She Teaches Sunday
Teaching in kids’ ministry isn’t what I thought it would be. Some days, I feel like I’ve got it all together; the kids are behaving, everyone is having fun, they’re really understanding the lesson, and a minimal amount of snack food has been scattered on the floor. Other days, I’m convinced that the kids had a secret meeting before class to plan destruction (seriously, can chaos be planned?) Kids who are normally sweet-tempered have an attitude, someone decides to use their scissors to cut up their marker bag, the craft is a flop, the lesson doesn’t connect to anyone, and surprise… there’s a few dozen Oreos flattened and smeared all over the floor! She Teaches Sunday is for those of us who are not only trying to make it through class without losing our minds, but also striving to be better, and to reach these kids — and hoping against all hope that at least one kid remembers the lesson next week. I’ve been teaching Sunday school classes since around 2010, so most of my experience is there, but I’ve also had the opportunity to help out in kids’ church since 2011, and I have been heavily involved in Vacation Bible School since 2013, so I can say without reservation that kids’ ministry is my passion. I love it all, but I found out quickly to collect survival tips wherever you can. I’ve learned a lot, and I continue to learn, and I want to share what I’ve learned to help anyone else who could benefit from it. So pull up a chair, grab some tea (or coffee if a cup of tea isn’t your cup of tea), and let’s talk Sunday School (or maybe kids’ church, or maybe VBS…) www.churchstationcargo.com #UPCI #Apostolic
Episodes
Today we're talking about creative Bible story teaching.
Reading a Bible story is great! Making the story come alive is even better! It’s not a hard thing to do. A small change can make a story come alive. Today I’m talking about methods I’ve heard of and methods I’ve tried myself to make a Bible story more of an experience for the kids than just a story!
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Today we're talking about AI. Should we use it to help us in kids’ ministry? If so, how? For some of us, AI seems scary, for others it’s a gift from God, and others may see it as unethical, or maybe just cheating.
Today we’re talking about some of the problems with AI, and ways we can actually use it for kids’ ministry without it taking over and becoming a crutch.
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ChatGPT
Gemini
Leonadro.ai
Today we're talking about when you have way too much material to cram into one lesson. It doesn’t happen all the time, but we certainly have those days sometimes. The lesson is just so good, and there are so many things we can do to support the lesson. Like REALLY good ideas. How could we even think of cutting one thing out?
The problem is, experience tells us that something will get cut, and it we try teaching it all, we&rsqu...
Sometimes we can feel discouraged; we have a lot of great ideas to better kids’ ministry, but not many of our ideas get used. It feels like if we’re not the ones in charge, we can’t make a difference. That’s not true. Today we’re talking about how much a Sunday school teacher is worth (a lot), and the things we can do and maybe even are already doing that make a difference and further the Kingdom of Go...
Today we're talking about when your lesson just needs a little something. Something to make it pop, something interesting, something to drive that point home!
We’re discussing a few things we can consider when planning a lesson to help us to come up with those extras that make a lesson stand out:
- What is my point/What do I want them to understand?
- What is something in the story that I could make visible/tangible?
- What could I...
We’re not just teaching children Bible facts; we’re helping them to become followers of Jesus.
Sunday school doesn't end when the lesson is over. The children we teach are watching how we live, and our example can impact them for a lifetime.
In this episode, we talk about:
In the book of Romans , Paul asks some teachers why they don’t practice what they teach.
We don’t want this to be us.
We’re going ...
Today’s episode is just for fun. We're talking about different Sunday school teachers and comparing them to personalities we’re all familiar with in the Bible. What Bible Personality Sunday School teacher are you?
Today we're talking about food: meat and milk.
Most people are familiar with 1 Corinthians 3:2 and we’re going to talk a bit about why it’s important to have a ministry specifically for milk.
Have you ever wondered if you’ve officially become a Sunday school veteran, or accepted that you are, but wonder when you arrived? Today we’re looking at some of the telltale signs of being a Sunday school veteran.
Today I’m giving a recap of my church’s recent Vacation Bible School. It was fun! We had some challenges, but overall, it was great. I just want to share a little bit about it with you!
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People aren’t perfect, neither are church departments. Not even Sunday school. (noooooo!) As teachers, we can see the imperfections, and we want to help; we want to change things for the better. We want things to be better for the children, for the guests, for the teachers, and for the Kingdom. However, most of us aren’t really in a position to make big changes (I’m sure not). Most of us are just regular ol’...
Today we're talking about creating a framework for VBS. It’s easy to immediately get lost in the piles of to-do lists that come along with VBS. I do that on a regular basis! There is a better way. Join me as I talk about the VBS framework that I’ve started to use to guide me without letting anything slip through the cracks. I can’t guarantee that everything will be perfect, but this really does help!
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Today we're talking about gardens… again. We need to work the soil in our gardens before planting seeds, both in the dirt in your yard, and in your Sunday school classroom.
We prepare before we ever walk in the Sunday school room, but there’s also work to do once we’re there, before the seed is planted.
Episode 29
Today we're talking about different formats you can use when teaching Sunday school/kids’ church in a different format for special events. Also we’re talking a little bit about what kind of events call for different teaching. Sometimes we don’t need a special event to have a little fun…
Today we're talking about one of the goals and struggles of a Sunday school teacher: teaching yourself out of a job. This isn’t a talk about leaving the Sunday School department to replaced by others, but rather teaching kids all they need to know for the season you have them.
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Book: The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
Does it feel like you’re always sowing seed on bad soil in Sunday school?
You’re not the only one. Join me as I talk about the garden that is our Sunday school kids’ hearts.
Today we're talking about motivation, the lack of motivation, and what to do about it.
Sometimes we just need help.
Today we're talking about the almost every Sunday occurrence of when things don’t go as planned. It happens to us all, but sometimes it can disrupt us more than other times. I’ve had this happen a lot, and I’ve learned a method for dealing with it. I ask myself three questions:
1. Is this actually a problem?
2. What matters most right now?
3. What’s the next step/Ho...
Decorating your Sunday school classroom... seems simple, right? It is!
I’ll break it down and give you some tips and tricks, but it’s really not that hard. Time-consuming, yes, but not hard!
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As Sunday school teachers, we only get to work with kids an hour or two once a week, but we still have the ability to make a difference in their lives. In many cases, because of the small amount of time we have to work with them, we are limited to work with them in small ways, but don’t ever think that those small things don’t matter!
Today we're talking about things that we think are small, but that actually make a HUGE...
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