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…
Preteens
Children ages 10-12 are exceptionally moldable and eager to learn. We want to equip you with the tools you’ll need to minister to this special age group. Grab tips and tricks to share with your Sunday School teachers and children’s ministry volunteers, and learn how to get preteens thinking and growing today!
What You’ll Find
In this section, we’ve compiled tips, ideas, and methods from children’s ministry experts for understanding and teaching your 5th and 6th-grade kids. Read from ministers like you about the challenges and joys of ministering to 10 through 12-year-olds. In an increasingly technological society, discover four ways to help preteens see who they are. Learn why they make the best leaders. Check out expert help to reach preteens for Jesus. And lots more!
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About Preteens
The Impact of Gamification on Your Children’s Ministry
We’re all driven by 8 core game principles that’ll transform our ministries—and engage kids like never before. I’m an unabashed gamer. I’m 40 years old, and I’ve been playing games…
The Bible Uncensored: Expert Advice on How to Teach Kids
Should the Bible be censored for kids? Find out what experts say. From the account of Cain murdering Abel, to David committing adultery with Bathsheba, to the woman at the…
9 Quick Tips for Teaching Kids to Pray
Prayer habits that last a lifetime are most often formed in childhood. That’s why it’s so critical to teach young children how to pray. As with most spiritual disciplines, prayer…
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 told Jim…
9 Knockout Activities to Liven Up a Boring Curriculum
We’re giving you 9 knockout activities for a boring curriculum so kids will conquer their yawns and actually learn something. Or will they squirm in their chairs while the lesson…
3 Strategies for Creating Grace-Inducing Freedom in Preteens
Entitlement. From adults, it sounds like “I have my rights!” and from preteens, “That’s not fair!” But our culture also says perfection through performance is everything. We push younger and…
The Fix on Growth Mindset in Your Children’s Ministry
Psychologist Carol Dweck’s growth mindset approach to education is revolutionizing schools. Is there a place for it in your ministry? How many times have you asked a question and the…
How to Handle a Child That Swears (at Any Age!)
For Sunday school teachers to know what to do when a child swears, we need to understand why children swear and how to properly respond—at each age. Children From 1-2…
5 Tips for Kids’ Worship With Christmas Music
Here are 5 tips for kids’ worship with Christmas music. As the great movie character Buddy the Elf says, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for…
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