Ministry-To-Children: free children's ministry resources

Bulletin Insert: 10 Reasons To Bring Your Child To Sunday School

September 1st by Tony Kummer

What follows is a bulletin insert I created for my church. I wanted to write out some benefits of Sunday School attendance as an encouragement for families. I kept the list simple so it would print on a half sheet of paper. Directions: Simply click on the preview image to download this file as a [...]

Sunday School Ideas

Kids Bible Lesson about Work (Labor Day)

August 30th by Tony Kummer

Have you ever taught children what the Bible says about the value of work? Then you might enjoy this simple lesson plan that explains why our jobs matter to God. Children need to understand that working hard glorifies God. Work is one way we love our neighbors and fulfill our purpose in life. These truths are relevant [...]

Children's Bible Lessons

Social Media Report Card for Kidmin Publishers

September 2nd by Tony Kummer

We’re living in an exciting times. Some people are even calling it the Communication Revolution. To be sure, technology is adding new ways for all of us to exchange ideas. This has been a big win for people like us in kids ministry. For the first time we have immediate access to the companies that [...]

Children's Ministry Links

Kids Bible Lesson: Jonah Gets Mad at God’s Mercy

September 2nd by Kelly Henderson

This lesson is based on Jonah’s response to God’s mercy to the Ninevites from Jonah 4. Jonah had experienced God’s mercy and was given a second chance in his life. Jonah was unmerciful in his response to God’s compassion and mercy to the repentant Ninevites. The lesson uses Matthew 18:21-35 to bring in a New [...]

Sunday School Lessons

Worry and Trust Don’t Mix: An Object Lesson

September 2nd by Amy Brown

This is an object lesson to demonstrate how our hearts cannot be fully trusting the Lord and be full of worry at the same time. At the close of this article you will find a list of Bible passages which could be the focus of the lesson to be taught alongside this object lesson. Materials [...]

Object Lessons

Our Best Posts from August 2010

September 1st by Tony Kummer

A few weeks ago, I added a monthly digest option for newsletter readers. It was a way to give people a little more choice in how they receive our free content. This post is the collection of articles I’ll be sending them. I’ve tried to pick the very best articles from the last month. I’m looking at Facebook links, [...]

Website News

Dear Pastor: We Really Need To Talk!

August 31st by Tony Kummer

This post is a playful way to make a point. I wrote it as an open letter to all pastors on behalf of all kids ministry leaders. It is inspired by true events and stories I’ve heard from the world of kids ministry. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [...]

Children's Ministry Leadership

Sports Evangelism at Church: Does It Work?

August 30th by Tony Kummer

Our church is wrapping up it’s fifth season of Upward Soccer. It’s become a fixture on our calendar and I can’t imagine not doing it. But like any outreach program, it needs annual evaluation. We broke all the rules when we first launched our first season. I was still in my first year at the [...]

Children's Ministry Ideas

Transition Plan: Passing on Church Leadership

August 28th by Emily A Mullens

How does a legendary pastor hand over his ministry to someone else? What are the secrets that saved his church from self destruction during the transition? How can this story help your kids ministry now and in the future? Keep reading to find out. Transition Plan, by Bob Russell and Bryan Bucher, is a very [...]

Book Reviews

Jesus.org – A New Tool for Answering Kids

August 27th by Wayne Stocks

As someone who has four kids and works in children’s ministry, there is one thing I have found to be true of (most) all kids – they ask questions! Many times they ask lots and lots and lots of questions. Sometimes they ask questions that we don’t know the answer to. In a children’s ministry [...]

Apologetics

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