Teaching Tips Zone

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I have found that it is relatively easy to get the younger children to pray out loud in class, but those aged about 8 and above are more self-conscious, and so less inclined to do so. The following is a technique that I have found to be very effective in encouraging older children to pray in public.

Fifteen fun ways of teaching scripture memory verses are shared.

A variety of ideas for teaching kids the books of 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?

This is a multiple choice review game based on the Fruit of the Spirit but that can be used with any theme.

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5 Easy Ways to Help Children Learn Bible Verses

Bible stories are easier for kids to understand and apply if you break them down and serve them in small parts.

Jesus used objects lessons all the time!

Scripture is inspired, contains authority over our lives, is a guide in spiritual matters, is significant in knowing God and His will, and is useful for explaining and defending our beliefs. But having kids memorize scripture is crazy hard. Read how the use of a mnemonic tool really works in helping get God's word memorized.  

Steps for teaching your kids how to use the Bible--by Book, Chapter and Verse.

Learn how to integrate a simple game involving every child in your group and their shoes. Guaranteed to capture the attention of even those most energetic child.

There is much confusion today about what it means to be a Christian. It is very important that what we teach children about their relationship with God is accurate.

It is interesting the many ways we can illustrate the Trinity to children. Here are several creative ways that present this doctrine in simplicity.

A dramatic metaphor of classroom discipline based on the Original Star Trek Series. I wrote this in partial fulfillment of a teaching component in my seminary internship. It is based on real events.

A Tiny Booklet with a BIG Message

Kids Need it. God’s Word has it. Now You Can Teach it!

This video will equip you with essential tools and strategies to ensure your messages are heard by everyone involved in your ministry. 

Apply these theorems to your kids ministry, experiment with them, tweak them in your own laboratory, and watch as success bubbles up like you’ve never seen before.

Kid Conversation Cards get kids talking!

It ought to be a sin to bore a kid with the Bible!

What is your gut response when you hear the word ‘Meeting’? Is it excitement or dread?

An updated Romans Road Gospel Tool for Kids!  

Use this Bible Curriculum for non-readers to challenge the youngest children to learn – they will rise to the occasion! 

And at the HEART of everything is the GOSPEL MESSAGE…which is why we are constantly looking for new and creative ways to communicate the timeless message of the Gospel! 

I know far too many former children’s ministry leaders who are “former” precisely because the “job” of being in children’s ministry seemed like a “bait and switch.”

Bible Characters were just ordinary people acting on Faith. 

It was a Sunday night in high school. And even though I was sitting in the back pew with my buddies, it was a day that would change my life forever.

I recently re-invented the classic Wordless Book for a new generation with The Gospel Colors to bring a fresh fun spin to this technique.

The Great Escape is super fun, super interactive, super relational, but also super intentional in sharing the Good News of Jesus! 

When it comes to training your Volunteers, we’ve got you covered!

Team Building is important to the success of the ministry God has given you!

Imagine your kids on a giant game board, moving forward or backwards – landing on Prayer “Boosts” or “Sliders” learning what can boost our prayer life, or cause us to slide backwards. 

It happens four times a year… those 5thSundays. You can just incorporate them into your normal curriculum, OR… you can make them extra special.

Could you apply the principles of successful restaurants to your children’s ministry by cookin' up memorable lessons?

Countdowns can be boring. You need Crazy Countdowns!

How would like a TWO-WEEK PAID VACATION in addition to the time your church already offers you? (And your boss won’t even know you took it!) Sound good? Keep reading!

Guard Your Heart is a super-fun interactive object lesson game that can be used for Valentine's Day or any teaching situation that features Proverbs 4:23 - "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”

Disciple your kids with My Awesome Adventure!

Being a “Kidologist” was a mindset of approaching children’s ministry as an “always learner”, being a student of kids, their world, and the best way to minister within the culture of kids.