The Sunday School Zone Blog
The Sunday School Zone Blog contains insights on children’s spiritual formation as well as tips, ideas, and suggestions to help Christian parents and leaders as they work with kids of all abilities (and even adults with special needs) at home, church, and school. If you would like to contribute to the blog, please visit our Writer Inquiries page and then send us an explanatory email at [email protected] describing the kind of writing you’d like to do. We welcome those who have something of substance to say to Christian parents and teachers of children. You already know that Sunday School Zone offers tons of free, printable Bible activities for kids. If you think you’d like to contribute, please read more…
Don’t Just Teach Bible Stories; Teach the Story of the Bible.
Jenny Smith, Lead Curriculum Developer at Brite™, shares how we can teach Bible stories in context of the story of the Bible and help kids grow in biblical literacy and love of the Bible. What are best practices to guide children toward a genuine love for the Bible? Through my experience in children’s ministry, I’ve…
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From Marah to Fresh
The Waters of Marah Exodus 15: 22-23 22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water. 23And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is…
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Fill Up Your KidMin Toolbox!
Children’s ministry is a lot like building a house—you need the right tools, a solid plan, and skilled hands to bring the vision to life. But even the best leaders can’t do it alone or with dull tools. That’s why the KidMin Leadership Gathering 2025 is more than just a one-day training—it’s a toolbox upgrade…
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The Gospel Color Run
We decided to clean up the organized messy chaos of color wars and make The Gospel Color Run fulfill three purposes of ministry: evangelism, fellowship and discipleship. We invite the whole community to reach as many as possible while we clearly share the gospel multiple times throughout this event. Participants and volunteers have a great…
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Kidz Blitz Ministries
“BEST evangelistic event EVER!!” – a Children’s Pastor (just the other day!) HEY HEY from the road! My name is Donnie Slade and I am the President/CEO of Kidz Blitz Ministries, but I really just prefer the title of Papa. I wanted to share with you what our ministry is and how we bring The…
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God’s Perfect Peace Children’s Book
The Inspiration for God’s Perfect Peace and the Power of Speaking Bedtime Blessings Over Our Children – When I was a young mom, I would pray with my four children each evening, but it wasn’t until I became a grandma that I realized the power and privilege of speaking words of blessing over my grandchildren…
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Mars, Worldview, and Teaching Kids Theology
In the late 1990s, NASA launched the Mars Climate Orbiter—a spacecraft designed to study the climate and atmosphere of Mars. The exciting mission ended in failure due to a small miscalculation: the engineers used one unit of measurement at launch while the software used another. This minor error (just a few inches) caused the orbiter…
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5 Tips for Talking with Kids About Jesus’ Death this Easter
While Easter Sunday is a celebration of the resurrection of our Savior, the preceding days that focus on his death and sacrifice can’t be ignored. But death is a tricky topic when working with kids. Discussing the crucifixion of Jesus with children can be a delicate task, especially during the Easter season when themes of…
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Make the Most of Every Minute
You have one hour. One hour (on average) is all you get each week to pour into boys and girls. Are you making those sixty minutes count? Do a quick evaluation of your latest service. Was every aspect of the lesson planned intentionally to get kids in the Word? What about your pre-service time? Did…
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