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- Should We Use AI in Kids’ Ministry?
Today we're talking about AI. Should we use it to help us in kids’ ministry? If so, how? For some of us, AI seems scary, for others it’s a gift from God, and others may see it as unethical, or maybe just cheating.
Today we’re talking about some of the problems with AI, and ways we can actually use it for kids’ ministry without it taking over and becoming a crutch.
Resources Mentioned:
ChatGPT
Gemini
Leonadro.ai
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17 min - When Your Lesson Needs a Diet
Today we're talking about when you have way too much material to cram into one lesson. It doesn’t happen all the time, but we certainly have those days sometimes. The lesson is just so good, and there are so many things we can do to support the lesson. Like REALLY good ideas. How could we even think of cutting one thing out?
The problem is, experience tells us that something will get cut, and it we try teaching it all, we’re probably not going to get to all of it before we run out of time.
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22 min - Discouragement: When You Feel Like You Can't Make a Difference
Sometimes we can feel discouraged; we have a lot of great ideas to better kids’ ministry, but not many of our ideas get used. It feels like if we’re not the ones in charge, we can’t make a difference. That’s not true. Today we’re talking about how much a Sunday school teacher is worth (a lot), and the things we can do and maybe even are already doing that make a difference and further the Kingdom of God.
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20 min - When the Lesson Needs a Little Something Extra
Today we're talking about when your lesson just needs a little something. Something to make it pop, something interesting, something to drive that point home!
We’re discussing a few things we can consider when planning a lesson to help us to come up with those extras that make a lesson stand out:
- What is my point/What do I want them to understand?
- What is something in the story that I could make visible/tangible?
- What could I let the kids do to help them experience this idea?
- What can they take home to help remind them of this point?
Resources Mentioned:
Glow-in-the-dark sheep (Amazon)
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19 min - Don’t Just Teach the Bible: Live it
We’re not just teaching children Bible facts; we’re helping them to become followers of Jesus.
Sunday school doesn't end when the lesson is over. The children we teach are watching how we live, and our example can impact them for a lifetime.
In this episode, we talk about:
In the book of Romans , Paul asks some teachers why they don’t practice what they teach.
We don’t want this to be us.
We’re going to talk about:
Why our lives teach the application of what we teach.
How God uses the lessons we teach to teach us, too.
Why Sunday school never really ends.
Resources Mentioned:
Romans 2:19-21
I Love to Tell the Story by Joseph Bayly (book)
Repentance Sermon (The original video I originally viewed is no longer available, but this is a version of the same sermon)
Podcast about prayer: E6 Prayer isn't Extra Credit: It's the Assignment
Podcast about planning a lesson: E2 Winning at Sunday School: How to Prepare Lessons in Advance (and Keep Your Sanity)
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17 min - What Kind of Sunday School Teacher are You?
Today’s episode is just for fun. We're talking about different Sunday school teachers and comparing them to personalities we’re all familiar with in the Bible. What Bible Personality Sunday School teacher are you?
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9 min - Meat vs. Milk: Why Children’s Ministry is Important
Today we're talking about food: meat and milk.
Most people are familiar with 1 Corinthians 3:2 and we’re going to talk a bit about why it’s important to have a ministry specifically for milk.
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8 min - Signs that You’re a Sunday School Veteran
Have you ever wondered if you’ve officially become a Sunday school veteran, or accepted that you are, but wonder when you arrived? Today we’re looking at some of the telltale signs of being a Sunday school veteran.
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25 min - Behind the Scenes of our VBS Week 2026
Today I’m giving a recap of my church’s recent Vacation Bible School. It was fun! We had some challenges, but overall, it was great. I just want to share a little bit about it with you!
Resources Mentioned:
Leonardo.ai
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33 min - Effect Change at Your Level
People aren’t perfect, neither are church departments. Not even Sunday school. (noooooo!) As teachers, we can see the imperfections, and we want to help; we want to change things for the better. We want things to be better for the children, for the guests, for the teachers, and for the Kingdom. However, most of us aren’t really in a position to make big changes (I’m sure not). Most of us are just regular ol’ Sunday school teachers. Not exactly a position of power. What could we possibly do? Stage a revolt? No (please, please no!)
A big change doesn’t necessarily mean a major overhaul. Even if we can’t get that bigger classroom, convince the church to switch curricula, or get iPads for every room, there is still POSITIVE change that WE can effect to make at least our Sunday School the best that we can. This isn’t a cop-out because doing our best in what we’ve been given contributes toward God’s Kingdom, so don’t underestimate what we invest in it!
Resources Mentioned:
Etsy
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About She Teaches Sunday
From the publisher's feed
Teaching in kids’ ministry isn’t what I thought it would be.
Some days, I feel like I’ve got it all together; the kids are behaving, everyone is having fun, …
they’re really understanding the lesson, and a minimal amount of snack food has been scattered on the floor. Other days, I’m convinced that the kids had a secret meeting before class to plan destruction (seriously, can chaos be planned?) Kids who are normally sweet-tempered have an attitude, someone decides to use their scissors to cut up their marker bag, the craft is a flop, the lesson doesn’t connect to anyone, and surprise… there’s a few dozen Oreos flattened and smeared all over the floor!
She Teaches Sunday is for those of us who are not only trying to make it through class without losing our minds, but also striving to be better, and to reach these kids — and hoping against all hope that at least one kid remembers the lesson next week.
I’ve been teaching Sunday school classes since around 2010, so most of my experience is there, but I’ve also had the opportunity to help out in kids’ church since 2011, and I have been heavily involved in Vacation Bible School since 2013, so I can say without reservation that kids’ ministry is my passion.
I love it all, but I found out quickly to collect survival tips wherever you can. I’ve learned a lot, and I continue to learn, and I want to share what I’ve learned to help anyone else who could benefit from it. So pull up a chair, grab some tea (or coffee if a cup of tea isn’t your cup of tea), and let’s talk Sunday School (or maybe kids’ church, or maybe VBS…)
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