ARTICLES

  • Teaching Kids about People and Sin

    Teaching Kids Theology Part 11 TLDR: People aren’t wholly good just as we aren’t wholly bad. We are a mixture of the two—made in God’s image but living in open rebellion against our Maker. There is a tension in teaching about humanity, but both aspects must be taught to give a proper perspective on whoContinue…

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  • Teaching Kids about the Holy Spirit

    Teaching Kids Theology Part 10 TLDR: The Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force; He is the third Person of the Trinity, given to us as believers for our benefit and for the benefit of others. Can we be honest? Life is hard at times. Following Jesus can be too. Sometimes it can even feelContinue…

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  • Teaching Kids about Jesus

    Teaching Kids Theology Part 9 TLDR: Jesus is fully God and fully human, both being true without any mixture or compromise of either nature. This is a driving truth in teaching about Jesus, setting up the critical teaching of Jesus being the perfect substitute for our sin. The name Jesus doesn’t appear in the BibleContinue…

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  • Teaching Kids about God

    Teaching Kids about God

    Teaching Kids Theology Part 8 TLDR: Helping a child to understand who God is can be more challenging that you might think. We can make the mistake of oversimplifying a theology of God and we can make the opposite mistake of overcomplicating it. The best approach is right in the middle. At first glance, definingContinue…

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  • Illinois Baptist State Association Kidmin Conference 2025

    TLDR: The slide decks for three breakouts presented at the Illinois Baptist State Association Kidmin Conference in Springfield, Illinois.

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  • Catechisms

    Catechisms

    Teaching Kids Theology Part 7 TLDR: A catechism is one of the greatest tools available in a family discipleship tool belt. This time-tested method of teaching theology involves a question and answer approach that not only communicates God’s truth, but also creates an environment for exploring the faith together as a family. When many peopleContinue…

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  • “Now That’s a Good Question!” Breakout

    2025 KidzMatter Conference (October 8, 2025) A catechism, scripted questions and answers about the Christian faith, is one of the earliest and most successful discipleship tools we have in our ministry tool belt. This breakout provided on October 8, 2025 at the KidzMatter Conference in Evansville, Indiana, walks through a brief history of catechisms beforeContinue…

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  • “Helping Our Kids to Go From Loving Deeply in the Church to Living Boldly in the Community” Breakout

    2025 KidzMatter Conference (October 8, 2025) Our calling is to point our kids to Jesus so they trust in Him and love Him. But that isn’t where our ministries end! We are also to help them live as disciples—to live boldly showing, and sharing the gospel with others. This breakout provided on October 8, 2025Continue…

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  • “Bible 101” Breakout

    “Bible 101” Breakout

    2025 KidzMatter Conference (October 7, 2025) The Bible is at the center of all we do, so it’s helpful to know as much about it as we can. This breakout provided on October 7, 2025 at the KidzMatter Conference in Evansville, Indiana, covers how the English Bible came to us and its trustworthiness, why weContinue…

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  • “Is My Ministry Really a Gospel-Centered Ministry?” Breakout

    2025 KidzMatter Conference (October 7, 2025) We know that Jesus must be at the center of all we do in ministry, but how do we determine if truly He is? This breakout provided on October 7, 2025 at the KidzMatter Conference in Evansville, Indiana, explores what it means to be gospel-centered and how we canContinue…

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