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Emojis As a Teaching Tool? Yes!
Kid’s ministry has changed so much over the last ten years! For example, I did not own a cell phone until I was 19. Now kids get them at younger and younger ages and because of this texting and social media are becoming more and more relevant to even young children.
Will There Be Christmas in Heaven?
Will there be Christmas in heaven? God doesn’t answer this question in the Bible. But He tells us enough to know this: if you like Christmas, you will love Heaven!
Make the Most of Every Moment
Looking back over 30 years of children’s ministry, I regret the times I put the urgency of completing the lesson ahead of the needs of my learners. I regret the times I told a child I would be glad to listen to his concern over his sick cat “later.”
Finding God in the Nonfiction Section
Sherry Biddison teaches a Good News Club in the school library with a sign above her head which reads, “Non-Fiction.” It is fitting, because the Bible is as nonfiction as it gets! Children today are offered many different versions of ‘truth’ by their parents, teachers, friends, and TV celebrities.
Effective Children’s Program Uses Construction Toys to Build Relationships and Bible Knowledge
The international ministry Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) is using models built of LEGO® bricks as a tool to build community relationships with families while teaching children the Word of God.
Religious?
Have you ever heard someone refer to a person as being very religious? What does that term bring to mind? Someone who is very conscientious?
Known by Their Name
Every experienced gardener knows that labeling seeds as they are planted helps distinguish good plants from weeds later. Use the following activity to show kids that Christians should produce the good fruits of love, kindness, compassion and truth.
Heed the Warning of a Fellow Servant
Reading newspaper accounts of scandal in the lives of church leaders we don’t know is hard enough. Imagine our distress when we received a personal letter about someone we greatly admired that began, “It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you that Pastor _______ has resigned…”
Intentional Child Evangelism
The word intentional is popular among educators today. We used to say plan for it to happen! However you say it, child evangelism is a must.