I’m so honored to be part of the KidMin Leaders’ Training Event at Prewitt Assembly of God in Prewitt, New Mexico!
The following are the sessions we are covering and the resources you can use in your church!
- A Case of the Tweaks
- Storytelling Methods
- Creative Teaching Ideas
- Building a Team
Please join me and an amazing cast of top Christian entertainers and ministry presenters!
Go to FCM.org to register.
It is my privilege to share an ONLINE Gospel Magic Lecture: “Ministry with Mystery Messages” for the Fellowship of Christian Magicians Live Online Convention – Thursday, July 23, 2020
Here are some of the resources mentioned during lecture:
“Ministry with Mystery Messages”
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It is my privilege to share my ONLINE Gospel Magic Lecture: “Magic, Mystery and Message” for the Fellowship of Christian Magicians Live Online Convention – Saturday, April 4, 2020
Here are some of the resources mentioned during lecture:
“Magic, Mystery and Message”
It is my privilege to share my ONLINE Gospel Magic Lecture: “Bring it to Life” for the Fellowship of Christian Magicians Facebook Live on Wednesday – March 18, 2020
Here are some of the resources mentioned during lecture:
“Tricky Messages for Kids”
Tricky Messages Breakout Notes 2020
Jamie’s Online Bookstore… look for the “Tricky Messages for Kids” Books 1, 2, 3, 4 in pdf format
Links to Additional Resources:
GospelMagic.com (Aka: Doc Haley Gospel Magic)
Fellowship of Christian Magicians
Study Children’s Ministry with Jamie at River City Leadership College and get your degree!
It is my privilege to share my Breakout Sessions: “Tricky Messages for Kids” and “Effective Response Times in KidMin” at the AG KidMin Conference 2020.
Here are some of the resources mentioned during the break-outs:
“Tricky Messages for Kids”
Tricky Messages Breakout Notes 2020
Jamie’s Online Bookstore… look for the “Tricky Messages for Kids” Books 1, 2, 3, 4 in pdf format
Links to Additional Resources:
GospelMagic.com (Aka: Doc Haley Gospel Magic)
Fellowship of Christian Magicians
Study Children’s Ministry with Jamie at River City Leadership College and get your degree!
“Effective Response Times in KidMin”
Jamie’s Online Bookstore… look for the Altar Call book available as a .pdf or paperback
Sample Salvation Email for Parents
Follow-up Pamphlets (AGKidMin):
Now What? Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Background Music:
Making Room For Response (old audio session via Jamie Doyle)
“Power-Filled” Book by Philip and Robin Malcolm (plus many other downloadable resources)
Study Children’s Ministry with Jamie at River City Leadership College and get your degree!
It is my privilege to share my Breakout Session: “Effective Altar Calls in KidMin” at our Indiana District KidMin Conference.
Here are some of the resources mentioned during the break-out:
Link to Jamie’s Online Bookstore… look for the Altar Call book available as a .pdf or paperback
Sample Salvation Email for Parents
Follow-up Pamphlets (AGKidMin):
Now What? Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Background Music:
Making Room For Response (old audio session via Jamie Doyle)
“Power-Filled” Book by Philip and Robin Malcolm (plus many other downloadable resources)
Have you ever wished you had that one new THING, believing it would improve your presentation?
Don’t fall for it! We all love new gadgets, props and things that can be used in a presentation, performance or ministry setting. Try these ideas first and let me know how it goes:
- Pray beforehand.
- Study so you’ll know what you’re talking about.
- Have a plan —When you don’t, they do.
- Meet the audiences’ level of intensity… and then, go beyond it.
- Be animated with your body movements: fill the space around you.
- Be animated with your voice: pace, volume, intensity, tone.
- Make eye-contact.
- Get kids to respond verbally: cheering, sound effects, call and response.
- Get kids to respond physically: standing, sitting, hand motions, moving around the room.
- Use kid-volunteers to help you: to hold props, become instant actors/actresses, to be interviewed.
- Use the names of the children present in the room while presenting.
- Use audio: background music, sound effects, popular song segments.
- Use lighting: adjust the brightness and color.
- Demonstrate a talent, ability or skill that fits the presentation.
- Prearrange for guests (kids, teens and adults) with special talents to be part of the presentation.
- Teach like Jesus (like one who has authority).
What other tips would you add?
Children in our churches are becoming increasingly unlearned as far as the Bible is concerned.
I hear many KidMin Leaders complain about the problem — mainly because there is no starting point. I have taken that as a personal mission to do whatever I can to become part of the solution. Here are a few of my ideas. Adopt any or all at your discretion:
- Encourage kids to bring a Bible with them to church – offer points for attendance and when they bring their Bibles with them.
- Take time to look up key verses, passages and stories during large group and small group times.
- If necessary, instruct the children in HOW to find verses, passages and stories in their own Bibles.
- Have good old Sword Drills — trust me: children still love the challenge!
- Carry a Bible with you when you teach and preach. Open it, motion to it, make it a symbol of significance.
- Have several sources for parents who want to get their child their own Bible.
- Take a year and teach the significant stories through the Bible — example: we taught on the Old Testament for September, October & November; December we taught all about the Christmas story; January, February, we are learning about the miracles of Jesus; March is all about some popular parables of Jesus; April will be the Easter story and May will focus on the early church.
- Do a series on the importance of God’s Word, how we got the Bible and all the amazing facts about it.
- Give parents a reading plan they can follow with their children.
- Have a memory verse challenge where there are incentives for memorizing scripture.
- Play memory verse games during your classes and services – share those ideas with parents so they can play the games at home.
- Use music and songs for your worship time that are based on scripture.
What would you add?
Comment below and let us know how you engage kids in the greatest resource available to them.
