FourFiveSix

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.

I had a preteen event a few weeks ago called Nerf Wars. We had an outside company come it to do it, but it can easily be duplicated. And you could easily do this with up to 100 preteens. Here’s the skinny: Big room. Everyone has a nerf gun with darts. Two teams who line [...]

Before we get too far with this one, let’s put our bias up front. FourFiveSix got its kickstart with Patrick Snow. SuperStart! Live is the brainchild of Patrick Snow. And so obviously, all of us at FourFiveSix (especially Patrick) think SuperStart! Live is one of the greatest preteen events in the world. But biased or [...]

On October 7th, 2011, 5 preteens, one teen helper and two fearless leaders gathered to embark on their first service project of the fourfivesix LIT Ministry. This was a project that was formulated in the minds and hearts of the Sunday morning LIT Ministry preteens. They heard about the Great Coats, Hats, and Gloves give [...]

Preteenministry.net is a website filled with creative resources for preteen ministry. The FourFiveSix team is a big fan of this site, especially since it is run by our very own Nick Diliberto (the host of FourFiveSix On-the-Air). On this site you will find weekly blog posts, curriculum for your preteen ministry and a coaching series [...]

Tonight at Fifty6 we don’t have our normal preteen ministry program. It’s the last Tuesday of the month which means it is a Rela Night. “Rela” is short for “Relationship.” And a Rela Night is a night where each small group does something together that helps build their relationships. From sleepovers to service projects (or [...]