Tony Kummer

Education: Master of Arts in Christian Education, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY (2008). Bachelor of Arts, Boyce Bible College, Louisville, KY (2003) Experience: Children's Ministry Leadership: Full-time children's pastor committed to the spiritual development and education of children. Mission Work: Served as a Christian missionary in Haiti, primarily teaching kids and youth ministry. Curriculum Development: Collaborated with respected religious education publishers to promote their children's ministry curriculum including LifeWay Kids, Group Publishing, Cokesbury VBS, Orange Curriculum, Go Curriculum, Regular Baptist Press VBS, and Children's Ministry Deals. Current Projects: Youth Group Ministry: Curriculum for youth ministry. Sunday School Works!: Writing and editing 30-minute Sunday school lessons. The Sunday School Store: Creating comprehensive 52-week Sunday School and Children's Ministry Curriculum.

The Gospel In Colors – The Wordless Book

One of the best ways to share the Gospel with kids is the wordless book. It’s a series of colors that can be used to explain the Gospel. I was surprised to learn that many believe that Charles Spurgeon originated the wordless book idea. Later is was used by several early Evangelical Missionaries. You can find a good summary of it … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Getting To Know Kids In Your Children's Ministry

The best Sunday School and Children’s Ministry teachers are able to build life long relationships with the kids in their ministry. This makes the teaching much more powerful and the experience more rewarding for the teachers. How you relate to the children you teach will always affect how they receive the Bible lessons  you teach. The old cliche is true … More Children’s Ministry Resources

A Great Christian Book About Adoption

Terry Delaney, one of our writers on this blog, is giving away a signed copy of Russell Moore’s new book Adopted for Life. Just go to his website and leave a comment on his review of Adopted for Life. Terry really – really – really likes the book. He writes: Every pastor must read this book. I dare say that … More Children’s Ministry Resources

What Is Your Church's Policy About Baptizing Children?

This post continues a new feature called Children’s Ministry Think Tank. The aim is to get different perspectives and help everyone to learn (including me). Please read through the responses and share your own ideas below. Think Tank #2 Questions About Baptism & Kids What is your church’s policy about baptizing kids? Is there any age absolutely too young? If … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Informed Parents Are Good For The Children's Ministry

One challenge of children’s minsitry is keeping parents up-to-date about all the things the kids are learning. I’ve heard of several approaches: Mailing a newsletter to parents Sending regular email to parents The weekly take-home flier Bulletin Boards Children’s Update in the worship bulletin All these can be good, but my favorite is the last one I listed. It takes … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: God's Great Sign (Exodus / Passover Story)

This Children’s Bible lesson continues the story of the Exodus, starting with the Passover and leading through the 40 years in the wilderness. It continues a children’s church curriculum based on &utm_medium=blogpartners”>The Big Picture Story Bible.  You can modify these lessons for Sunday school or children’s church. This kid’s Bible lesson is offered as a guide for your own teaching. … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Sunday School Crafts for Mother's Day

Make sure mom know she’s special this year. Use any of these awesome craft ideas. Consider adding a mother’s day Bible verse for spiritual encouragement! Mother’s Day Coloring Pages Hand & Footprint Flower (offsite link) Mother’s Day Handprint Bouquet from Trendy Treehouse (offsite link) Post-It Notes Booklet (offsite link) Footprint Butterfly poem (offsite link) More Craft Ideas for Mother’s Day … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Video Philippians 4:6-7 Bible Memory Song

I just found another great Bible memory video that I wanted to pass along. It’s the second one that Seeds Family Worship has posted on YouTube. We watched the Psalm 55 video last week and all our kids loved it. I expect this one will get an even better reaction. They call it “Kinetic Typography” and it gets 100% attention … More Children’s Ministry Resources

God's People Become Great (Exodus Bible Lesson)

This kids Bible lesson is about the events leading up to the Exodus. It continues a children’s church curriculum based on The Big Picture Story Bible.  You can modify these lessons for Sunday school or children’s church. This kid’s Bible lesson is offered as a guide for your own teaching. Be sure to modify the content to best fit the … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Video "Psalm 55:22" Bible Memory Song

I was just catching up on the  Sojourn Kids blog (worth reading every week) and I found this video from Seeds Family Worship. It features the actual words of the Psalm in music and text. It’s really well done and I’ll be showing it in Children’s Church this weekend. While your checking out Sojourn Kids, you should read their recommended … More Children’s Ministry Resources

How Do You Teach Kids To Be Saved?

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This post launches a new feature called Children’s Ministry Think Tank. I have asked several friends in children’s ministry to join the project. About twice each month, I will email them tough questions and post their answers here on the website. My aim is to get different perspectives and help everyone to learn (including me).

Please read through the responses and share your own ideas below.

Think Tank Question #1

Jon is an 8 year old boy with little church background. He’s been coming to your children’s programs for several weeks. One day he sticks around and seems like he wants to talk. He says, “I don’t want to go to hell, how can I be saved?” How would you respond?

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"Dad really believes the things that are in this book."

I just read about a new book for children by Dr. Bruce Ware. I’m always glad to see world-class theologians tackle the important task of relating truth for young children. The book is titled Big Truths For Young Hearts. It aims to equip parents to guide their young children through all major doctrines in an understandable, chapter-a-day format. More from … More Children’s Ministry Resources

God's People Grow (Story of Joseph Lesson)

The following children’s Bible lesson about Joseph will teach kids the basic outline of Genesis 21 – 50. It continues a children’s church curriculum based on The Big Picture Story Bible. These children’s church lessons can easily be modified to serve as children’s Sunday School lessons. Download this lesson plan as a Microsoft Word document from this link – God’s … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Children's Church Decorating

I just ran across several articles that offer practical tips for decorating the children’s area at your church. I wanted to pass this along because so many congregations are rethinking this space in their church campus. Many churches are goign with themed environments for their children’s ministry. Any church decor is better than four white walls, right? Anyway, if you’re … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Short Christian Stories for Children (Free Printable)

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Download these short stories for kids. They include Christian themes and a short devotional moment at the end. Please leave us feedback if you enjoyed the work! She has created an email for questions, comments, etc. is: mystories2020@yahoo.com.  These stories are from an aspiring Christian writer named Bonnie Lucas. She wanted to share some of her children’s stories with our readers, … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Teaching Children's Church Like Jesus

I just ran across a great article written by Karl Bastian. He asks a question that just might change everything about your children’s ministry. What if Jesus taught in your children’s church? Karl writes: Jesus didn’t come and undertake an educational ministry, but rather a relational ministry! Jesus came to this earth, born as a child, grew up within the … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Video – Books of the Bible Song

Check out this song & video to memorize the books of the Bible. It contains all 66 books of the Bible in order. This would be great for kids and adults who are memorizing the books of the bible.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ZtWRSCH7EIt could also be used for an activity in your Sunday school class or children’s church. It was created by Bigsby who … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Video: That's My King

Here is the “That’s My King” video that I am using Sunday in children’s church. The audio is classic and the visuals make it even better. That’s My King Video Lyrics From Dr. Shadrach Meshach (S.M.) Lockridge’s famous sermon. The Bible says my King is the King of the Jews. He’s the King of Israel. He’s the King of righteousness. … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Praying with Children at Bedtime is Important

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One of the greatest blessings of being a dad is tucking my little ones in each night. Like most families, we have a routine that includes a bedtime prayer for the children. Sometimes it’s just one of the scripture blessings I’ve memorized, and sometimes it’s more specific intercession. But there is something about the bedtime prayer that our kids love. … More Children’s Ministry Resources