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Teaching with the Right Emphasis

True or false? God loves me. God cares for me. God provides for me. God hears me when I pray. It is essential that we teach with the right emphasis....

Protecting the Children in Our Care

Children and Youth Ministry Leaders: This must-read article by Deepak Reju is posted over at The Gospel Coalition’s website: “Predators in the Pew: Protecting Against Child Abuse in Your Church.”...

The Cat, the Blanket, and a Big Truth

When my son Jacob was in 5th grade, he studied the curriculum, My Purpose Will Stand: A Study on the Providence of God in Sunday School. Week after week I...

Money and Possessions: What Our Children Need t...

In his article, Training Your Children to Manage Money, Randy Alcorn shares the following story and observation: In the days of the Klondike gold rush, two miners struck a huge...

Making the Most of the Preschool Years

When I first began teaching in children's ministry, I didn't place much significance on the preschool years. In fact, I tended to look upon this time mainly in terms of...

The Five Levels of Learning

Have you ever been frustrated as a teacher that your students don't seem to be "getting it"? Does it ever feel as if the biblical truths you are teaching aren't...