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Prayer: Opening the Door

This guest post was written by Karyn Henley. People of most religions pray. For some, prayer takes the form of meditation. Others memorize prescribed prayers and chant them at required times. Many purchase written prayers for specific occasions. All believe prayer “works,” if only to…

Teaching Boys & Girls: Do Our Sunday Schools Honor Both?

This post was written by guest writer Marlene LeFever Boys are biologically, developmentally, and psychologically different from girls. Only recently have we begun to realize that boys and girls don’t always thrive in the same classroom. Neurologist Dr. Bruce Perry of Houston said, speaking about…

Reaching Tweens With the Gospel, Part 2

This guest post was written by Chad Miller. So how do you reach tweens with the Gospel? We ended our last time together with this premise: If students reach students the best, sounds like at least one aspect of our evangelistic efforts should include equipping…

Setting Up the Best Learning Environments for Babies and Toddlers

This post was guest written by Ann Edwards. Have you ever seen a baby almost leap from a mother’s arms into the arms of a caring teacher? How does that happen? Creating an environment for babies, 1s and 2s to learn can be an exciting…

Reaching Tweens With the Gospel

This post was written by guest writer Chad Miller. So how do you reach tweens with the Gospel? In addition to the tens of things on your to-do list, the never-ending quest for balance in your ministry/personal schedule, the mounting list of emails that have…

The Do’s and Don’ts of Protecting Kids from Porn

This post was written by guest writer Tracy Carpenter. No other generation has been able to touch the past, present, or future in only a matter of seconds like this generation. This age of information will continue to change the way kids will not only…

Tiny Tots, Big Thoughts

By Dawn Heckert In presenting the topic “Tiny Tots, Big Thoughts” for the Children’s Pastors Conference in Nashville, I had planned on sharing a multitude of ideas focusing on how Sunday school leaders can connect toddlers to Jesus. I had gone through my bag of…

First Steps for Starting a Special Needs Ministry

This post was guest written by Carlton McDaniel. Every person, regardless of their age, has been impacted by the rapid changes in the special needs community. The media has created a new awareness in our society by highlighting success stories about individuals with special needs….

Helping Kids to Worship through Body Movement

This post was guest written by Jeff Smith. We were made for praise. The Bible says, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” Psalm 150:6 The breath becomes voice and movement when we express our worship in praise. We know that praise is physical…