Children’s Ministry Seminar

Children’s Ministry Seminar

The purpose of the Children’s Ministry Seminar is to equip children’s ministry leaders and volunteers within the local church to build up and minister to boys and girls (birth to 5th grade) in alignment with God’s Word, the Bible. (Ephesians 4:12)

Episodes

July 23, 2025 6 mins

Children's Ministry Seminar

EPISODE 015: TEACHING CHILDREN BIBLICAL DISCERNMENT

by Steve Karges

Original Release: September 28, 2022

In I Thessalonians 5:21-22 (NASB), we read, … “but examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good, abstain from every form of evil.”

As children's ministry leaders, it is ...

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    EPISODE 014: CHILDREN’S PASTOR’S TESTIMONY

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: September 21, 2022

    In the first three episodes of this podcast, I told the story of how I got started in children’s ministry.

    I began at age 15 as a church volunteer leading Junior Church for kids in elemen...

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    EPISODE 013: TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT JESUS

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: April 27, 2022

    As children's ministry leaders, our primary focus should always be to teach boys and girls about the true Jesus from the "Word of Truth," the Bible. Clear Bible teaching is what children need...

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    WHY TEACHING CHILDREN CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE IS ESSENTIAL

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: April 20, 2022

    Christian Doctrine is essential for you to know and teach to the boys and girls in your children's ministry. Unfortunately, the word "d...

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    EPISODE 010: TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT SIN

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: March 9, 2022

    The Bible says in Romans 6:23 (ESV), " For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

    Sin is an unhappy subject to teach to children, but it i...

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    EPISODE 008: TEACHING CHILDREN TO FEAR GOD

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: February 23, 2022

     

    The most important thing we can teach children is to fear God. And when they learn this important truth, wisdom and knowledge will follow. (Proverbs 1:7, 9:10)

    You may be thinking, “I do...

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    EPISODE 007:

    DISNEY WAY UNDERMINES AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE

    by Steve Karges

                               Original Release: February 16, 2022                              

    In Evangelicalism, there is a movement in children’s ministry that promotes the wisd...

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    TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: April 13, 2022

    In 1 Corinthians 15: 3b-8 (ESV), it says, "…Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was rai...

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    EPISODE 006: TEACHING CHILDREN THE TRUTH

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: February 9, 2022

    In 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV), we read, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may...

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    Episode 005: THE BIBLE IS GOD’S WORD

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: February 2, 2022

    Sometimes in children’s ministry, we assume kids know things that they really don’t know. So when it comes to the Bible, start at the beginning and be clear.

    When you stand before children with a...

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    EPISODE 004: TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT GOD

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: January 26, 2022

    As Children’s Ministry Leaders, we have the awesome responsibility of teaching children about God, who He is, and what He has done.

    In I Chronicles 28:11 (ESV), we read, “Yours, O Lord, is th...

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    EPISODE 003: INTRODUCTION PART 3

    FULL-TIME MINISTRY

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: January 19, 2022

    Before Jesus returned to Heaven, He gave us the Great Commission. It is found in Matthew 28:19-20 (ESV), which says, Go therefore and make disciples ...

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    EPISODE 002: INTRODUCTION PART 2

    PART-TIME MINISTRY

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: January 12, 2022

    Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. (I Timothy 4:12, ESV)

    Af...

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    Episode 001: INTRODUCTION (PART 1)

    CHURCH VOLUNTEER

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: January 5, 2022

     

    As I write this introduction to the Children’s Ministry Seminar, I am in my 47th year of ministry to kids.

    I began ...

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    January 8, 2025 5 mins

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    EPISODE 009: GLOBAL 4/14 DAY

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: March 2, 2022

     I want to invite you to be a part of an upcoming event. The event is Global 4/14 Day, and it takes place on April 14 every year.

    Global 4/14 Day is an international day of prayer for boys and girls, sponso...

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    December 11, 2024 9 mins

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    EPISODE 020: THE CHRISTMAS INTRUDER

    by Steve Karges

    Original Release: December 20, 2023

    The Christmas hymn, “O Come All Ye Faithful,” concludes with these words, “O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.” Our job as children’s ministry leaders is to help kids focus on the Biblical Jesus (Hebrews 12:2), not on Santa Claus. That seems obvious, but sadly, it is not.

    Santa Claus is nothing more than a fair...

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    December 20, 2023 9 mins

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    EPISODE 020: THE CHRISTMAS INTRUDER

    by Steve Karges

    Podcast Release: December 20, 2023

    The Christmas hymn, “O Come All Ye Faithful,” concludes with these words, “O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.” Our job as children’s ministry leaders is to help kids focus on the Biblical ...

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    EPISODE 019: TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT

    by Steve Karges

    Podcast Release: October 26, 2022

    In Ephesians 1:13 (ESV), we read, “In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.”

    Whe...

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    EPISODE 018: TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT THE TRINITY

    by Steve Karges

    Podcast Release: October 19, 2022

    The word “Trinity” does not appear anywhere in the Bible, but a careful study of Scripture reveals that God is one Deity, who eternally exists in three persons.

    With our human minds, we do...

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    EPISODE 017: TEACHING CHILDREN THE GOSPEL

    by Steve Karges

    Podcast Release: October 12, 2022

    In John 3:16 (ESV) we read, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”

    There is a lot of confusion in the churc...

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