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I’ve been there, trust me, I’ve been there. The well thought out lesson, great Biblical content, and some nice power point slides. You are ready to teach God’s Word! Except Sunday comes around and, well, you know how this goes. Some kids look asleep, others look like they cannot stop moving, and the same two [...]

A while back we posted a brief promo about The Almighty Bible. What we didn’t tell you was they also have The Almighty Bible Club, an online space for preteens to explore Bible stories. Only it’s one thing to tell you all to go check it out. And it’s an entire other thing to check [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

  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. [...]

Draw a Stickman is a less of a resource for your preteen ministry and more of a resource for you and your preteens. This interactive website is creative, innovative, and just plain fun. We’re pretty sure that you and everyone you know will love it. Don’t believe us? Check it out now! What are your [...]

TweenParent.com is your parenting source for the preteen years. Yes, it’s a parenting site, not a ministry site. But as we all know, one of the greatest resources in our preteen ministries are the parents of the preteens we pastor. This website is full of information and articles about this unique age group. And if [...]

Leading a preteen ministry requires constant creativity and innovation. There’s a whole world of resources for kids ministry and student ministry, but preteen ministry is often stuck borrowing from one side or the other. And it is living in the reality of this “in between” that forces us, preteen ministry pastors and leaders, to be [...]