Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 6 mins Age Level Insights: Encouraging Kids to Pray at All Ages Looking to teach kids to pray? Here are some expert tips on how to nurture conversations with God and children at every stage. Prayer is as simple as a conversation… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 4 Essential Strategies for Classroom Management Here are four helpful classroom management tips for teachers that’ll help increase joy and effectiveness in the classroom. You love God and children. You feel called to teach and be… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 9 Ideas for Kids of All Ages to 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 supplies. First Samuel 18:3… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 8 mins 15 A+ Back-to-School Ideas for Children’s Ministry Back-to-School Ideas for Children’s Ministry: These 15 A+ ideas will keep your kids from “checking out” at church! Yellow school buses. Crisp backpacks. The smell of new school supplies. The… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 6 Storytelling Keys to Make the Bible Even More Exciting Here are simple keys to improving your storytelling skills as you strive to reach children with the greatest story of all. The Bible is the greatest love story ever written… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Is Your Sunday School Communicating Shame in the “Shoulds”? Do all of our “shoulds” teach children that being a Christian is more about rules than it is about relationship with Jesus? I failed him. His drawing made it clear.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 5 Funtastic Ways to Get Kids Engaged in Your Ministry Not sure if kids are really retaining Bible discoveries? We’re here to help! Check out these five ways to get and keep kids engaged. I had just finished what I… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 6 mins How to Help Children Grieve: Advice From a Grief Counselor Here’s what a pastor and grief counselor says you need to know about how to help children grieve when they’ve experienced a loss. “Mommy, I want to arrest God for… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 10 Tips to Manage Kids’ Stress Levels in Your Children’s Ministry Kids seem to be incredibly stressed nowadays. Here are 10 tips to reduce the stress level of children in your ministry. Let’s face it: It can be stressful working in… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Appropriate Faith Development Through the Years Here’s your developmentally appropriate guide-at-a-glance for effectively encouraging faith development in kids of all ages. Remember, children’s personalities and developmental pace vary. Hold these guidelines on a sliding scale for… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 7 Essentials for Growing Kids’ Faith Here are 7 essentials for developing, enhancing, and growing kids’ faith. In this territory of children’s ministry, we understand the importance of God’s impact in kids’ lives. And we understand… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 1 min Elementary and Preteen Activity: Take Your Kids on a Prayer Walk Looking for an opportunity to teach children about praying for their neighbors? Take your kids on a prayer walk around your neighborhood. Here’s how. Take Your Kids on a Prayer… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Ministry Basics Read in 5 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
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Deep and Wide: Bible Experiences for Combined-Age Groups Social scientists have researched what happens when children of different ages play and learn together. And guess what: There are advantages for kids of all ages! Read on to find… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 5 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Teach Kids to Pray If you want to teach kids to pray, answer these five important questions. The class ends, and you plop into a chair to quietly ponder the morning. You started class… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Age Level Insights for Sharing the Easter Story With Children Want to help children understand the story of Easter in age-appropriate ways? These age level insights from a Licensed Pastoral Counselor will help. After his mom read aloud a book… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 10 Things Your Ministry Can Do to Stop Racism Before It Starts 10 things you and your ministry can do to stop racism before it starts. What will you do now to embrace the “people of every tribe and tongue and people… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Age-Level Insights: How to Handle Profanity and Vulgar Language Profanity and vulgar language have to be handled differently depending on the age of the child. Here are some age-level insights. Hear No Evil: Ages 2 to 5 You can… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Lessons Read in 10 mins FREE Easter Lesson: Jesus Has Victory Over Death This Easter Sunday school lesson from Group Publishing’s DIG IN Sunday school curriculum teaches elementary kids that Jesus has victory over death. Pick and choose the sections to create the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 7 Simple and Effective Ways to Reach Today’s Visual Generation Why do kids love screens so much? And how can we minister to children whose minds seem centered on electronics? Here are 7 amazingly simple but effective ways to reach… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How to Respond to the Anxieties of Children at All Ages Children of all ages face anxieties. Here is what you need to know about these worries, and how you can help ease their concerns. Children’s Anxieties – Ages 2 to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
