5 Ways Kids Can Play for God’s Team
Any football fans out there? It’s true that the enthusiasm can be taken too far…but with the right attitude, I’ve always found Super Bowl Sunday to be a time for…
Teaching Tips
It’s critical to recruit volunteers to your children’s ministry who love God, love serving, and love kids. But what’s even more important for a healthy ministry is equipping those volunteers with resources and information to help them grow into their roles as teachers. This is the section for that!
What You’ll Find
In our teaching tips area, you’ll find articles like “How to Infuse Life-Long Faith in Preschoolers,” “3 Hard God-Questions Kids Ask (and How to Answer!),” and “4 Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching Kids the Bible.”
You can also search our teaching tips by age range, including nursery, preschool, elementary, and preteen, or you can search by topic, such as discipline. So whether you need help crafting better questions, tips on making Scripture stick, or ways to calm high-energy kids, we’ve got you covered.
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About Teaching Tips
11 Keys to Engaging Kids in Worship
Musician Justin Graves reveals the secrets to getting kids “all in” when it comes to worship. Kids worship seems like a no-brainer, right? Just throw a few songs together, get…
Fearless Conversation With Preteens
Rather than run from uncomfortable topics with preteens, they need you to set everything aside—and engage in a fearless conversation. “If God is on our side, why did my friend’s…
9 Back to School Sunday School Lessons to Build Faith
Here are 9 great back to school Sunday school lessons to help kids build a lasting relationship with Jesus this school year. Back to school is a critical time for…
Confessions of a Wannabe KidMin Superhero
In a world that’s super scary at times, it’s easy to overprotect our kids. Here’s why teaching them to live boldly like Jesus is a better idea. “Here I come…
14 Playful Ways to Reinforce Sunday School Lessons
Use these 14 playful ideas to reinforce your lessons about the Word of God. It’s been a long week, and Saturday night has you scrambling through your lesson plan. Quickly…
Train Kids to Be Leaders in the Church
These children’s ministers believe kids are the church’s ministers and leaders of today. Here’s how they’re growing kids’ gifts and skills for power-packed ministry. There’s a great and familiar story…
6 Creative Ways to Help Kids Build Friendships
As kids enter elementary school, they also enter a time when friendships become a central element in their lives. Kids this age are still learning how to make friends, and…
19 Inexpensive Decorating Ideas for Sunday School Rooms
Decorating your Sunday school classroom to be an exciting learning environment for kids can be tough on a budget. Here are 19 inexpensive decorating ideas for Sunday school rooms that’ll…
How to Answer Kids’ Toughest Questions
Insights from experts on how to answer kids’ toughest questions. You’ve heard them before: Those questions from children that stops you cold and leaves you searching for the right words…
