Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Choosing a Curriculum: Don’t Go It Alone! Choosing a curriculum can be tough! If you’re in any children’s ministry groups on social media, chances are you see this question often: What curriculum do you use? People want… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 6 Creative Ways to Help Kids Build Friendships As kids enter elementary school, they also enter a time when friendships become a central element in their lives. Kids this age are still learning how to make friends, and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 2 mins 4 Simple Bulletin Boards Ideas That Kids Can Create These 4 bulletin board ideas are simple enough that kids in your class can help you create them. Kids will love being able to show their parents all the work… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Lessons Read in 6 mins Ages and Stages: Lessons for Grandparents’ Day Use these wonderful Bible activities to build relationships and engage seniors with children in your children’s ministry. These lessons are a perfect way to celebrate Grandparents’ Day! Grandparents’ Day Lessons… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Using Differentiated Instruction to Reach All Learning Styles Use Differentiated Instruction in your children’s ministry to meet kids’ individual needs to help them maximize their learning potential. How would you feel if you broke your arm and the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still and Listen: The Value of Experiential Learning When we envision kids learning at school, we may picture diligent students sitting quietly at desks while reading a textbook or completing a worksheet. While that image may be reality… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 9 mins 16 A+ Back-to-School Ideas for Children’s Ministry Back-to-School Ideas for Children’s Ministry: These 16 A+ ideas will keep your kids from playing hooky from church! Yellow school buses. Crisp backpacks. The smell of new school supplies. The… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 7 Sacrifices You Shouldn’t Make for a New Curriculum Looking for a new children’s ministry curriculum? Here are seven sacrifices you should never make. Experts who’ve studied how change plays out in organizations—including churches—warn that when you change too… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Age Level Read in 4 mins 9 Knockout Activities to Liven Up a Boring Curriculum We’re giving you 9 knockout activities for a boring curriculum so kids will conquer their yawns and actually learn something. Or will they squirm in their chairs while the lesson… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Preteen Ministry: Three Simple Steps to Breaking the Ice Looking to keep preteens showing up to your ministry? This simple three-step “welcome wagon” to help break the ice for your preteens’ ministry. 1. Lights, Camera, Action Prepare a video… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 20 No-Fail Tips for Helping Preschoolers’ Separation Anxiety Helping in the church nursery seemed like a great way to jump in during the Easter rush. But after months of COVID-connected family time, the kids in our community seemed… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Age Level Read in 8 mins Fearless Conversation With Preteens Rather than run from uncomfortable topics with preteens, they need you to set everything aside—and engage in a fearless conversation. “If God is on our side, why did my friend’s… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Watch Now: Small Churches Have Big Impact Small churches have big impact! As we read the Gospels, we see that Jesus often points to small things when explaining what God’s Kingdom is like. A widow’s small coins.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Ministry Basics Read in 9 mins Kids Should Be Seen and Heard: 5 Ways to Make Conversation Part of Your Ministry Conversations with kids are free, require no supplies, and are a snap to drop into a lesson. And, best of all, they deliver huge value! At Group, we make conversations… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Age Level Read in 6 mins 13 Ways to Build Friendships with the Children You Teach Don’t miss these 13 practical, healthy ways to build friendships with the kids you teach in your children’s ministry. Each week, we face rooms with children excited and ready to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Why Preteens Don’t Come Back to Your Church — and What to Do About It Why preteens don’t come back to your church — and what to do about it. From kids who’ve done it — and how you can stop the exodus. Each year… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Partnering With Families Read in 7 mins Ministering to Kids in Crisis When You Don’t Have a Counseling Degree You don’t have to have a counseling degree to help children in crisis —you only need a deep commitment to Jesus and kids and a whole lot of empathy. Imagine… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Partnering With Families Read in 3 mins 5 Ways Special Needs Families Enrich Your Church Often when talking about families living with special needs, we focus on the side of practical disability ministry—programs, needed resources, volunteers. That’s all good and necessary, but it’s only half… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins What You Need to Know About Kids’ Spiritual Development We tracked down four noted experts to demystify kids’ spiritual development by the ages. Read on to learn how to reach—and teach—the wonderful little people in your ministry! Every age… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 9 Ideas for Kids of All Ages Develop Strong Friendships Developing strong friendships — or what the Bible calls phileo love — between kids can be done on a whim, on or off the schedule, and without prep or new… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Guidelines to Select and Accept Safe Nursery Toys Often church nurseries depend on donations of used toys. While many used toys are still safe and make excellent additions to the nursery, remember this criteria as you select and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
