Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Bible Memory That Goes From the Head to the Heart What do you envision when you hear the words “Bible memory?” You may picture a Bible verse on the fridge that parents work on with kids at home. Or perhaps… 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
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 9 Easy Ways to Make Life Application Part of Every Lesson A lesson is just words if it doesn’t include meaningful life application. Here’s how to be sure every activity goes deeper for true understanding and transformation. You jumped into children’s… 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 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 supplies. First Samuel 18:3… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Movin’ and Groovin’: Why Play is so Important Play is the foundation for this fantastic, faith-based enrichment Do you remember playing outside all summer? Up at dawn and home when the streetlights flickered on? Nothing could keep you… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How to Tailor Your Lessons to Kids’ Learning Styles Want to know how to conquer kids’ learning obstacles? If after every lesson your kids can say, “We came, we saw, we heard, we touched,” they’ll also be able to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 9 mins Do You Know the ABCs of Spiritual Growth in Children? The secret to creating spiritual growth is understanding the ABCs of development. Rick Chromey explains it for us. Great Minds Think Alike? Over the past century, several notable minds have… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Why Teaching with Grace is so Important Here’s why grace is the key component in your teaching toolbox. He was a boy with a knack for trouble. Maybe it was his love of creativity, hunger for freedom,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 4 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching Kids the Bible Kids’ misunderstanding also provides significant insight into mistakes we’re making when we teach them about the Bible. Here are four mistakes to avoid. “The first book of the Bible is… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins How to Have a R.E.A.L Impact in Your Children’s Ministry If you want to have a real impact in children’s ministry, use these four ingredients of R.E.A.L. learning. Recently I had the privilege of teaching about the time Jesus healed… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins How to Utilize Positive Peer Pressure in Your Children’s Ministry Peer pressure. Say those two powerful words, and they can strike fear in your heart! But add the word “positive” and you have a tool that will help kids learn…to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Age-Level Insights: How Kids Learn Bible Stories at All Ages How children learn Bible stories — and ways to teach them. How Children Learn Bible Stories Ages 2 to 5 Years Young children like to be read to with age-appropriate… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Family Ministry Resources Read in 10 mins Reaching Kids at Risk With Kindness, Compassion, and the Love of God Maximize your ministry to children at risk for social, educational, and spiritual challenges. Recently a friend took a small group of preschoolers and volunteers to a local pool for a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins What Tech-Savvy Kids Need From Your Ministry Meet the tech-savvy kids in your ministry — and discover what they need from you. Statistics paint a picture of digital saturation in childhood. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation,… 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. Faith Development for Babies Typical Brain Development Young babies recognize human faces and prefer them… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins The Secret to Teaching Abstract Concepts to Kids Teaching abstract concepts to elementary- and preschool-age children can be a challenge because they may not be developmentally able to grasp less concrete ideas. But there are specific techniques you… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 4 Problems to Address to Rev Up Your Preteen Sunday School Classroom Give a copy of this article: How to Rev Up Preteen Sunday School to your Sunday school teachers. “Why do I keep doing this? I’ll never reach those kids. Josh… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How Children of All Ages Solve Problems Here are ways that children of all ages solve problems, and ways that you can respond to help develop their ability to work through problems. How Children Ages 1-2 Solve… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Nursery Teaching Tip: Using the Five Senses During Early Childhood Early childhood matters at church because babies are built for learning. Every time they use their senses — touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound — it electrifies an infant’s brain… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
