How can you build strong small group relationships?

By Kelly Bakalich August 9, 2018

Each small group is going to look very different to the next. When we ask ourselves, “what works..

Engaging teens and opening their minds

By Bryan Bliss August 8, 2018

I was coming to the penultimate point of my teaching series, something that – as a new youth..

Intergenerational Sunday school: Everyone participates

By Reverend Melissa Cooper August 7, 2018

In the last installment in the Intergenerational Sunday School series, I want to get practical .....

The church nursery makeover

By Sparkhouse August 6, 2018

This is the first blog post in a series about the ministry of the church nursery as one of the..

When the kids you served are now youth qualified for church leadership

By Sparkhouse August 3, 2018

Before you realize it, kids you raised up in children’s programs become youth qualified for church..

Small group session length: How long should it be?

By Sparkhouse August 2, 2018

“That small group topic sounds great! But, I have no idea what my life will look like next month;..

What does T.B.D. have to do with engaging teens?

By Sparkhouse August 1, 2018

Today’s teenagers can be challenging to engage. After all, they are used to having all the..

Oh no! What happened to all our Sunday school students?

By Rebecca Ninke July 31, 2018

Unless your congregation is an anomaly, you’ve probably noticed that we are living in the midst of..

3 things you didn’t know about preschool Sunday school lessons

By Sparkhouse July 30, 2018

Teaching preschoolers faith concepts and Bible stories offers a different challenge than your..

Your favorite blog posts from July 2018

By Sparkhouse July 27, 2018

You can always tell that August will be here before you know it when the big box stores start to..

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