Articles by Rick Edwards
AWANA Invites You to The Child Discipleship Forum
The Child Discipleship Forum is a gathering of local pastors and children’s ministry leaders who want to collaborate, learn, and dialogue about the most critical factors that shape long-term discipleship in children. This event will give you the opportunity to impact the nature of children’s ministry and children’s ministry resources in the coming decades and…
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We’ll Be at the Children’s Ministry Expo!
On February 5, 2021, Sunday School Zone will be exhibiting and leading conferences at the Children’s Ministry Expo in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With appropriate social distancing protocols in place, we’ll be talking to people about their kids ministries and how Sunday School Zone can support what they’re doing, whether that’s in the local church, home school,…
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Foundational Life Questions (And Answers)
The Universal Experience of Time No matter where someone lives, or the culture within which he or she lives, each person is moving through time and, consequently, living with an awareness that the passing of time creates for us a past, present, and future. All people everywhere experience the passing of time. This is a…
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Suggestions and Activities for Kids During the COVID Crisis
It looks like the Summer vacation will be coming early for many kids this year. And, it’s not just school they’re missing. It’s all of the church activities and many other extracurricular activities. Kids are home more than usual and for longer than usual. And, due to the adjustments in schedules with lots of businesses,…
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The Beatitudes For Kids
The Beatitudes, found in Matthew 5:1-12, are a familiar text and part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. As with everything Jesus said, there have been volumes written about the Beatitudes and much of it is “heavy” stuff that has been written for pastors and academics. Parents and teachers of children, however, also need to…
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Sunday School Zone Has a Large and Growing Audience
SundaySchoolZone.com provides free printable children’s Bible activities for use with kids at home, church, and school, as well as resources for teaching children the Bible. Sunday School Zone has been around since 2013 and, in that time, has developed a significant audience. And we’re happy that it continues to grow! The site is supported by…
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Yahweh – The Name of God
The naming of people, places and things is important to us because doing so allows us to know who or what we are dealing with; a name identifies someone or something, thereby allowing us to know where we stand in relation to that person or thing. But why is Yahweh – the name of God…
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How The Biblical Story Shapes Your Kids’ Worldview
The Biblical Story “In the beginning…” Three simple words that signal the start of the greatest story of all time. This is the story of God and God’s plan for humanity and creation. This is the story of God’s eternal Kingdom. This is the story of the Bible. And, this is YOUR KIDS’ story. They…
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What Is The “Heaven” Jesus Is Preparing?
In order to facilitate teaching older preschoolers the biblical story, we have created a simple framework for the story that includes the following elements that we call the God’s Unfolding Story Narrative Elements. God Made Everything People Disobeyed God God Chose A Special People Jesus Came To Help Us Jesus Began The Church Jesus Is…
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