| Shelly Harris | Filed Under: Kids
The day has finally arrived! It is your first week to teach Explore the Bible Kids. Are you excited? Nervous? Not sure what to expect? Here are some tips to help you start this new journey. Pray! Read the Bible story from the Bible to prepare your heart for teaching. Read your Leader Guide and…
Read More Tags: kids, leader training| Shelly Harris | Filed Under: Kids
In the kids’ ministry world, we typically speak of the Books of the Bible and the division they belong to. The 66 books are divided into 10 divisions—5 in the Old Testament and 5 in the New Testament. Divisions are a great tool we use to help kids understand how the books of the Bible…
Read More Tags: biblical literacy, genres, kids| Shelly Harris | Filed Under: Blog, Kids
Need a cure for the midweek blues? Consider Explore the Bible: Kids. Families have hectic schedules these days. And for many that schedule includes midweek activities and Bible study at church. So what do you study with kids during the middle of the week? Often midweek can feel like a bump in the road to…
Read More Tags: explore the bible, kids, usage| Shelly Harris | Filed Under: Blog, Kids
How do you take a passage of Scripture built on metaphors and abstract concepts and teach it to kids—kids who are very, very, very concrete thinkers? Explore the Bible: Kids is tackling this very question by cross-referencing with narrative stories. I like to think of it as building a bridge. On one side is…
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