Comments on: How Do You Teach Kids About Missions? http://ministry-to-children.com/teaching-kids-about-missions/ Children's ministry should NOT be so hard . . . Ministry-To-Children.com exists to help you. You'll find thousands of lessons, ideas, and resources for telling kids about Jesus. All of this is 100% free and easy to print.. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:51:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hua http://ministry-to-children.com/teaching-kids-about-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-38912 Hua Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:35:45 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=2504#comment-38912 Great to read. I am glad to find such good recommendations. Thanks everyone. May God bless all His work! Great to read. I am glad to find such good recommendations.
Thanks everyone. May God bless all His work!

]]> By: Brenda http://ministry-to-children.com/teaching-kids-about-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-37630 Brenda Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:11:57 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=2504#comment-37630 We have had an event we call Mission Adventure. I was concerned that we were not reaching the 4 and 5 year olds. So I had our creative person make a prop that looked like the inside of a plane. We put little chairs inside and set it up in the hall of our children's area at church. We would simulate a plane ride. They would get out into a different country set up in that room. They would take the rest of the journey through the countries pretending to drive, fly, take trains or walk. Each room would have missionaries we supported there. They would decorate the room to look like things from that country. They would tell the children about how the kids in that country lived and what the missionaries were doing to reach them. Each room would have a different experiential activity for them to do. They smelled smells, tasted thing, did things. It was a huge success. At the beginning in the plane we would tell them about local outreach options before we took off. The flight attendant was our local outreach director. The first room the came into before they boarded the plane was made to look like a gate at the airport. They had passports with interesting facts and prayer needs from each country. As they went to each country they got stamps on their passports. It was alot of work but sooooo worth it. We have had an event we call Mission Adventure. I was concerned that we were not reaching the 4 and 5 year olds. So I had our creative person make a prop that looked like the inside of a plane. We put little chairs inside and set it up in the hall of our children’s area at church. We would simulate a plane ride. They would get out into a different country set up in that room. They would take the rest of the journey through the countries pretending to drive, fly, take trains or walk. Each room would have missionaries we supported there. They would decorate the room to look like things from that country. They would tell the children about how the kids in that country lived and what the missionaries were doing to reach them. Each room would have a different experiential activity for them to do. They smelled smells, tasted thing, did things. It was a huge success. At the beginning in the plane we would tell them about local outreach options before we took off. The flight attendant was our local outreach director. The first room the came into before they boarded the plane was made to look like a gate at the airport. They had passports with interesting facts and prayer needs from each country. As they went to each country they got stamps on their passports. It was alot of work but sooooo worth it.

]]> By: Sember http://ministry-to-children.com/teaching-kids-about-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-36470 Sember Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:36:12 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=2504#comment-36470 Amazing I read the same book in March and it opened my eyes to alot of things and has set my heart on missions. I want to learn how to actively involve my kids right now, right here in our community. Thanks for the wonderful tips and how do I find out where to send letters for service men and women. I'm really new at this but I totally trust God. Amazing I read the same book in March and it opened my eyes to alot of things and has set my heart on missions. I want to learn how to actively involve my kids right now, right here in our community. Thanks for the wonderful tips and how do I find out where to send letters for service men and women. I’m really new at this but I totally trust God.

]]> By: Jason Roth http://ministry-to-children.com/teaching-kids-about-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-32808 Jason Roth Mon, 09 May 2011 18:03:45 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=2504#comment-32808 I was wondering if anyone did missions education that not only told the stories of missionaries but actively involved children in local Missions. I think the stories and penny raisers are great but are short on teaching children the importance of being the church and going into the world and being missionaries. As a homeschooled child raised in traditional conservative Baptist church missionaries became almost fictional story book characters and when we would have a missionary come in they took over a service and took more time than they were given, had poor speaking skills and were uninteresting. I want my kids to be excited about what God is doing around the world locally and abroad. I was wondering if anyone did missions education that not only told the stories of missionaries but actively involved children in local Missions. I think the stories and penny raisers are great but are short on teaching children the importance of being the church and going into the world and being missionaries. As a homeschooled child raised in traditional conservative Baptist church missionaries became almost fictional story book characters and when we would have a missionary come in they took over a service and took more time than they were given, had poor speaking skills and were uninteresting. I want my kids to be excited about what God is doing around the world locally and abroad.

]]> By: Bethany http://ministry-to-children.com/teaching-kids-about-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-28785 Bethany Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:21:03 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=2504#comment-28785 With young kids, I put a large cloth world map on the floor. The kids and I march around the world singing (to the tune of the Farmer in the Dell).. Go round and round the world. Go round and round the world. Telling people about Jesus round and round the world... then I have one of the kids choose a country and we put that countries name in the song- telling people about Jesus in (name of country)...and then we pray for that country and missionaries there With older kids I use the prayer cards from Joshua project and play games...(1) hand out a card to each kid and have them find someone with something in common on their card and pray as pairs, (2) use the cards for a bingo like game and everytime you get 3 in a row you pray for one of the peopl groups on your board, (3) divide cards into major religions and pray for one religion at a time, etc. With young kids, I put a large cloth world map on the floor. The kids and I march around the world singing (to the tune of the Farmer in the Dell).. Go round and round the world. Go round and round the world. Telling people about Jesus round and round the world… then I have one of the kids choose a country and we put that countries name in the song- telling people about Jesus in (name of country)…and then we pray for that country and missionaries there

With older kids I use the prayer cards from Joshua project and play games…(1) hand out a card to each kid and have them find someone with something in common on their card and pray as pairs, (2) use the cards for a bingo like game and everytime you get 3 in a row you pray for one of the peopl groups on your board, (3) divide cards into major religions and pray for one religion at a time, etc.

]]> By: Jackie Smith http://ministry-to-children.com/teaching-kids-about-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-25774 Jackie Smith Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:01:39 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=2504#comment-25774 I teach an age range of K-5th grade and it is sometimes hard to teach about missions on a wide level but I have been reading a personal devotional book called Extreme Devotion and it talks about people all over the world who were martyered for Chirst. It is amazing and I have decided to use some of these stories to reach the kids and make them think of how they can reach out to others. We are working on several outreach projects such as writing letters to service men and women, nursing home cards, and sending donations to missions every month. I have a real passion for outreach and I want to inspire these young people to do the same. The book I was talking about is from the Voice of the Martyrs. It has really made me stop and think, and to be thankful for what I am able to do. I teach an age range of K-5th grade and it is sometimes hard to teach about missions on a wide level but I have been reading a personal devotional book called Extreme Devotion and it talks about people all over the world who were martyered for Chirst. It is amazing and I have decided to use some of these stories to reach the kids and make them think of how they can reach out to others. We are working on several outreach projects such as writing letters to service men and women, nursing home cards, and sending donations to missions every month. I have a real passion for outreach and I want to inspire these young people to do the same. The book I was talking about is from the Voice of the Martyrs. It has really made me stop and think, and to be thankful for what I am able to do.

]]> By: Karen in AZ http://ministry-to-children.com/teaching-kids-about-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-15699 Karen in AZ Wed, 05 May 2010 22:41:55 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=2504#comment-15699 Don't forget the Johnstone's books for children! There are 2 volumes. They have a story about children from all over the world - unreached mainly - and have specific prayer points you can then pray over for children in that country. I found one on Amazon in the used section: http://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Change-World-Learning/dp/0310205654 Don’t forget the Johnstone’s books for children! There are 2 volumes. They have a story about children from all over the world – unreached mainly – and have specific prayer points you can then pray over for children in that country. I found one on Amazon in the used section: http://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Change-World-Learning/dp/0310205654

]]> By: Nancy http://ministry-to-children.com/teaching-kids-about-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-15500 Nancy Mon, 03 May 2010 00:06:31 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=2504#comment-15500 all these ideas are great! I am so excited! all these ideas are great! I am so excited!

]]> By: Nancy http://ministry-to-children.com/teaching-kids-about-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-15499 Nancy Mon, 03 May 2010 00:02:16 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=2504#comment-15499 We have done a few of the Torchlighter series movies on missionaries in our beginning of a missions emphasis. The kids really enjoy them but they can get a little scary for kids. The kids really loved the one about Eric Liddell. We are going to invite a few current missionaries in this summer and also put pictures up of current in the field and past missionaries that are well known. We are also going to do the Rice Bowls campaign which you can learn more about at ricebowls.com, I believe. We have done a few of the Torchlighter series movies on missionaries in our beginning of a missions emphasis. The kids really enjoy them but they can get a little scary for kids. The kids really loved the one about Eric Liddell. We are going to invite a few current missionaries in this summer and also put pictures up of current in the field and past missionaries that are well known. We are also going to do the Rice Bowls campaign which you can learn more about at ricebowls.com, I believe.

]]> By: Meryl van der Merwe http://ministry-to-children.com/teaching-kids-about-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-15434 Meryl van der Merwe Sun, 02 May 2010 03:58:43 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=2504#comment-15434 I homeschool and use Sonlight Curriculum which includes lots of wonderful missionary biographies. My kids have loved all the biographies written by Geoff and Janet Benge as well as the Rani series by Ron Snell. In our church I run a children's reading program in conjunction with the church library directly before our annual mission conference. I pick a theme each year: one year we did Time Travel and they had to read stories about missionaries from the time of the apostles through the centuries to the 21st century. They get prizes for their achievements and this helps keep them motivated and reading. I homeschool and use Sonlight Curriculum which includes lots of wonderful missionary biographies. My kids have loved all the biographies written by Geoff and Janet Benge as well as the Rani series by Ron Snell.
In our church I run a children’s reading program in conjunction with the church library directly before our annual mission conference. I pick a theme each year: one year we did Time Travel and they had to read stories about missionaries from the time of the apostles through the centuries to the 21st century. They get prizes for their achievements and this helps keep them motivated and reading.

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