15 Ways to Make Your Ministry Irresistible
Use these 15 ways to make your ministry irresistible and to get kids (and their families) coming back. It’s always difficult when you work hard at making your ministry impactful…
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
Creation Snack Mix
This creation snack mix is a fun and tasty snack that serves as a delicious way to teach kids about God’s creation. Have kids follow along as you read in…
Top 10 Discipline Tips for Your Children’s Ministry
You spent hours reviewing your Sunday school lesson, cutting out craft materials, and preparing a snack. You’re confident nothing can go wrong. As you prepare to open in prayer, though,…
10 Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers
The 10 top tips for teaching toddlers are best revealed in the top 10 statements of the under-3 set. Discover why these traits make teaching toddlers such a joy…and a…
Beyond the Pink and Blue: Reaching Boys and Girls for Jesus
The wonderful differences between boys and girls present unique opportunities to reach them for Jesus. The Pink Sugar and spice, and all that’s nice; And that’s what little girls are…
5 Ways to Grow Spiritual Generosity in Kids
We want kids to follow Jesus’ example. Here’s how to sow the seeds of spiritual generosity in them and help set them on the path to a lifelong attitude of…
3 Ready-To-Go Substitute Survival Kits
When an absence calls for a sub, we’ve got you covered with these full lessons based on the song Jesus Loves Me. Emergencies happen. Volunteers call in sick. Lessons fall…
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,…
4 Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching Kids the Bible
Discover the 4 mistakes we make that confuse kids about the Bible. “The first book of the Bible is called Guinness. God created the world. When he got tired, he…
Can the Candy: Why Gimmicks Don’t Work
The proliferation of bribes and gimmicks is a common scene in children’s ministry today. But do the prizes and gimmicks affect children’s hearts—or only their behavior? “Extortion turns a wise…
