The Amazing Role of Wonder in Kids’ Spiritual Growth
Explore the amazing role of wonder in kids’ spiritual growth—and learn how to bring wonder back to yourself and children. “Look at the snow, Mom. It’s awesome! It’s amazing!” Nodding…
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
The Keys to Building a Balanced Faith in Children
Here’s why building a balanced faith in kids today can have eternal implications. One of the scariest things about being a parent is wondering whether what you’re doing will produce…
Ways Your Church Nursery Can Really Teach Babies
Meet the most amazing church nursery in town! At Saturn Road Church of Christ in Garland, Texas, these church folks know how to bring up babies right, and they’ve done…
6 Secrets to Loving Your Preteen Ministry (Even When it’s Unlovable)
We all know that preteen ministry is for the brave. But it’s also for the loving. Don’t believe me? Allow me to reveal the secret to really loving preteens. For…
The 4 Rs of Faith-Building Programs in Your Ministry
Your children’s ministry is much more than programs. And that’s a good thing because programs don’t change people; only God changes people. Yet your children’s ministry includes programs. Lots of …
Ministering to Kids in Crisis When You Don’t Have a Counseling Degree
You don’t have to be a mental health professional to help troubled children—you only need a deep commitment to Jesus and kids and a whole lot of empathy. Imagine your…
6 Critical Keys to Enhancing Your Bible Storytelling
It can happen in almost any class. Kids are engaged in learning through hands-on experiences, and then it hits. The class forms a circle for story time and the mood…
6 Proven Methods to Reach the Minds and Hearts of Kids
Here are six tips to reach the minds and hearts of kids in your ministry. Have you ever been in a classroom where you can see or hear another group…
6 Steps to Getting Kids Hooked on Reading the Bible
Use these strategies for getting your kids hopelessly hooked on reading the Bible. “Hmmm. What if a customer wanted cheese on his hamburger?” “I wouldn’t put it on. I’d be…
9 Ideas for Kids of All Ages Develop Strong Friendships
Developing strong friendships—or what the Bible calls phileo love—between kids can be done on a whim, on or off the schedule, and without prep or new supplies. First Samuel 18:3…
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