I so appreciate your work which is approachable, accessible and adaptable! I'd love to hear how you would suggest tackling the whole concept of Jesus' death as sacrifice around Easter and the church carrying on as this language is in the epistles and in the songs sung in church - kids pick it up but don't have a framework to fit it into. Any help there would be great!
Thank you so much for all of this! Having it in one place is sooo helpful! In your last reminder you mentioned not having kids memorize facts and verses. Having a history with the Bible Quiz culture- I completely agree! However, I DO think having some key verses are extremely valuable. Each semester I'm looking to improve one thing about our kids ministry and this one- I was going to try and implement a verse a month. Thoughts?
I was very good at sword drills. :) I think for churches the key is to focus on what the verse means rather than repeating the words—whether that’s through a game, conversation, reflection… And if your church is typical in terms of kids basically coming 1-2/month, you need to treat each week of the month as a stand alone. “We are looking at one verse all month long, it’s X..” vs “Who remembers our verse from last week?”
I am grateful for your work. I was one of the first women along with a partner to head up a Children’s Ministry in a large church in our area. My main responsibility was curriculum and volunteer preparation. No longer in the large church setting I use your wonderful lessons with my Grandchildren and in a small Sunday morning class of 2-4 children ages 8 & 9. Thank you so much! As I grow and learn along with the kids using your materials, I have found hope and a breath of fresh air!
I so appreciate your work which is approachable, accessible and adaptable! I'd love to hear how you would suggest tackling the whole concept of Jesus' death as sacrifice around Easter and the church carrying on as this language is in the epistles and in the songs sung in church - kids pick it up but don't have a framework to fit it into. Any help there would be great!
Thanks for all the handy links in one place! I'm starting the GBBW at our church this Sunday with lesson 1 and I'm super excited about it!
This is SO helpful. Thank you thank you thank you for these amazing resources. My 9 year old LOVES these lessons (and so do hubby and I!)
Thank you so much for all of this! Having it in one place is sooo helpful! In your last reminder you mentioned not having kids memorize facts and verses. Having a history with the Bible Quiz culture- I completely agree! However, I DO think having some key verses are extremely valuable. Each semester I'm looking to improve one thing about our kids ministry and this one- I was going to try and implement a verse a month. Thoughts?
I was very good at sword drills. :) I think for churches the key is to focus on what the verse means rather than repeating the words—whether that’s through a game, conversation, reflection… And if your church is typical in terms of kids basically coming 1-2/month, you need to treat each week of the month as a stand alone. “We are looking at one verse all month long, it’s X..” vs “Who remembers our verse from last week?”
I am grateful for your work. I was one of the first women along with a partner to head up a Children’s Ministry in a large church in our area. My main responsibility was curriculum and volunteer preparation. No longer in the large church setting I use your wonderful lessons with my Grandchildren and in a small Sunday morning class of 2-4 children ages 8 & 9. Thank you so much! As I grow and learn along with the kids using your materials, I have found hope and a breath of fresh air!
This is so lovely—thanks Karen. It means a lot when other ministers are finding this helpful and life-giving.