Teaching with Confidence and Power

By following these few simple tips that we have developed over the past 30 years of teaching Children's Ministry classes, you will begin to feel that your students are soaking in what you are sharing with them, and you will begin to see spiritual growth, which is your complete purpose for sharing God's Word. . .

·        First,
·        Determine why . . .Why are you teaching children?  Do you feel that children must learn the Word of God?  Should children feel the presence of God?  Is just teaching the stories in the Bible enough for you or do you feel children should learn the principles of the story, and learn to apply them to their daily living?
o       When you apply our teaching style to your lessons, we believe you will determine that children are subjected to life and decision making on a daily basis.  We believe our teaching style will allow you to guide your students to make smart decisions based on biblical principles.
·        Determine when . . . When should you teach children?  Just 30 minutes in class, or all the time?  The children in your class will be watching you as an example.  Will they see you worshiping during service? Or in the altar service?
o       When you apply our teaching style to your lessons, we believe you will understand that teaching children can be a 24/7 process, and that examples you use during class will carry over into your students everyday lives.
·        Determine where . . . Where should you teach children?  Children believe what they are told during class time, and when they leave the class, they look for examples of what they have been taught.  When they see you outside of the classroom, or outside of the church, what will they learn from you?
o       When you apply our teaching style in your classroom, we believe that no matter where your students are, they will learn to apply biblical principles, and moral absolutes to every situation, because you will be teaching them exactly how the bible applies to every aspect of their lives.


·        Determine how . . . How do you get biblical principles into the children in your classroom? How do you teach children to apply biblical principles, and moral absolutes to every aspect of their daily lives?
o       When you apply our teaching style in your lesson planning, your students will absorb everything that is said in your classroom, because they will be involved and immersed in teaching the lessons with you.
·        Our goal in developing these lessons is to teach our children that the Power of God and his Presence applies to every aspect of their daily lives.