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 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
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
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 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 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
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 4 Steps to Really Connect With Kids in Your Ministry It’s the little things that matter to kids. Karl Bastian, the Kidologist, shares his secrets to making life-changing connections with kids. No child has ever thanked me for that great… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 12 Awesome Ideas to Better Involve Kids in Worship No matter your church’s size or style, you can use these twelve ideas to excite kids—and involve them—when it comes to worship. If you’ve ever dreamed of the children in… 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
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 1 min Preschool Scripture Memorization Activity: Picture Scramble Since most preschoolers can’t read, this picture method helps them memorize scripture more easily. Preschool Scripture Memorization Activity: Picture Scramble For each verse, you’ll need pictures to represent the parts… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min How to Handle When Preschoolers Tells a Lie Everyone lies. But the way preschoolers lie is different from the way adults lie. Here’s what you need to understand about handling this situation. Three- and 4-year-olds “live by a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Are Rewards a Token for Classroom Success? To give (prizes, points, rewards, candy, and treats) or not to give? That is the question. Some experts say that giving kids tokens, rewards, candy, and the like destroys their… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 4 Helpful Tips for Preparing Preschoolers for Christmas A preschooler’s senses heighten as he experiences the sacred and secular activities of Christmas. Church leaders and parents often struggle to balance the magic of commercialism with the birth of… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 7 Steps in Fostering Healthy Spiritual Growth in Kids What to foster healthy spiritual growth in kids? Here’s how you can instill healthy confidence and God’s love in kids—one carefully chosen word at a time. Wide-eyed, 6-year-old Jacob could… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Lessons Read in 2 mins Preschool Sunday School Lesson: Manners (Ages 4 and 5) A quick preschool Sunday school lesson to help you develop your four- and five-year-olds into little Miss and Mr. Manners. Preschool Sunday School Lesson: Manners (Ages 4 and 5) 1.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Tips for Teaching Bible Stories to Preschoolers Are some Bible stories off-limits for preschoolers? How can we teach Bible stories to preschoolers so they truly understand them? “Don’t teach preschoolers about sin. And don’t teach them that… 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
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins What’s Wrong With Using Rewards in Children’s Ministry? It seems harmless. But in reality, trinkets, stickers and prizes have a negative effect on the final outcomes we really want in Christian education. Rewards may turn your kids off.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 9 Encouraging Quotes to Help Kid’s Ease Their Worries Kids live in a much different world than we did growing up; there’s a lot more to be worried about! In fact, it is estimated that kids are stressing out… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 2 mins Why Do Crafts? Because They Can Make Your Lesson Better Here’s how crafts can make your lesson better. Almost every Sunday morning after class, children run out of classrooms with a new craft. Some of these crafts make it home… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
