What to do when your Small Group is a SMALL Group
I have had a great opportunity to work in a variety of churches. Some churches were small, some churches were large, but no matter the size of the …
World Bean Game
The World Bean Game is an activity designed to provide kids an experience that makes the challenges of global hunger and the need for missions more …
Preschool Craft Activity: Create a Flower Garden Picture
Preschool Craft Activity: Create a Flower Garden Picture Supplies Needed: Bible Strips of green construction paper Large sheets of construction paper …
Tips for Teaching Gen Z
Recently I was asked to teach a breakout session titled “Understanding and Teaching Gen Z.” Gen Z represents college kids (born after 1995) to older …
What’s in Your Hand?
Quit worrying about whatever it is that you think you lack. There’s something about human nature that causes us to want things that we don’t have and …
Volunteer Appreciation Ideas
Use these fun ideas to show your volunteers you appreciate them! Click links below to download PDFs. You make our Kids Ministry sparkle! Download …
6 Things Kids Leaders Should Know about Curriculum: Part 4
When people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them that I help produce Bible study curriculum. But, of course, it is so much more than the way I …
4 Tips for Focusing on Both People and Results in KidMin
In a previous blog post, I posed the question, “Should KidMin leaders focus on people or results?” The conclusion was that Jesus’s love for us and …
How to Combine Scripture and Music for Kids
I am honored to host friend and colleague in ministry, Josh Waugh this week. Josh is a worship pastor who discovered the Nothing Less research that …
Spring Teacher Appreciation Idea
Spring is a time for flower seeds to be planted and flowers to bloom. Use this appreciation idea to remind teachers they are planting seeds of faith …
Teaching God’s Word to Impact Young Lives
Hebrews 4:12 says that God’s Word is living and effective. When you hear these two words, what comes to mind? Do they seem foreign as they apply to an …
Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day
It’s March 21: World Down Syndrome Day! All over the world, people will be decked out in cool T-shirts and brightly-colored socks to raise awareness …
