Missions Zone
70% of Missionaries Received Their Call to Missions as a Child!
Help inform and inspire children to be a missionary on their block, in their school, and around the world! Here in the Missions Zone you can find ideas for teaching and promoting Missions among the children of your church or ministry!
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The Secret Church
Graphics, in a PowerPoint presentation, that are adaptable for many mission presentations. |
Missions | ||
Ticket to Heaven Game
A FUN interactive game by Karl Bastian that visually illustrates the eternal impact of sharing your faith. Watch a complete video of the game in action! |
The Gospel | ||
GOOD NEWS Gospel Tract
FREE DOWNLOAD! A fun, simple and effective way for kids to share the GOOD NEWS of Jesus with their friends! |
The Gospel | ||
Missions Airplane Trip
This is a great way to take kids on a "trip" they will never forget. |
Missions Event | ||
Country Name Tags
This is a fun way to get kids thinking about different countries around the world throughout an entire missions program! Rename them the name of a country for a service! |
Missions | ||
Globe Race!
A simple, fun, and exciting game that will help children realize that our country is just a small part of much larger world! |
Missions | ||
If You Think Church is Boring
An invitation to church that kids can give their friends: "If you think church is boring, you've never been to MY church!" |
Church Invitation | ||
Jesus in My Neighborhood? Lesson and Video
Jesus in My Neighborhood? - Part 3 of 3: This is a FREE lesson and video download (for All Access members) on JESUS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. The video features Jesus visiting a boy for his bedtime prayers and giving him a surprise answer to prayer! |
Jesus in My Neighborhood? Series (3 of 3) | ||
New Ways to Do the WORDLESS BOOK!
Everyone has seen a Wordless Book, here are some NEW ways to present it! Get Creative!! |
Wordless Book Variety | ||
Share Your Testimony
Help your kids learn about the change becoming a Christian makes by sharing your testimony. |
Testimonies, | ||
The 3 Penny Missionary Game
This simple, fun game helps children understand how a church is planted on the mission field. |
Missions - Planting a Church | ||
The Romans Road to Heaven!
Simple way to present the gospel message using 8 verses from Romans. |
Gospel, Evangelism, | ||
Who is Jesus? Lesson and Video
Jesus in My Neighborhood? - Part 1 of 3: This is a FREE lesson and video download (for All Access Members) on WHO IS JESUS. The video has puppets answering the question, "Who is Jesus?" |
Jesus in My Neighborhood? Series (1 of 3) | ||
Who is My Neighbor? Lesson and Video
Jesus in My Neighborhood? - Part 2 of 3: This is a FREE lesson and video download (for All Access members) on WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR. The video has puppets answering the question, "Who is Your Neighbor?" |
Jesus in My Neighborhood? Series (2 of 3) | ||
Are You Called to Minister to Children?
You'll never gain fame or glory in children's ministry. So are YOU called? |
Ministry Calling | ||
5 Ways to Raise Support for a Family Missions Trip
Need to raise support for a family missions trip? Here are some great ideas for raising support! |
Family Missions Trips | ||
Amazing Kids! Amazing God!
Here's a great idea for your next free will offering collection. Excellent for camp or VBS! |
Free Will Offering | ||
Are You Flying Over Mission Fields to Get to the Mission Fields?
Do you know where YOUR mission field is? |
Divorce Care, Single Parents, Local Missions | ||
Backyard Evangelism for Children's Ministry
An exciting form of outreach in the perfect location for reaching kids. |
Outreach, Missions, Event | ||
Bring Your Bible for Misssions
Use this simple incentive to help grow your children's hearts for missions and encourage them to bring their Bibles. |
Missions/Bible | ||
Children's Missions Resources
A huge list of great Missions resources for your Children's Ministry |
Missions, Resources | ||
Five Reasons To Take Your Family On a Missions Trip
Gather your family and get ready to hit the road (or the air) as you stretch your faith together and reach out in another culture. |
Family, Missions | ||
Flatman and Bobbin Go Into All The World
Flatman and Bobbin learn the Great Commission. |
Missions | ||
Halloween Movie Outreach Kit
This time of year is notorious for its association with darkness, but Jesus says we are the light of the world! So, let's get out there and shine with Operation Flashlight! |
Outreach, Halloween | ||
Honduras: Play It!
Honduras is primarily a poor country, but Honduran kids have a great time playing simple games they create using items they can easily find. Try both of these ways to enjoy a game Honduran style! |
Games from Honduras | ||
How Can They Hear?
This is a skit to help explain to children why we give money for compassion projects and not just money for Bibles. |
Missions | ||
How Do Preteens Become Missionaries? (Part 2 - Involve Them)
Don't wait until kids are "old enough" to do missions work. Get them involved early! |
Evangelism, Missions | ||
How Do Preteens Become Missionaries? (Part I - Creating an Interest)
Don't wait until kids are "old enough" to do missions work. Get them involved early! |
Evangelism, Missions | ||
Is Your Children's Ministry Outwardly Focused?
Is your church outwardly focused? Are you reaching out to the people in your community? |
Missions, Outreach | ||
It's Not About the Puppets
Reaching kids is not primarily about having the right physical tools. Remind yourself what it IS about. |
Using your Gifts and Resources | ||
Maintain Your Mission
For the Church to effectively utilize its resources and to fulfill its mandate to reach all nations, missions education must be integrated into the core of Christian education. |
Missions, curriculum | ||
Next Generation Partnership
See this vast study of church partnership with missions organizations and get practical ideas that you can apply in your ministry. |
Missions | ||
Praxis of Nurture in Small Churches
Glen Woods is well known as thoughtful practitioner of children's ministry. Here he offers his doctoral dissertation on family ministry especially as it relates to small church ministry. For those willing to dive into the topic seriously, they will find this engaging, challenging and thought provoking. |
Partnering with Parents | ||
Seed Pictures
Children in Tanzania must create their own fun and toys, since many families have little money. Let your kids be creative with this fun project! |
Creativity | ||
Tanzania: Taste It!
Here is a sweet snack called mandazi that children in Tanzania like to eat for breakfast! |
Food from Tanzania | ||
Ten Ways to Mobilize Kids for Missions
More and more children’s ministry leaders and parents are interested in getting kids involved in service, outreach, and missions. But how can we get today’s kids on the move? Here are ten key ingredients for motivating kids to focus on the needs of others. |
Children's Ministry, Missions | ||
Think Like a Missionary
What methods do we use to teach our kids to be missionaries? |
Missions | ||
South American Children's Festival
A carnival type event that features South American games, foods, and crafts. |
Missions/Outreach | ||
Wii Care
A night of video game fun with a purpose. |
Outreach, Missions | ||
Disney's Mulan & Missions
This skit uses Disney's Mulan to encourage kids to participate in a foreign missions related fundraiser. Though this version was written for Awana Adopt-A-Club, it can be used for any missions project. |
Funding Raising for Missions | ||
Caravan Friends
CaravanFriends.org introduces children to missions and Asian peoples. Get free Bible-based stories, games and activities! Great tools for parents or teachers. |
Free Kids Missions Resources | ||
A Missionary Right Where You Are
Showing the children they can be a missionary to the homeless person. |
Missionary | ||
Around the World in Two Hours
A group activity to help introduce kids to the mission field by allowing them to experience foods, crafts, and stories from the various cultures. |
Missions | ||
Beautiful Feet
"Beautiful Feet" lesson ideas all related to witnessing and/or missions. |
Evangelism / Missions | ||
Feeding the Homeless
Raising money to feed the homeless |
Incentives | ||
Get a Kick Out of Sharing
Sponsored by World Vision, your kids can become good servants (and sharers) and get involved with missions to kids all around the world by "Getting a Kick Out of Sharing!" |
Missions/Sharing | ||
Globe Race
You will need 2 matching globes for this game that can be used just for fun or to introduce a talk on world missions. |
Fun | ||
Good Works Team
What do you get when you combine kids, their parents, and a needy senior adult in your church or community? Blessings overflowing! |
Ministry to elderly | ||
Household Bible Items for Missions
A simple idea to get families thinking about and supporting missions throughout the year. |
Missions - Fund Raising | ||
How Can We Reach Sarah?
Why do we have to send missionaries? How come some people have to go overseas, while others can just stay at home and share the Gospel? This is a great illustration. |
What is missions? |