Discipleship Zone

Love those challenging kids, and know you are making a difference!

This is a fun activity for helping kids learn some amazing facts about the Bible!

Are you feeling worn out, stressed, and ready to drop out of ministry? Wait! There's a way to avoid 'burn out"!

Many churches today use a Large Group / Small Group format. For small group leaders, here are FIVE TIPS to make your time as effective as possible.

A way to help kids (and adults) get more out of their Bible reading time.

There is no shortage of programs, resources, or ideas in children’s ministry today—but at the end of the day, what is most effective in reaching kids for the Gospel hasn’t changed in a hundred years—it’s building relationships and personally introducing children to the Savior. This ebook is loaded with practical ideas on how to have a more relational ministry. You’ll be surprised by the results!

Love is not something that can merely be taught; it must be caught.

While we may have valid concerns to many of the practices associated with inviting children to receive Jesus into their hearts, Jesus' imperative to bring kids to him must be a priority for children's ministry.

A Prayer Walk Based on the Classic Game of Chutes and Ladders

A challenge to help kids read Matthew and John over the summer with parents involved.

What is the most important volunteer role in your Children’s Church service? 

Karl Bastian, the Kidologist, made this contribution to the book What Matters Now in Children's Ministry.

Edward Kimball dedicated his life to the spiritual guidance of young souls. Little did he know that one of his seemingly unpromising students would later become one of the greatest evangelists in history.

Discipling our children is not optional. If you have kids (or grandkids) you are discipling them. You might be discipling them for good or bad, but you are discipling them one way or another.

It’s so easy to get caught up in all the details of pulling off a weekend service and totally miss out on the opportunity to get to know the children in your ministry.

A humerous look at what NOT to do to lead a child to Christ

Do you have trouble engaging with kids? Try these 100 questions to get you started. 

Let’s commit to intentionally praying for our kids this school year. 

You don't have to be in a church to do ministry.

Kid’s can be the church of today, if we let them… and help them.

Relationships matter. Even though ministry has its ups and downs, ultimately relationships continue holding everything together. Here are some tips to help evaluate and refine your relational existence.

Kids are not the church of the future. They can be the church of today!

Here are 7 things you can do to encourage the Youth Workers in your Kid Min.

What are you grateful for today?

This Narnia Discipleship Book for Children is intended to help young children as they start their faith and learn how to grow in it! This devotional book is a great resource for helping your kids begin their new walk in Christ.

How well is your ministry discipling kids?

Do you preach or do you pastor?

Make a soda can stand at a 45 degree angle by adding only one thing! Then relate the balance to the Holy Spirit's work in our lives. 

As a pastor, you need to seek God's heart, and then tailor things to fit your ministry. 

Here are a four great object lessons that explain sin to kids.

The only way that church kids can catch a burden for the lost is by the Holy Spirit

Be intentional in guiding your children to develop an internal Biblical Roadmap.

Use the latest craze to connect with kids!

The Acts 6 Model makes it possible for a local Family of God to provide a ministry to children that meets each child’s individual needs.

Discipleship is messy and gritty and sloppy, and that’s the beauty. And some weeks that can also be the tough part of it.

How does your church disciple the single dads in your community?

Stay intentional in your connection with others. 

How do you explain the Trinity to your kids?

Here are a few things to remember and a few ideas to try during these next few weeks of home isolation.

Use this object lesson to share a message with children about sharing the Gospel with others. This sermon is based on Matthew 9:35-10:11 where Jesus talks about the plentiful harvest ready for those who are sharing Good News.

Why and how can playtime be the most important part of your Sunday morning?

Ever thought of where to start when it comes to getting your preteens to develop and own their faith? It all starts with encouraging them. Check out what FourFiveSix has to say about this very topic.

It’s critical that we not just talk about the Holy Spirit, but that we teach kids how to actually hear the voice of the Holy Spirit.  

How do we keep kids from walking away from their faith?

Parents need you to partner with them in discipling their kids. 

Share with kids these 5 basic tips on how to wisely choose their friends. 

We have a generation that is ruled by their emotional response to any given situation, yet they have failed to stop and ask, “Is this true?”

How are you meeting the challenge of church closings?

The time to lead a child to Christ is now.