This week at Fifty6 we completely abandoned our “normal” programming to give our small group leaders space to spend one-on-one time with their students. And while leaders and students were in and out of a room together, everyone else was divided in four groups (by grade and gender). Throughout the night four of our pastors [...]
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Reflections from a Dialogue with Hillsong [Guest Post]
The other day I had the opportunity to speak with some of the passionate pros across the pond at Hillsong: Kathryn MacDowall and Nathan McLean. I had originally shot them an email wondering if they’d be interested in chatting about Preteen Ministry. A few days later, we were calling on Skype, and, after introductions, the [...]
Bean Bag Chairs
Shawn from St. Paul UMC in Florence, South Carolina writes: It may seem simple but we’ve recently seen success in our preteen ministry by removing the old couch from our preteen room and replacing it with colorful bean bag chairs. We have a super small preteen ministry of 6 kids but that is up from [...]
You are a fish.
This past week was part two of our three week long “month ‘o kick off.” (Why do it just once when you can do it all month long?!) The first week was focused on registering all our students (and riding a mechanical bull). The second week was focused on connecting every student with their small [...]
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Top Five with Nick Diliberto
It seems like every time I talk with people who either have a preteen ministry or trying are to launch one, a few common questions arise. What ages are considered preteen? What does a preteen service look like? What curriculum is out there for preteens? What kind of events work with preteens? And finally, what [...]
On-the-Air with Jim Kast-Keat
Every other Thursday Nick Diliberto interviews one of the co-founders of FourFiveSix about various topics regarding preteen ministry. This week he interviews Jim Kast-Keat about kicking off your ministry season. Listen to internet radio with CMConnect on Blog Talk Radio
The Almighty Bible
A Bible designed with preteens in mind? What a great idea! Head over to The Almighty Bible and check out this fantastic resource for your students and your preteen ministry. And if you already have one, let us know what your preteens think in a comment below!
On-the-Air with Nate Cummings
Every other Thursday Nick Diliberto interviews one of the co-founders of FourFiveSix about various topics regarding preteen ministry. This week he interviews Nate Cummings about the power of choice. Listen to internet radio with CMConnect on Blog Talk Radio
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Why – When Preteens Ask Questions [Guest Post by @jcisonline]
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Bean Bag Chairs
- Pointless Teaching, Better Discussion
- It’s Coming. Are You?
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Letting Go of the Bike
