This post was originally published at mattmo.org. Ever since I came to Fellowship Bible Church to work with preteens, one of the things I’ve focused on is our strategy for letting go of the bike. If you haven’t heard the phrase “letting go of the bike”, I strongly encourage you to explore FourFiveSix.org a bit deeper and [...]
Who Will You Nominate?
Our good friends at SuperStart! are taking nominations for the 2011 Preteen Leader of the Year. What preteen ministry pastor or leader do you know who should be nominated?
JCISONLINE [Way Down Yonder 001]
We introduced you to J.C. Thompson the other day ago with his guest post about questions in preteen ministry, and now we want to tell you more about his website. J.C. writes consistently about about his experience leading Switch, the preteen ministry at Brookwood Church in Simpsonville, SC. On his blog you will find stories [...]
Way Down Yonder
I know it’s way down there, but have you ventured to the very bottom of our webpage? Because it’s got more than just a boring copyright. Along with a month-by-month archive and other ways to connect with us, you will find other preteen ministry websites as well as a growing collection of other great websites [...]
FourFiveSix at #KidMin11
Last week Patrick Snow, (pictured above with Becki and Gordon West) and Nick Diliberto were at the KidMin Conference in Chicago, IL. Here are Patrick’s latest reflection on the experience: I just go back from Group’s Kidmin Conference and I have to say that I was highly impressed by it. I’ve been to quite a [...]
Form Wii Faith to Real Faith
I love using props and gimmicks to help make a message stick in the mind of a preteen. I have to admit – it’s an idea I stole…from Jesus. He’d use things that were in people’s everyday experience to help explain abstract concepts. He uses seeds and soil, water and clouds, children and widows as [...]
Preteen Ministry at #KidMin11
Our very own Patrick Snow and Nick Diliberto are at the KidMin Conference in Chicago. Along with leading a deeper learning session on preteen ministry, Nick is busy interviewing various people about preteen ministry. Here he is with Patrick Snow, Chris Yount Jones, Gordon and Becki West, and Kenny Conley. Enjoy these four interviews and [...]
1 John 3:18
Nate Cummings, preteen pastor at Adventure Christian Church in Rocklin, CA, makes memorizing Bible verses a full body experience.
Do Your Preteens Like Music?
Did we even have to ask? Of course your preteens like music! If you’re looking for a good hub for music videos and media to use in your preteen ministry, check out interlinc. The fantastic folks over at interlinc believe that music is one of the most powerful forces that affect youth today. And we [...]
Why – When Preteens Ask Questions [Guest Post by @jcisonline]
This post was originally published at jcisonline.com. Last night at our Switch C-Groups I let my 6th grade boys know that we would be talking about some questions that they had over the next few weeks. These questions are about faith, the Bible, God, and Jesus. So it will be a good opportunity to ask and see [...]
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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...
