Sunday School crafts are a fantastic way to help reinforce important lessons from the Bible and keep your students engaged and interested in your lesson. In this article, I’ll explain 3 of my favorite Bible craft ideas and provide step by step explanations and materials lists to help you use them in class. Each one [...]
Looking for Bible crafts that are simple and easy, yet loads of fun for your Sunday School students? Then you’ll love this article. Below, I provide step by step details for 3 of my favorite Bible crafts: Jesus Knows My Name Blocks Reminder Rocks Prayer Baskets Let’s get started! Bible Craft #1: Jesus Knows My [...]
We know that as a Sunday school teacher, you are a unique type of person who understands the complexity of being both a leader and a friend, but all teachers make mistakes. We have outlined the five biggest mistakes that will take your classroom from being a space for love, learning, and fellowship, to a [...]
Part of being a Sunday school teacher is getting a heckler. We’ve all had them. Like the student who comes equipped with bedeviling questions such as, “If God is all-powerful, can he create a rock so heavy that he himself can’t lift it?” Sunday school teachers do themselves enormous favors to not think of it [...]
In children’s Bible study, even the best laid plans run amuck. Most often it has nothing to do with you and everything to do with a particular child or children who can easily raise the energy level in the room for whatever reason. This is when you do well to think like a child and [...]
Even with the best preparation and a top notch lesson plan, any Sunday School class can “have its moments.” One minute, all will be coloring and happy. A minute later, they’re running, yelling over each other, talking too loudly, or laughing at inappropriate behavior of an instigator. Let’s look first at the causes of disruptions that [...]
So, you’re teaching your children’s church class, and you get a child who raises the question for the edification and enjoyment of his classmates: “If God can do anything, can He create a rock so big that He Himself cannot lift it?” Or you get a student with ADHD who can’t stay in his chair. [...]
Need help bringing your Sunday School lessons to life and making them more enjoyable for your students? Then you’ll enjoy this article! The easiest (and most enjoyable) way to inject more fun and interest into your Sunday School curriculum is to personalize the stories. Find the things about them that are relevant and important to [...]
So, you’re either thinking of becoming a Sunday school teacher or you already are a Sunday school teacher. Congratulations on even considering such a wonderful call. Children’s ministry workers are among the most important volunteers on the globe. Children form beliefs and practices that will guide them for the rest of their lives thanks to [...]
This area of community service requires parental cooperation more than any other as it requires parents to have scrutinized neighbors or to participate. One easy way to approach neighborhood outreach is with an attitude of “since we’re doing ours, let’s do theirs.”
Jesus said, “I am the Way,” meaning “the way to God.” Following Him on our journey through life will bring us closest to God. But sometimes “the way God wants us to go” is hard to find. We get turned around. When scary things happen, we can feel confused and even dizzy. This game with a compass can help us practice finding “The Way” of Christ.
We’ve taken the most popular Bible stories and teachings of the Old and New Testaments and designed easy, economical theme snacks to go with each. This lesson on the Creation provides a snack that your students will enjoy and remember! These snacks provide an interesting and yummy way to further interest children in their lessons.
Communities vary greatly, and hence, so do the services needed. Rural vs. urban, coasts vs. mountains, affluence vs. great need…these are just a few of the issues that make community service differ from place to place.
Joseph knew from his dreams that God planned to bless him with many treasures. What he didn’t realize was that God’s plan would have a lot of twists and turns. (Hold up empty cereal box.)
Going back to school presents an opportunity to get children thinking about Christ’s famous words: “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Matt 7:12). Using the Golden Rule takes practice, and this millennium version of “Sticks and Stones” will help.
Children should learn as early as possible that life is give and take. We can put in requests to God for things we want, but we should also ask Him how we can help
others. As part of a children’s ministry program, one of your key jobs will be to turn children’s hearts toward giving.
The main goal with theme-related snacks is to make the lesson more real to students. Try this snack when teaching about Noah’s Ark.
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