12 Tips for Baby and Toddler Spiritual Growth
Use these 12 tips for babies’ spiritual growth. Can babies and toddlers learn about God and grow spiritually? Should children’s ministry include children this young? The answer is yes! We’re…
Tag: Child Growth
6 Easy Family Devotions to Teach Kids Healthy Independence
Check out these six Bible-based family devotions for parents to teach kids healthy independence. Early in life, children are wholly dependent creatures, relying on their parents for almost everything. A…
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…
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…
Puzzles With a Purpose: From Time Filler to Teaching Tool
Using puzzles and activity pages in children’s ministry is nothing new. Many of us grew up doing Bible word searches and dutifully filling in the blanks. But Group has historically…
5 Ways to Stop Shaming Kids in the Name of Jesus
There’s no children’s minister out there who intentionally attempts to evoke shame in kids. But when our words or communication are misguided or careless, shame is often the result. And…
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…
Preschool Craft: Sweet Flower Gardens
In this preschool craft, kids make flower gardens as they explore the parable of the farmer and the seed. Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Luke 8:4-15 Supplies: foam bowls (1 per…
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. Remember, children’s personalities and developmental pace vary. Hold these guidelines on a sliding scale for…
How to Recognize the Symptoms of Behavior Issues
Kids may not have the words to express what they’re feeling, but their behavior can tell you a lot. Here’s how to recognize the symptoms of kids’ behavior issues and…
Nursery Take-Home Prayer Activity: Finger Food Prayers
Teaching children to pray at a young age is important to their faith development. Here are 3 simple finger food prayers that you can send home to help empower parents…
3 Ways to Help Kids Deal With Cyberbullying
Not only do kids today have to worry about bullying in school, but they also have to worry about cyberbullying. Here are three ways to help kids deal. Bullying certainly…
A Master Plan for Spiritual Growth in Kids
Pull on your overalls and grab your hoe. Because we’re going to explore this passage to discover a master plan for spiritual growth in kids. Children often have trouble grasping…
3 Powerful Tools to Measure Kids’ Spiritual Growth
Use these three tools to assess and understand how to measure kid’s spiritual growth. Growing up as an avid soccer player, I was blessed with a high school coach who…
5 Simple Ways to Ask Better Questions in Your Children’s Ministry
You may already know that questions help kids process what they’ve learned. But how do you know if you’re asking the right questions? That’s a little tougher. Questions can help…
Grow Kid’s Faith With This 7-Week Summer Faith Challenge
Grow kids’ faith this summer with this 7-week challenge. Kids live on a battlefield — a world filled with temptation, attacks on their innocence, and fiery darts of doubt. As…
Tips for Effectively Ministering to Sixth Graders at Your Church
Spend time with any group of children’s ministers these days, and one of the topics of conversation is sure to be ministry to sixth graders. What works? Are there any…
Creative Ways to Teach Babies in the Church Nursery
A church nursery isn’t just about babysitting — it’s about teaching! Use these creative ways to teach babies and help them learn about God. Point That Finger While pointing may…
Elementary Kids Sunday School Lesson: Peer Pressure
Use this Sunday school lesson with kids to help them resist peer pressure. Find more great Sunday school lessons to help kids grow in their faith. 1. Peer Pressure Lesson…
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…
