This is a free Bible lesson for children teaching them about the changing seasons of life and the unchanging character of God. In Ecclesiastes 3:1-11, students will identify time periods of life and how they can navigate through them. We’ve included our popular Fall coloring page in the download below. Fall Sunday School Lesson for Children Bible Story: Changing Seasons … More Children’s Ministry Resources
A few weeks back, some families from our church drove down to Louisville for a free concert at Sojourn Kids. The lead singer from Seeds Family Worship was there playing along with the people from Sojourn Music. We all had a great time and it was a great experience for our kids. Here’s a few video clips from the event. Overall, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is the first lesson in a series of the history of Israel’s kings. Click here to see the lesson index. This lesson introduces students to when the Israelites ask Samuel for a king. Their request was a rejection to the rule of God as their King. The students will learn that God’s ways are the best ways and we … More Children’s Ministry Resources
How can we use kid culture to better share God’s message with children? That’s a question I’ve been asking myself lately. Maybe you’re asking the same thing at your church. If so, you’ll want to listen to this conversation with Dale Hudson. You may know Dale from his excellent blog titled Relevant Children’s Ministry. He’s also the Children’s Pastor at Christ Fellowship … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is the final page in our series of Gospel Coloring Sheets for children. It teaches kids how they can respond to the truth about King Jesus. These are the work of Mandy Groce, a talented illustrator from Louisville. Directions: To download this file as a printer friendly PDF, simply click on the preview image to the left. We have also posted … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Children’s ministry volunteers are the precious jewels of your ministry, the force that keeps the vision moving forward. Unfortunately, at some point in your ministry, you will likely experience a volunteer shortage or some in cases a drought of willing hands. A lack of these cherished volunteers can put a strain on your first string, tried and true helpers and … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Here is the third page of our coloring book about King Jesus. This one teaches why Jesus is the best king anyone can have. Click here to browse all the sheets in this series. Directions: Click on the preview image to download this resource as a printer friendly PDF file. Alternately, you can download the image as a jpeg image … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Trunk or Treat can be a fun way for churches to serve their community around Halloween. It’s a simple idea – volunteers decorate their cars in the church parking lot and invite the kids to trick or treat in a safe environment. This post shares some simple ideas for car decorations. Christian trunk or treat ideas 7 Awesome Trunk or … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Here is a preschool lesson plan dealing with the temptation of Jesus from Mark 1:12-13. It teaches how Christ was a real human who had to fight against sin just like we do. It also shows that He overcame the devil and can empower us to do the same. Even younger children need to understand these central truths about the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Download our PDF list of 52 short scripture for kids (and adults) to memorize. You can start small and practice one per week and see how God’s Word can change your life. Each verse you memorize give you a boost of encouragement, strength, and knowledge of the love of Jesus in your life. 52 Easy Scriptures (PDF) See more short … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Anyone who works with kids knows the answer. Not only can they memorize scripture, often then can do it with more ease than adults. Here is a recent video from my son reciting his Bible verses from preschool. Here’s the Bible quote he was reciting from Genesis 1:1-3: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Here is the second lesson in our series for called “Preschoolers Knowing Jesus.” This one teaches about his baptism as found in Mark 1:9-11. It will introduce younger children to the concept of baptism and how Jesus publicly showed his submission to God’s mission. They will also learn what it means for God to call Jesus his Son. This is … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Don’t reinvent the wheel – just roll out these classic games kids still love! Use the download links below to keep a printed copy on hand in your teaching space. Some lessons have a related game, which is ideal. Often you just have to improvise your own games. Don’t call it wasted time if the kids are making friends and … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is a Bible lesson about how Jesus is the Light of the world. The children will learn where the Light is darkness will flee. The lesson is followed by a craft activity in which the children will make their own light switch cover for their bedroom at home. You could use this lesson and craft in children’s Sunday School … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This post was contributed by Lindsey Whitney from the Growing Kids Ministry blog. Be sure to check out their kids game ideas . Have you ever visited a mega-church? If so, then you know the feeling– sitting in the plush movie-theatre seating, sipping on a freshly prepared latte and trying desperately not to covet. In our heads, we think “Oh … More Children’s Ministry Resources
I do not work in the preschool ministry at my church. My time and efforts are geared towards kids kindergarten and above. That said, we do have a great team who does handle the nursery and preschool ages. I know that because my kids have been through the program and I have seen the fruits of these efforts. Last night, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
In our home, we have a thing for bugs, spiders, and the like. I don’t mind them and all, but my kids LOVE them. It’s almost disturbing how my daughter can have seven worms climbing up her arms simultaneously. She giggles as I gasp…. Yuck! Though you would never catch me covered with creepy crawlers, I would have to agree … More Children’s Ministry Resources
What kind of advice do you wish future-you could give current-you right now? Of course, you can’t even guess and that’s just the problem with hindsight. Sometimes life and ministry are like walking backwards. The best way to get insight is calling out to people who have been on the journey longer than you. I especially like to hear from … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This post is another gift from Dale Hudson and the leaders at Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach Gardens. This is how they made the giant silly bandz props for their kids church. This same technique would be handy for any giant PVC decoration. These props were made to accompany their Silly Bands Lesson for Children’s Church. How To Make … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Silly Bands are one of the biggest fads right now for children. These simple toys have captured the imagination of kids all across the US. You’ll see kids wearing their collections and bartering with their friends for new bands. Dale Hudson saw this as an opportunity to share the Gospel. His church created a Bible lesson build around giant silly … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Try this simple recipe to make play dough for your home, church or school. It’s fairly cheap and super easy. Just gather these recipe ingredients below and watch our simple how-to video. Playdough Recipe: 2 cups boiling water 2 ½ cups flour 1 cup salt 3 TB vegetable oil 2 packs Kool-Aid With a little supervision, this could be a fun craft project … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This page features the cover sheet and brief introduction to our Gospel Coloring Book illustrated by Mandy Groce. To download this cover sheet, simply click the preview image below for a printer friendly PDF file, we’ve also uploaded the high resolution JPEG image for advanced editing. The inspiration for this series came from two sources. First, we wanted to make … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is an introductory lesson for a series for preschoolers on knowing Jesus through the book of Mark. Be sure to read the series introduction for more explanation and links to the other lessons. To begin these Bible lessons, we actually start with a passage from Isaiah that will help to interpret Mark. This lesson will allow you to teach the children why Jesus … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This week (home) school began for my son and me. I put “home” in parenthesis because even though we have school at home everyday, it is still school. Some people may question whether homeschoolers really do anything. There may be some out there who don’t, but I believe the vast majority wishes to educate their children to the fullest extent; … More Children’s Ministry Resources