Ideas for Raising Leaders

Are you raising leaders in your children’s ministry? Most formal leadership training doesn't even begin before the age of 25, when corporations provide staff with assessments, coaching, and training. Helping your kids grow as leaders will help prepare them for the world, give them the tools to help others, and grow stronger as a team. Here are some ideas that you can use to help raise leaders for God today…
Posted at 14:12

5 Ways to Redeem Halloween

It’s always a plus when we can take something like Halloween and use it for God. Fall fest preparations are under way at many churches, so I wanted to share with you some tricks and treats to help make this year’s celebration the best…
Posted at 11:48

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