Leader Resources Read in 7 mins How to Infuse Lifelong Faith in Preschoolers Your preschool ministry offers an opportunity to infuse little ones with faith at one of the most important points in their lives. If you work with preschoolers, it’s likely you’re… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources 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
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 1 min Non-Toxic Playdough Recipe for Children’s Ministry Crafts Make your own non-toxic playdough with this simple recipe that will be great for children’s crafts, playtime, and more. Simply follow the directions in this recipe and create an incredible… 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
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
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 9 mins Creating the Perfect Place for Preschoolers A dash of age-right hospitality can radically impact learning and faith for preschoolers. What’s a bright spot in your church that can continually bring in—and keep—new families? Why, the preschool,… 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
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 1 min 3 Craft Tips to Make Your Preschool Sunday School Run Smoothly With these three preschool craft tips, you can make preschool craft time at your Sunday school organized and accessible. 3 Craft Tips to Make Your Preschool Sunday School Run Smoothly… 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
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 5 mins 29 Time Crunchers for Sunday School Teachers When time gets away from you week after week during your lesson, use these 29 time crunchers for Sunday school teachers to keep the Sunday school lesson on track. “Time… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins How to Encourage Smooth Transitions for All Ages When it comes to slipping into a swimming pool, there are two kinds of people. There are the Jumpers and the Inchers. The Jumpers don’t care how cold it is.… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources 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 2 mins The Power of Music in Your Preschool Classroom Music is a powerful teaching tool for preschool leaders. Have you ever thought about why? Music activates unique brain networks, supports long-term memory of lyrics (like Bible verses), and encourages… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 5 Secrets to Getting Kids Engaged in Your Ministry Follow these five rules to get kids engaged, and you’ll ensure that your kids become fully absorbed in your ministry. I had just finished what I believed to be another… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 10 Things Your Ministry Can Do to Help 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 3 Reasons Games Are an Important Part of Your Preschool Ministry Games are an important tool to teach your preschool students about the love of God. Here are three reasons to incorporate more games in your ministry. As you plan your… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 6 Ways to Welcome Preschoolers to Church Every Single Week Close your eyes and imagine for a moment what happens when you welcome your preschoolers each week. What comes to mind—a calm and pleasant exchange, a rushed flurry of activity,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
