Written by Todd Witters Let’s face it﹘keeping kids focused on the Bible lesson you are teaching can be a difficult task, especially given the short attention span of today’s students. It can be a challenge to keep them engaged, even for a short lesson. Grabbing their attention and eliminating distractions both contribute towards the overall […]
The Key to a Successful Children’s Ministry
By Paul LaRue When working in Children’s Ministry you learn a lot. I guess we could all say that, but when working with children and teens, your knowledge increases rather quickly. And sometimes you learn more that you want to know. I’m on my 32nd year now in CBM. I was working with kids prior […]
Why Teach Children?
By Dennis Farris We have in our grasp the power to shape the future. We have the ability to provoke change, to bring about something greater than we can ever imagine. We see the possibilities everyday; we see the potential shape of the future when we walk out our front doors, when we get out […]
Seeing God’s Hand in Creation
By Ron and Sherry Yeater Quillford made his way along the hedge on his regular search for food. The stillness of the night was broken by a squeaky hinge on the screen door. Quillford stopped in his tracks and listened. Sure enough, he heard the approach of Barky who was out for his final night […]
S.O.A.P.ing: An Easy Way to Teach Children How to Study the Bible
By Ladonna Andreu Do you apply soap when you take a bath or shower? Sure you do. But why? It seems logical, to many, that the answer is: Soap makes you clean because it takes away the dirt you pick up all throughout the day. But do you know that many campers believe that swimming […]