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 6 mins How to Solve the Sixth Grader Challenge in Your Ministry In preteen ministry, you must face the sixth grader challenge. Here’s how to meet the needs of these preteens in your ministry. “Everybody is shrinking!” That’s what one sixth grader… 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 4 Ingredients to Take Your Preteen Ministry to the Next Level While not all great ministry models look the same, I believe there are four core ingredients to embed into any preteen ministry to take it to the next level. I… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Highly Effective Preteen Teaching Tip: Distract and Discuss An effective way to get preteens to open up is to distract them. While their hands are busy, it’s amazing how much their minds and mouths open up. Try any… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins How to Develop Preteens Into Effective, Ethical Leaders Preteens have an incredible four-year window that’s critical for influencing the future leaders in our communities. Here’s how to make the most of it. There are four fertile years when… 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 4 mins Television and Faith: Tuned In to Faith Lessons Do the kids in your ministry worship at the altar of Nickelodeon or Netflix? Or would you say that the kids in your ministry are appropriately entertained by television? If… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 6 Helpful Event Registration Tips for Your Preteen Events Looking to host an event for your preteens? Always remember to follow these important registration tips for special events. Registration Tip 1. Involvement Opportunities Provide a list of ways parents… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 4 Ways To Help Preteens See Who They Are With Their Identity in Christ Here are four ways we can begin to help our preteens see and understand their identity in Christ through God’s Word. My son was 11 years old when he needed… 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 8 mins Why Preteens Don’t Come Back to Your Church — and What to Do About It Why preteens don’t come back to your church — and what to do about it. From kids who’ve done it — and how you can stop the exodus. Each year… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 1 min Elementary and Preteen Activity: Take Your Kids on a Prayer Walk Looking for an opportunity to teach children about praying for their neighbors? Take your kids on a prayer walk around your neighborhood. Here’s how. Take Your Kids on a Prayer… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Age Level Insights for Sharing the Easter Story With Children Want to help children understand the story of Easter in age-appropriate ways? These age level insights from a Licensed Pastoral Counselor will help. After his mom read aloud a book… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 2 mins 3 Mind-Boosting Games for Kids to Improve Concentration and Focus These three fun and exciting mind-boosting games help challenge the concentration and focus of children in your ministry. In a recent study, researchers at Oregon State University found that preschool-aged… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 3 Ways to Enhance Your Lesson By Becoming a Name-Dropper I love to say, “Billy Graham once told me not to drop names.” Of course, the legendary preacher never told me this; the joke is in casually dropping a name… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Practical Tips for Helping Kids Discern Biblical Truth Kids’ culture contains everything from Disney characters to Harry Potter hype. Is God’s Word being drowned out? How can we help kids discern biblical truth? Kids all over the world… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
