Training — Ministry Leaders

Teach Children What We Believe and Why: The Three Persons of God

English Líderes de Niños Ministry Leaders parents

Teach Children What We Believe and Why: The Three Persons of God

The Bible tells us that God is three persons, but all three persons are one God. This is not easy to understand because as created people we only know people as one person, in one body, and not like anyone else. But God is not restricted to the world and time as we know it. God ALWAYS existed and He has no beginning and He has no end. God created for us days and hours and weeks, months and years for us to live in. But He is not limited by time. He is eternal. God created each one of...

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Nurturing Young Hearts: The Importance of Biblical Literacy in Children’s Church

English Líderes de Niños Ministry Leaders parents

Nurturing Young Hearts: The Importance of Biblical Literacy in Children’s Church

One of the most vital seeds we can plant is a love for God’s Word. As kid’s pastors and leaders, one of our greatest privileges is to sow seeds of faith in young hearts. But let’s be clear: biblical literacy is not just about knowing Bible stories. Biblical literacy is about building a strong foundation of faith that will carry children through life’s challenges. The Significance of Biblical Literacy for Children to Have Resilient Faith A Lifelong Anchor: Imagine a ship without an anchor; it drifts aimlessly. Similarly, children without a solid foundation in God’s Word can easily be swayed...

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Kids & Questions

English Líderes de Niños Ministry Leaders parents

Kids & Questions

Our kids are growing up in a world today that is so much different than the world we grew up in. It is a world that seems to be growing more and more evil. As well, there seems to be more persecution against Christians. Several of us who are veterans of children’s ministries have been praying and discussing ways we feel we can strengthen the walk of our kids who are living in this world. We are praying that God will give us keys for deepening the spiritual roots in our kids. My book Strong Enough to Last (which in...

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Be the Adult Who Notices Kids

English Líderes de Niños Ministry Leaders

Be the Adult Who Notices Kids

There was a time when I thought I had a strange superpower. It was no surprise to me at church that kids would wave to me from across the room or run to greet me. I am their pastor, after all. I’m greeted with smiles, waves, high-fives, and even hugs any time I am around the kids I minister to. They love me because they know that I love them, too. But I started to notice that often I got similar reactions from kids when I was at a store, a county fair, or even out of state sitting in...

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Teaching Children to Worship

English Líderes de Niños Ministry Leaders

Teaching Children to Worship

Teaching children to worship is not just sitting and listening, but is actively thinking about God, appreciating God for who He is, thanking God for what He has done, giving back to God, and praising God through song and other expressions. Children need guidance to learn how to worship God. Consider some of the following ideas: • Help children recognize, understand and accept God’s gift of salvation, as an act of faith, not based on works. Salvation teaching: The Wordless Book, first developed by Charles Spurgeon in the late 1800s, has over a century of verified success in teaching about...

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