Jonah 1-2 Lesson (step 4) Response

This lesson continues the process of teaching older elementary students how to study God’s Word for themselves.  The challenge for all people who hear and learn facts from God’s Word is to take what they know and do something about it that transforms their life.  There are those who will hear and receive facts and do nothing resulting in an … More Children’s Ministry Resources

"Paul Preaching in the Synagogue" Coloring Page

This is another free coloring sheet created by Carlos Bautista, a children’s ministry working in the Philippines. The illustration shows the Apostle Paul speaking before a group of people in a 1st century Jewish Synagogue. This coloring page would be a helpful teaching tool for any lesson about Paul’s ministry or missionary journeys from the book of Acts. To download … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Children Sermon: God is the Good Shepherd

This children’s sermon is about God’s protection for his people. It can be used in a variety of teaching settings or expanded into a full lesson plan. For added emphasis, you might include a shepherd’s crook into the following devotional text. Preparation: We recommend teachers read the whole of Ezekiel 34 as background before presenting this materials. Notice how the … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Helping Volunteers Learn to Teach

All volunteers need two things: encouragement and recognition but there’s a few that want a little more. They want to learn to teach! You’ve inspired them to lead children to Jesus or they feel that God has called them specifically to teach kids about His Word. God does most growth work behind the scenes, internally speaking to fledgling leaders. Still … More Children’s Ministry Resources

4 Ways to Build Relationships with Parents

The name of my ministry, “children’s ministry” misleads me sometimes. I get so immersed in the spiritual lives of my kids that I do forget that it’s the whole family that God wants. I spend a lot of time on outreach and thankfully, I’ve had a good harvest for my efforts. I’ve found that reaching kids is easy, generally. It’s … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Teaching Kids to Respect Others

Attitudes are important to God. He expects us to be “cheerful givers” and to “obey your parents.” The second part of that requirement, “obey your parents” can be tougher than you think. Parental defiance is a natural part of our human makeup but that level of defiance rises when parents disrespect themselves by participating in random sex, drug use and … More Children’s Ministry Resources

"Samson Destroys Dagon's Temple" Coloring Page

This coloring page was created by Carlos Bautista for his children’s ministry in the Philippines. It shows Samson’s heroic death as God restored his strength and allowed him to bring judgement on his captors. Click on the preview image above to download this coloring page as a printable PDF document. This story is told in Judges 16:23-31. Because of Delilah’s … More Children’s Ministry Resources

"God Made Everything" Lesson for Toddlers

This lesson plan begins a study called Toddlers Knowing God. Our aim is to help younger children begin to understand the nature and power of God. The target age group is 18-24 months, but you could modify these outlines to fit your teaching setting. “God made me special!” We would love to hear your feedback in the comment section below. … More Children’s Ministry Resources

"Judas Betrays Jesus" Coloring Page

This free coloring page shows Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane during his arrest.  The illustration pictures Jesus being led away by two soldiers while Judas receives a bag of gold from a Jewish official. This coloring sheet might be a good activity or visual for your children’s Bible lesson about Good Friday. Click on the preview image above to download this … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Jonah 1-2 Lesson (step 3) Think about it

The following lesson is for an older elementary class using Bible study methods to help students learn to study God’s Word for themselves.  It’s the third step in the process which is to think about the key words and phrases the students marked in Jonah 1-2 during their last session. The lesson is a guide and can be adapted for … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Jonah 1-2 Lesson (step 2) A Closer Look

This is the second lesson for teaching older elementary students how to study the Bible for themselves.  The students look closer at key words and phrases of Jonah 1 and 2 and mark them.  This is an adaptation from DiscipleLand’s Bringing the Bible to Life for our class’s needs.  It is a suggested guide to help you teach your students … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Why We Need Sunday School Ministry

There has been a lot of discussion in my circle of friends recently about the necessity of Sunday School. I’ve been working in children’s ministry for nearly two decades and I never thought I’d see the day when churches would consider doing away with this valuable ministry. I know the arguments, “We need to cut costs,” and “We don’t have … More Children’s Ministry Resources

September Calendar Coloring Page

You can use this coloring page to teach children about the month of September. With a little guidance, they can fill in the boxes with the numbers for each day of the month. Click here to see all the months in our calendar. Directions: Click on the preview image to the right to download this resource as a print friendly PDF document. … More Children’s Ministry Resources

"Do Everything for the Glory of God" Coloring Page

This printable coloring page is based on 1 Corinthians 10:31, “Whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.” This is one of our favorite short Bible memory scriptures for children. It would also be a great tool for teaching about the value of work in a labor day Bible lesson. Click on the preview image above to download a printable PDF document. … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Have You Tried These Student Ministries Ideas?

So often our student ministries are limited to reaching only the kids in our church. While that’s commendable, that’s not the ideal way to reach the whole community. Student ministries should do more than minister to “our” kids, they should build relationships with principals, teachers and students on the fringes. If you have a desire to bolster your church’s efforts … More Children’s Ministry Resources

7 Cool Classroom Door Decorations

What’s the first thing your child sees when he comes to your classroom? Why the door of course! The front door of your room should excite, welcome and inspire parents and students. So how do you do this? With cool, classroom door decorations. Change your door decor every month or few months to keep the excitement level up. Decorating a … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Self-Control Bible Lesson (Fruit of the Spirit)

This is the eight Bible lesson in our series based on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. Each particular lesson plan explains a specific character quality that God creates in us through his Spirit. These lessons are designed to accompany the printable Fruit of the Spirit coloring book from our website. Click here to see all the lessons in this series. Suggested … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Jonah 1-2 Lesson (step 1) Big Picture Jonah

This lesson was created for my class of newly promoted 4th & 5th graders.  I adapted this lesson from the Discipleland curriculum provided by our church that is geared for older students.  The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students how to study the Bible for themselves.  This lesson teaches them to look at the big picture of Jonah … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Gentleness Bible Lesson (Fruit of the Spirit)

This is the eight Bible lesson in our series based on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. Each particular lesson plan explains a specific character quality that God creates in us through his Spirit. These lessons are designed to accompany the printable Fruit of the Spirit coloring book from our website. Click here to see all the lessons in this series. Suggested … More Children’s Ministry Resources

"Saul on the Road to Damascus" Coloring Page

This coloring page was sent to us from Carlos Bautista, a children’s ministry leader in the Philippines. It shows Saul being thrown on the way to Damascus by a bright light. Click on the preview image above to download this printable coloring sheet. We’ve also uploaded this image in PNG format for advanced users to edit. Now as he went … More Children’s Ministry Resources