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Connecting with Families
We know that home is the most influential faith nurturing environment, so how can we help parents and caregivers pass on faith to their kids? This workshop will draw your team into conversation about how your church’s educational programs and worship can spark meaningful conversations between the generations. Originally intended for use with the Kid Connection curriculum, the content can be easily reshaped for other settings.
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Goodbye Classroom Chaos! Proactive Strategies for Children’s Ministry
Tired of tantrums, teasing, and time-outs? When boundaries are established and attention is given to preparation and pedagogy, classroom chaos can be avoided. This workshop will explore proactive strategies you can use or share with your teaching team to create nurturing environments for sharing God’s word.
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Help! My Kids Are Having Too Much Fun
Explore the theory of multiple intelligences and discover how to teach God’s Word in ways that will connect with each kid’s learning style.
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Introducing Kid Connection!
Explore Faith Alive’s newest kids’ curriculum for kindergarten through grade 6. Use this workshop to walk your teaching team and parents through everything they need to know to lead a Kid Connection session.
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More Than Storytelling
How much does theology really matter in children’s ministry? Aren’t we all teaching the same Bible stories? Explore these questions in this workshop that compares a variety of approaches to Bible interpretation and teaching. You’ll walk away with rules of thumb for teaching your kids in a way that’s faithful to Scripture’s big story—God’s redemption and restoration of the world through Jesus Christ!
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Pray With Me!—A workshop on praying with kids
This idea-packed session explores principles and practices you can use with kids to help them develop a rich and deep relationship with God through prayer! This workshop is perfect for children’s ministry leaders as well as parents, grandparents, and caregivers.
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Preparation 101
Put preparation into perspective using these tips and ideas for planning the best sessions for your kids. This workshop is especially designed for use with the Walk With Me curriculum.
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Tell It Again!—Telling God’s Story to Young Children
Explore how teachers and families can tell God’s story to little ones in ways that will make them want to hear it again and again and to live it out each day.
- Download the training manual in color (557k) or black and white (456k)
- This workshop does not include a PowerPoint presentation
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Welcome to My World
Kid’s live in a complex world—this workshop is designed to help you understand and connect with the kids you serve.
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Welcome to Walk With Me!
Introducing a preschool to grade 8 curriculum that’s faithful, friendly, and fun! This workshop explores the philosophy and materials in Walk With Me—it’s perfect for churches that are using WWM for the first time.
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The World of Middle School Kids
The middle school years are a unique time of transition for kids. This workshop explores the developmental characteristics of preteens and helps you discover what they need from the caring adults in their lives.
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Storytelling with Kid Connection
Practice fun and easy Bible storytelling techniques that will make your sessions memorable for kids. This workshop is especially designed for Kid Connection leaders, but would also be great for any educators and teachers who would like to sharpen their storytelling skills.
- Download the training manual in color (.5 MB) or black and white (.3 MB)
- This workshop does not include a PowerPoint presentation
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*If you are unable to use PowerPoint with a video/computer projector for your workshop, you can make transparencies to use with an overhead projector by printing out the PowerPoint slides and photocopying them on clear film recommended for your copier.
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