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“Last night,” I said to the preteens sitting in front of me, “I went to the grocery store and bought ONE breast of chicken. I had to go to the meat counter to buy just one, because otherwise you have to buy a package of three. Then, I took that ONE breast of chicken home [...]

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 [...]

Nate Cummings, preteen pastor at Adventure Christian Church in Rocklin, CA, makes memorizing Bible verses a full body experience.

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 [...]

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 programming and teaching in preteen ministry: the method is the message.

This past weekend televisions acros the country were the source of huddles of people, eyes fixed on the main event: Super Bowl Commercials. Watching this year’s collection of consumeristic entertainment reminded me of a simple fact when it comes to teaching preteens: information is not enough. Super Bowl Commercials could simply tell you facts and [...]

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 the power of narrative.

As much as we fill our students minds with stories from the Bible, inviting them to find their own story within God’s ongoing narrative, there are other stories worth telling, stories that show how God continues to work in us, through us, and in spite of us. One such story – as is fitting for [...]

Looking for a new way to tell the Christmas story? (Or any story!) Use silly bandz! To really make it pop, grab an old overhead projector and have your students come up on stage and tell their story while putting the silly bands on the projector.  The silhouette of the silly band really makes the [...]