Search Blog Posts and Training

Blog

Making Room for the Cross Between Palm Sunday and Easter

Making Room for the Cross Between Palm Sunday a...

Jill Nelson

Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. Both lend themselves to all sorts of exciting possibilities for the Sunday school classroom — special colorful crafts and activities, joyful and boisterous songs, and...

Making Room for the Cross Between Palm Sunday a...

Jill Nelson

Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. Both lend themselves to all sorts of exciting possibilities for the Sunday school classroom — special colorful crafts and activities, joyful and boisterous songs, and...

Ministering to the Lost and Found in Your Classrooms

Ministering to the Lost and Found in Your Class...

Jill Nelson

In most classrooms, it's likely that there are believing and unbelieving children present. We must always keep in mind that we are likely ministering to both the lost and found in...

Ministering to the Lost and Found in Your Class...

Jill Nelson

In most classrooms, it's likely that there are believing and unbelieving children present. We must always keep in mind that we are likely ministering to both the lost and found in...

Seeing Special Needs Children as Special Gifts to Your Classroom

Seeing Special Needs Children as Special Gifts ...

Jill Nelson

Imagine a new child coming to your fourth-grade Sunday school class. He has a motorized wheelchair. He cannot speak intelligible words. His eyes, when open, seem to wander aimlessly. But,...

Seeing Special Needs Children as Special Gifts ...

Jill Nelson

Imagine a new child coming to your fourth-grade Sunday school class. He has a motorized wheelchair. He cannot speak intelligible words. His eyes, when open, seem to wander aimlessly. But,...

Teaching Children the Glorious Realities of the Resurrection

Teaching Children the Glorious Realities of the...

Jill Nelson

Along with Christmas, Resurrection Day–Easter–is probably one of the most beloved holidays for children. But why do children love Easter so much? Is it merely the delightful, celebratory elements that...

Teaching Children the Glorious Realities of the...

Jill Nelson

Along with Christmas, Resurrection Day–Easter–is probably one of the most beloved holidays for children. But why do children love Easter so much? Is it merely the delightful, celebratory elements that...

Not Merely a Death on Behalf of Others

Not Merely a Death on Behalf of Others

Jill Nelson

As we look ahead to Easter, here are a few questions to ask your children and students (elementary age and older) about Jesus and salvation: Why did Jesus die on...

Not Merely a Death on Behalf of Others

Jill Nelson

As we look ahead to Easter, here are a few questions to ask your children and students (elementary age and older) about Jesus and salvation: Why did Jesus die on...

No More Gaps: Giving Children the Whole Counsel of God

No More Gaps: Giving Children the Whole Counsel...

Jill Nelson

It wasn’t until my mid-20s that I realized I had huge gaps in my theological education. I had had minimal exposure to the entire content of Scripture and a very...

No More Gaps: Giving Children the Whole Counsel...

Jill Nelson

It wasn’t until my mid-20s that I realized I had huge gaps in my theological education. I had had minimal exposure to the entire content of Scripture and a very...