Today, we’re going to begin the Galloping Gossips & the Headless Horseman tween lesson. This lesson will be encompassed in three parts. Gossip probably causes more dissension among ‘Tweeners (especially girls) than any other behavior. They have not yet learned to ”bridle their tongues,” a practice that takes years of maturity and experience. It’s quite […]
A Lesson for Tweens About Drinking (Part 2)
Last week, we talked about a childrens church lesson geared toward tweens that discusses drinking. Today, we’re on to part two of that lesson (part one can be found here, by the way), which will focus on a discussion that’s sure to get your tween students talking. Tween Lesson on Drinking Discussion One reason kids […]
A Lesson for Tweens About Drinking (Part 1)
During today’s blog post, we’re going to talk about part one of a three-part Bible lesson for Tweens about drinking and how not to be simply a “follower.” The pressure begins as young as 7th grade for kids to drink. The allure to drink is perhaps twice as strong as the allure to do drugs […]
Bullying and the Bible: How to Help Bully Victims
As any parent will tell you, bullying is a big problem for today’s kids. Christianity Cove & the Children’s Ministry Academy have decided to partner to hold a series of “Virtual Roundtables” on the subject of Bullying & the Bible. Our goal is simple: We want to equip children to confront the modern challenges of […]
Bible Printable Teaching the Importance of Dressing Appropriately (Part 4)
Welcome to the final part of the activity teaching the importance of dressing appropriately. This final part of the lesson involves a Bible printable for the girls. If you missed Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3, be sure to check them out! Prior to this part of the activity, you worked with the activity […]
Bible Activity Teaching the Importance of Dressing Appropriately (Part 3)
Welcome to the third installment of the Bible Activity Teaching the Importance of Dressing Appropriately! (Be sure to visit Part 1 and Part 2 if you missed them.) During this blog post, we’ll focus on the first part of a small group Bible activity. This first part is for the boys–later this week, we’ll focus […]
Bible Activity Teaching the Importance of Dressing Appropriately (Part 2)
If you missed the first part of this Bible activity, you can check it out over here. In Part 1 of this lesson, we led tween ministry students through an activity that demonstrated that everything a young person does affects other young people–we do not live in a vacuum. Part 2 will continue with the […]
Bible Lesson Teaching the Importance of Dressing Appropriately (Part 1)
As clothing gets more and more scant with each generation, we should be prepared to tell kids that they do not behave in a vacuum. Their behavior bounces others around, even if they’re not planning it that way. Girls may be well-intending and not “get” that their clothes are charging boys up and drawing attention […]