Resources

Are the kids in your ministry — and their families — talking about what you are currently teaching in your classrooms or through your children’s church? Getting them talking can be a powerful addition to your children’s ministry! Family meals these days are often “hijacked” by cell phones, crazy schedules, or eating in front of the TV. Families struggle to carve out devotional time together before bedtime or first thing each morning. But it’s important! Moses sums up God’s instructions to the Israelites by urging them to: “Write these commandments that I’ve given you today on your hearts. Get them...

In teaching children, it is crucial that from the earliest age that children are taught to understand exactly what the real church is and what the church is not. It is common that most people of all ages think of the church as a building. Ask a teenager “What is the church,” and almost 100% of answers will be “the church is a place where Christians meet and worship.” Yes, that is true, the church IS a PLACE where believers meet and worship, but the church is much more than that. There are thousands and thousands of church buildings, synagogues,...

Families want to know how you intend to protect and ensure safety while their children are in your care. Child safety encompasses more than strict adherence to policy and procedures. It also involves creating an environment that prioritizes communication and transparency, where kids feel safe and included. Here are eleven tips for creating a safe and inclusive environment. 1. Create a Supportive Atmosphere Start your time by gathering together. This will help you assess the children, set the tone for yourself and your students, create trust, promote collaboration, and help kids feel important. It’s a great time to welcome new...

From the very beginning of the world people have wondered who made the world and universe. Adam and Eve knew how the world was made because they knew God. At first, Adam and Eve talked directly with God in the Garden. But later God did not talk directly to people. God used special men and women to tell people about Him. Many years ago, when some people forgot about God, they came up with all sorts of stories of how the world was made. Then when people began to write, people wrote ideas down or drew pictures of their ideas...

Recently, I had the privilege of talking with Michael Grady, the author of 3 books that present Bible stories in an engaging manner that can be used by families. They have been recently published in Spanish, too! Q: Michael, how did you become interested in Bible stories? It all started when I was 5- years-old and my mother began reading the Bible to me. I loved those stories! When I was 12, I received my first Bible with the understanding that I would read it every day—which I did. When I was 17, my mother said that it was time...