If you’ve spent any time in youth ministry, you’ve probably asked yourself this question—Are they learning anything? It’s a question that drives youth pastors everywhere to adjust and refine their programs. It’s pretty easy to tell when teenagers are having fun. We can see it in the ways they laugh, play a game, or participate […]
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13 Ways to Teach Kids More Effectively
If you’ve spent any time in children’s ministry, you’ve probably asked yourself this question — Are they learning anything? It’s a question that drives kids pastors everywhere to keep adjusting and refining their programs. It’s pretty easy to tell when kids are having fun. We can see it in the ways they laugh, play […]
Copyright and Fair Use for Churches
Let’s say you’ve got a video you want to show during your teaching time. How do you go about doing it? If you didn’t know, there are many rules and laws around what’s legal and not concerning playing music, videos, and other media in your church environment. And if you’ve ever had questions about following […]
10 Engaging Ways to Help Kids Memorize Scripture
What was the first Bible verse you memorized? If yours was John 11:35, you’re not alone. And if it wasn’t the first verse you memorized, this two-word verse—”Jesus wept”— is at least among your first bank of verses. Why is that? It’s simple. That’s it. There are so many well-known verses when we first learn […]
How to Use Grow Students Curriculum in 2 Different Weekly Programs
What’s the first step to creating a service for your youth ministry? Most people might start by looking at teaching, activities, or videos. Some might even sort through their volunteers and see who’s available to help. But if your youth ministry holds multiple services each week, you have a whole different set of questions. You’ll […]
How to Use Grow Kids Curriculum in 2 Different Weekly Programs
What’s the first step to creating a service for your kids ministry? Most people might start by looking at teaching, activities, or crafts. Some might even sort through their volunteers and see who’s available to help. But if your kids ministry holds multiple services each week, you have a whole different set of questions. You’ll […]
3 Formats for Taking Your Youth Ministry Online
When you think of online church, you might think of the events during 2020. During the pandemic, churches around the world needed a way to reach their congregations when they couldn’t be with them in person. Churches found ways to connect with their people creatively, and many realized just how important it is to be […]
2 Formats for Taking Your Children’s Ministry Online
When you think of online church, you might think of the events during 2020. During the pandemic, churches around the world needed a way to reach their congregations when they couldn’t be with them in person. Churches found ways to connect with their people creatively, and many realized just how important it is to be […]
A 3-Year Teaching Strategy for Children’s Ministry from Grow Curriculum
It’s so important to have a strategy for what you’ll teach kids. Without a strategy, we run the risk of missing important ideas, teaching only the topics that interest us most, and ultimately failing to give our kids a full and holistic view of God. Our goal should be to help kids grow spiritually by […]
An Annual Teaching Strategy for Youth Ministry from Grow Curriculum
It’s so important to have a strategy for what you teach teenagers. Without a strategy, we run the risk of missing important ideas, teaching only the topics that personally interest us most, and ultimately failing to give teenagers a full and holistic view of God. So how do we do that? It comes down to […]