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…
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
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 …
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…
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…
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