Discipleship Zone
Discipleship is not always easy. Sometimes we need to lean on others when times get tough. This zone allows you to do just that. Find advice and tips from other seasoned ministry leaders and disciples when you need a little help to make it through the rough spots.
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Leading Children to Know and Follow Jesus
What are the best ways to share your faith with children? |
Discipleship | ||
Mom, I'm Bored...
When your kids say they're bored, maybe you should let them be. |
Overcoming Boredom | ||
My Top Five Parenting Failures
Every parent makes mistakes. Every parent feels like a failure at times. Here are some helpful tips to improve the way you communicate with and raise your kids. |
Parenting, Relationships | ||
Navigating the Pandemic with Your Kids
Honestly and openly help kids deal with the fallout of the pandemic we face. |
Dealing with Change and Fear | ||
No R.E.S.P.E.C.T. for anyone or anything. What do you do?
Should you expect respect from all kids? What about kids who have been through trauma? |
Respect, Divorce Care | ||
Now What? Salvation Follow Up Booklet
Review of Salvation decision following a child's surrender to Christ. |
Salvation | ||
One Way Sunday School Teachers Can Encourage Active Participation in Class
Keep your class actively participating with these simple tips. |
Participation | ||
Parent Meetings + Talking about Technology
In this episode, Sean Sweet talks about 2 different things that can give anxiety when it comes to preteen ministry. First he talks about how to have percent meetings, and then he talks about Technology and how we can help parents understand what their kids are dealing with. |
Partnering Parents | ||
Pressing In
Stop trying to do life without Jesus. |
Jesus is all we need | ||
Questions Kids Ask About God
Kids have questions, naturally. One of the best ways to interact and lead them closer to God is by engaging with their questions. |
Worship Stations, Questions | ||
Reflections of a Follow-Upper
Follow-up ministry is so important for children's ministry. Whether it's camp ministry or church ministry, kids need to be discipled year round. Kendra shares her story about her own experience at camp and how follow-up plays a key role in her life now. |
Follow-up Ministry | ||
Sharing the Gospel with Children with Disabilities
How can we share the gospel effectively with children with disabilities? |
Disabilities and the Gospel | ||
Should I Let My Teenager Date?
Friendship with others starts with understanding whose we are. |
Dating, Teens | ||
Should We Teach Kids To Trust Their Conscience?
Every person, including children, has a conscience and knows right from wrong. |
Conscience; Trust in God | ||
Simplicity: Fertile Soil for Trusting Relationships and Teachable Moments
An essay highlighting the value of simplicity and depth of relationship in producing teachable moments. |
Classroom Teaching | ||
Stewards of the Story
How do we best preserve God's story through the generations? |
Stewardship, God's Story | ||
Teaching Kids a Biblical View of Work
Teach kids that they can honor God in all walks of life, no matter their career when you download this free curriculum! |
Working for God | ||
Teaching Kids To Be Confident In Their Faith
Kids must be taught their faith in order to gain confidence in it! |
Faith | ||
Tips for Teaching Kids to Read the Bible
Whether in Sunday school or at home, use these 6 steps to help encourage your kids in studying the Bible. |
Bible Study | ||
Training Kids to be Truthful and Kind
Are your kids meat-eaters and bone-spitters? We need to train them in clarity and charity. |
Truth and Kindness | ||
Two Trips to the Grocery Store: A Parable about Biblical Relationships
Do you and your kids have a contract relationship or a covenant relationship? |
Covenant Relationships | ||
Volunteer Engagement: How To Keep Volunteers Involved In Your Ministry
How to keep volunteers engaged in your ministry |
Volunteers, Involvement | ||
What Makes You Cry?
Do you cry? You should. Read why. |
Crying Righteous Tears | ||
What Should We Teach Our Kids?
Children are open to hearing the Gospel. Are you speaking it? |
Sharing the Gospel Message | ||
When Is The MOST Critical Time For A Child's Spiritual Growth?
Don't underestimate a child's ability to understand and to worship. |
Spiritual Growth | ||
When KidMin Breaks Your Heart
Ministry has its rewards, but it can also break your heart. |
Kingdom Impact | ||
When You Say 'Easy', They Hear 'Unimportant'
Are you making it too 'easy' for volunteers? Maybe it's time to challenge them. |
Recruiting, Training Volunteers | ||
Who Are These Kids?
Do you know how to connect to today's device- and media-saturated kids? |
Connecting with Today's Kids | ||
Who is Responsible to Disciple my Kids?
Who is Responsible to Disciple my Kids - the church or me? |
Discipleship | ||
Why Are We Still Losing Kids?
How can you help your children encounter God personally? |
Spiritual Formation | ||
Why Discipleship is Important for Children
You. Me. Every Christian. We are all called to make disciples. Most of us can look back on our lives and name at least several Christians who either discipled us or had a significant impact on us. How many children do you know who are being intentionally discipled by a mature Christian? The children in our ministries need to be discipled, and they need to have several different “disciplers” in their lives. |
Discipleship | ||
Why Gospel Centered Curriculum Matters
We should be filtering everything we tell our kids though God's story. |
Curriculum | ||
Why is Loyalty Important?
What's the big deal about being loyal to others? |
Loyalty | ||
Why Online Church is Not Church
Is church still church if it's online? |
What is the Church? | ||
Discipline that Disciples
Making Your Discipline Problems Disappear! |
Discipline | ||
Don't Waste Your Devotion
How do we encourage our kids to own their faith and love Jesus forever? The key is in our example. |
Passing On Faith To Your Kids | ||
5 Tips for Helping Kids Navigate the Bible
How can God’s Word truly plant itself in a kid’s heart if they don’t know how to read it for themselves? |
Bible Study |