Each winter and summer our Wednesday night programming “takes a break” for a couple of months. This year, with the way Christmas and New Years’ fall, and our “big church” Christmas program, we will have a couple of Sundays off as well from our preteen program. Each time we take a break, I’m grateful, because [...]
Dating Preteen Parents
I know you could take that title so many different ways. I just hope it got you to read this post (which you obviously are)! I’m not talking about preteens as parents or about trying to score a date with the parents of the preteens in your ministry. If you are reading this for either [...]
Practicing What I Preach
I’ve found that I don’t practice what I preach. I tell the preteens to be the unique person God created them to be. Yet, when I visit (or read about) another cool preteen ministry, my first inclination is to be just like them. I want to mimic one person’s amazing environments. I want to be [...]
The Other Six
How many times have you told your preteens: “Your faith is something you live every day, not just when you are here at church.” Or my favorite: “You do know you can open your Bible during the week, right?” If we can help preteens develop the habits of opening and reading their Bible and wrestling [...]
Growth in the Gap [Way Down Yonder 009]
While kids ministry and student ministry blogs abound, finding a preteen ministry blog is a much rarer experience. But fear not, we found another one! Growth in the Gap is a simple blog with practical ideas for your preteen ministry. You should probably start reading it. Because we’re not the only ones helping your preteen [...]
The Power of Articulating Ministry Values
When I began leading our church’s 4th, 5th, and 6th grade ministry, I knew there was a need to give it more definition than just “the ministry that works with preteens.” So I set out to get down on paper what I wanted the ministry to reflect, in its teaching, its structure, its methods, its outcomes – the whole ball of wax. I ended up with eight.
Getting Rid of the Distractions
I was challenged this week to get rid of distractions – in my ministry as well as my life. All of us agree that Jesus should be the focus of our preteen ministry. We want our students to find Him and grow closer to Him. But, how much of what we do really points to [...]
Tweens | Ypulse [Way Down Yonder 008]
Ypulse is your guide to youth via news, commentary, events, research, and strategy. And while “youth” is a broad term, they have a page dedicated specifically to preteens. As with TweenParent.com, Ypulse is more about preteen development and culture than it is preteen ministry. But we all know that understanding preteen development and culture is [...]
Open [Free Teaching Resources]
Ideally, I like a good steak from one of my father-in-law’s cows cooked medium over a grill in my backyard with a huge salad full of delicious veggies fresh picked from the garden while sipping a cool, tall glass of iced tea brewed from tea leaves I acquired during a weekend trip to Asia. [...]
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Why – When Preteens Ask Questions [Guest Post by @jcisonline]
- Pointless Teaching, Better Discussion
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Bean Bag Chairs
- It’s Coming. Are You?
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The Almighty Bible
- Who Fits Best In Ministry?
- The First Date
- Pointless Teaching, Better Discussion
- We are all disciples
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Boring is (not) my middle name
- Tina Caro: I would like you to post a small group looks like ...
- Tina Caro: Our names are David and Tina Caro we just started ...
- Nick Bremmer: We had couches in the new 6th graders room for 8 m...
- Nick Bremmer: I'm new to all this preteen ministry stuff but I c...
- laurie: YES!! if you still have the tickets. I will give y...
