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…
Relational Leadership
A decade ago I had 2 rules in children’s ministry…don’t make me talk to puppets and don’t make me talk to grown-ups! I loved being in a comfortable, safe place, in my lane, teaching kids. Kids are fun, spontaneous, full of energy, and I could connect with and relate to them. We had a good…
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Teaching Kids to PRAY
Acronyms are an easy way for kids to remember things. There are many examples of teaching kids to pray using the acronym PRAY. Here is my version that I’ve used many times. P – Teach them to Praise Teaching kids who God is and that only He is worthy of our praise is fundamental for…
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Make it Memorable
In a previous article, Manageable Morsels, I provided examples of breaking down children’s Bible lessons into bite-sized pieces for kids to understand Biblical truths so they are spiritually healthy. Another important tidbit to remember in teaching kids is to make it engaging and relevant to them. If kids love anything more than knowing something, it…
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Manageable Morsels
You’ve probably heard the joke about the kid who prayed, “Our Father who art in Heaven, Howard be Your Name…” We laugh at this, and so many other kidmin jokes, because they are true. I know you can relate. I’m sure you could share many of your own! Let’s be honest. Kids misunderstand a lot.…
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What’s In Your Wardrobe?
I cleaned out my closet this week. This isn’t something I practice on a regular basis and haven’t been inspired or persuaded to do it. I put it on a to-do list and procrastinated. Since it’s July, we’ll call it impeded spring cleaning. Sounds slightly better than being lazy and unmotivated. As I was sorting…
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Lead Volunteers: Hurt People Hurt People
I’ve been in ministry for long enough and I’ve been alive long enough to understand that when someone hurts another person, it’s often because they themselves are hurting. In a ministry context, I have found time and time again when someone seeks to either consciously, or unconsciously, hurt you as the leader, there is often…
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We Have Big Plans for 2024 at Sunday School Zone!
Sunday School Zone continues to grow and serve a large number of parents, teachers, and leaders who teach and work with kids when it comes to their Christian growth. Here are some things we have planned for 2024… More Activities Our goal is to begin posting 2 or more new activities each week beginning early…
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Learning God’s Unfolding Story
This little girl lives in Oklahoma. Her church, Evergreen Baptist Church in South Tulsa, uses God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers. Kristina Linson is the Director of Family Life-Preschool at the church. She sent me this message from a “new teacher who was trying to memorize the God’s Unfolding Story Cube…” I hate to bother…
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Lead Volunteers: Quietly Allow Results to Speak for Themselves
The Endeavor Allow results to speak for themselves. Years ago, our team decided to undertake a massive endeavor and recreate and redesign all our brochures. Now, you may think in your mind that this was a simple task. But it was not a simple task. We started from scratch and it took us a little…
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