Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Classroom Environments: Nursery and Preschool Essentials Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers have certain needs, and those needs help us determine what’s truly essential in these ministries. Here’s a list of the must-haves for your nursery and preschool… 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
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
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. In a past VBS experience, we taught kids about the time Jesus… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Age Level Insights: Dealing With Rebellion at Any Age Do you have children in your ministry who rebel often? Here is expert advice on dealing with children’s rebellion at any age. 3 to 4 years How Children Rebel Children… 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 or she experiences the sacred and secular activities of Christmas. Church leaders and parents often struggle to balance the magic of commercialism with the… 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
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 4 Topics to Get Kids Talking and Opening Up to You Looking to get the kids in your ministry to open up? Here’s a helpful strategy you can use to get kids to talk. “Yeah,” “Nah,” or “I dunno” seem to… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 4 Fun Ways for Kids to Build Community in Your Ministry As children build good relationships with one another, they’re better able to learn and pray together. Here are 4 fun ways to help kids build community. Although children may be… 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 How to Make Your Preschool Environment Irresistible You can make your preschool environments irresistible to little ones using these simple tips. Imagine yourself in a crowded, chaotic room. Now imagine that this crowded room is six inches… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Discipline Q & A: Handling Silly Answers From the Class Clown Is your lesson often derailed by a child who always gives a silly answer to make other kids laugh? Here’s some age-specific advice to help. Q: What do I do… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins Emotions: The Critical Cement in Your Learning Environment “Feelings” are more than an old song. Emotions are actually the key to amazing learning in your children’s ministry classroom! A lasting impression — set in cement. Isn’t that what… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 10 Important Ways to Fill Your Ministry With Prayer Use these 10 ways to fill your ministry with prayer—just as the disciples asked Jesus when he taught them the Lord’s Prayer: “Teach us to pray.” “God is great, God… 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 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
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 3 Ways to Encourage Preschoolers’ Independence If you work with preschoolers, you know they’re beginning to get their first taste of independence. This can mean lots of things — including the occasional headache — but ultimately… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Tips for Getting Kids of All Ages Engaged in Worship Here are some tips for getting kids of all ages to be fully engaged during worship. For many children’s ministers, worship time with kids equates to singing a handful of… 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
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
