Leader Resources Read in 8 mins How to Train Kids to Be Leaders in the Church of Today These children’s ministers believe kids are the church’s ministers and leaders of today. Here’s how they’re growing kids’ gifts and skills for power-packed ministry. There’s a great and familiar story… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 9 mins How to Answer Some of Kids’ Toughest Faith-Based Questions Insights from experts on how to answer kids’ toughest questions. You’ve heard them before: Those questions from children that stops you cold and leaves you searching for the right words… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Is Your Ministry SEL Compatible? Learn how SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) in education is challenging—and changing—kids today. As I enter a first-grade classroom in Sacramento, California, two girls leave the group and make a beeline for… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Ministry Secrets From a Gaming Guru Discover the keys from a video-game worldbuilder to capture kids’ attention through gaming in ways that’ll impact their minds, hearts, and faith growth. Games are everywhere, even if they don’t… Read More
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 4 mins 24 Smart Ways to Get Kids With Different Learning Styles Into the Bible Use these 24 smart Bible study idea designed to help kids get into the Bible—made exactly for them. I love studying the Bible, looking up verses and cross-references, diving into… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins How to Teach Kids to Have Reasonable Faith What a cold-case homicide detective wants to teach kids about having a reasonable faith. J. Warner Wallace was an avowed atheist until age 35. He rejected the New Testament claims… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins How Children Are Motivated To Learn It’s no surprise children of different ages are differently motivated to learn! In order to best reach the children in our classrooms, we need to learn how to best motivate… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Inspiration for Teaching Kids That Faith Is a Relationship Is our faith intended to be a subject we study? Or do you believe faith is a relationship that can happen through experiences? Why do you suppose we teach kids… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins Listen In: The Secret Life of Kids Take a sneak peek at what Christian kids really think about God, faith, church, and their world. How often have you wondered about what’s going on in kids’ minds? If… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Get Kids Thinking About Faith Using Bloom’s Taxonomy Use this article with your teachers to help them get kids thinking about faith using these levels of critical thinking, as identified by Bloom’s Taxonomy. Scott memorized “Love thy neighbor… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 5 Things You Can Do to Encourage Kids’ Motivation in Children’s Ministry How do you encourage kids’ motivation in children’s ministry? With trinkets and tokens? You might want to rethink that approach. I’ll admit it. I was a reward junkie. When I… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Types of Questions to Avoid Asking Kids We say we want kids to have a thinking faith, but we often create the opposite with five questions to avoid asking kids. A skill we need to get better… Read More
