What You’ll Learn: Follow Your Heart What You’ll Need: 12 eggs 1 tarp 2 blindfolds paper towels 2 contestants Preparations: Place the tarp on the floor in front of the class. Place eggs all around the floor on the tarp. Instructions: 1. 1st contestant walks across the tarp without any assistance. (Teacher can even deliberately place […]
One day I asked for a show if hands in children’s church. “How many of you read the Bible every day or your parents read the Bible to you?” Out of 200 kids in my class only 30 hands went up. This was not good news. When I am having an 85% failure rate I can’t blame […]
Scripture reference: 2 peter 1:20-21, “Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of scripture ever came about by the prophets own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” (NIV) What you need: • A Bible • A fictional children’s […]
I have a couple of questions for you: Do your kids know the difference between Christianity and other religions? Do your kids know that their college professors will make fun of them if they believe in creation? Are you teaching them to defend their faith? Are you preparing your kids for the battle for their […]
I was flying back from a meeting one night, changing planes in Chicago. Waiting at the gate for my plane, I soon realized that the Vikings had just played the Chicago Bears in Chicago. The plane that I was on had all the Vikings fans on it. I like football, I watch football, but I’m […]
Reaching Kids With The Gospel One challenge I have found as a Christian is to connect people (who are always changing) with a God who never changes. The Apostle Paul said it like this, “I become all things to all men that by all means I might with some.” If we want to reach children […]
Let’s be honest. VBS can be one of the most stressful weeks of the year for KidMin People. You get watch everybody’s kids for the whole week instead of just Sunday. Not only are you putting in an extra 50 hours, but you still have to cover the weekend services. It’s easy to start thinking […]
Kids have changed a lot in the past 20 years. If we want to reach children with the Gospel, then we must speak their language and yet many churches are refusing to change. They still use the same tools they used 20 years ago. A greater concern is churches that will change their message to […]
Pastor Willie George was one of my mentors. I asked Willie once “What is the craziest kids sermon you ever saw?” Willie didn’t hesitate. He told me this story from 1974 about a bus ministry pastor in Hammond, Indiana who was a former Green Beret. It’s a sermon based on the following scripture. “Dogs will […]
One of the most frequently asked questions to me is, “How do I get the boys to participate in worship?” It seems it’s an area that many churches struggle with. It can be for a variety of reasons which we’ll discuss. A few years ago I was leading worship at a church in St. Louis. […]