where to start on your first day conducting children church? How do I get the children involved? Is there a website where I can get helpful information that is free?
2006-11-12 14:59:10 · 7 answers · asked by mary f 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Talk to your pastor, or whomever is COMPLETELY in charge of Children's Church. There is usually someone responsible for all the Childrens ministries, they may already have something set up. Keep whatever routine they have, the kids will be used to it. Find a couple of praise cds for kids (Veggie Tales are good, but there are MANY others).
2006-11-12 15:11:59 · answer #1 · answered by teeney1116 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did it for years, but it is hard to know what you are asking without some details, how many kids, age range, how long do you have them, how much assistance you have. The main thing, is keep it moving. Have a number of short activities that stays well within the attention span of the kids. Keep it interesting, when you see them losing interests change the activity, so prepare more than you think you need. Know your material well, especially stories. If you fumble you will lose them. Most disciplince is done by your program, if it is good the kids will stay with you, if not they will be a handful. Don't let it get out of hand. you will normally get one boy who will seek to disrupt, maybe two, and on occasion a girl, but if you have a helper with you, separate them out of the group or have a helper step in and sit with them, or you will be fighting them all the way. What I did with about 40 kids and few helpers, was to start with something that is really interesting, some kind of an object lession. I used gospel magic a lot and that got them in and sitting down and listening before they all got running around. When I finished that I went into some singing of simple chorouses, simple ones that everyone knows for about 5 minutes. Keep it moving and don't try and teach then something new or that they don't know, or you will lose them. Have a memory verse, but keep it short and make sure all kids are involved, not just one kid up at the board and the rest watching. The kids loved sword drills, if you are familiar with that, but keep it moving, Have a good story, always have a quiz on hand, the kids love to answer questions, about the Bible, God, etc. There are many other options you can do also. Finish off with a craft that they can make, and is time flexible because you never know when your pastor is going to finish. If they don't finish, they can take it home with them. Email me if I can be of any other help.
2006-11-12 23:18:40 · answer #2 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about a web site but the Bible is your best source. Pray then decide what you are going to say. Look at the age group or grouping. There are good books on teaching young children. If you have children, then you should be able to find something that will interest them.
One thing to consider is their attention level and length. KISS. Use this method. Ask them about their knowledge in the subject you pick. I am sure it will be Bible related. You'd be surprised at the comprehension of the young folk.
Maybe one time ask them to bring a verse from the Bible to quote.
This will whit their appetite for learning.
2006-11-12 23:17:36 · answer #3 · answered by bro_ken128 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask them what they already know about God, Jesus, the Bible, and work from there. Do different things each day. Maybe work on a different Biblical figure each week, and explain why they're is important to the Christian faith. Get the children involved by teaching them Christianity through games...tic tac toe with crosses, and at the end of the game, explain the significance of the cross, things like that. Drawings also work well. Have them draw what they think Heaven looks like. Have simple worksheets, with questions like "Jesus is the Son of ___". I imagine you can find information on Christianity and such by Googling different Christian terms.
2006-11-12 23:13:10 · answer #4 · answered by Nowhere Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start off with the WRATH OF GOD.
Maybe have the kids draw a picture of what hell is going to look like and then sing a song in the end about avoiding hell!
2006-11-12 23:20:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
following is a website that gives good lessons each Sundfay based on the Scripture readings for that Sunday. There are lesson plans for different ages.
http://72.36.140.238/html/catechist/lectionary/lectionary.html
2006-11-12 23:08:28 · answer #6 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How old are the children? What faith?
For the thumbs down, this is because there are several sites on the internet to use that are different faiths and different age groups.
2006-11-12 23:08:04 · answer #7 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋