Author Archives: Brian Dembowczyk

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 reading “Teaching Kids about the Holy Spirit”

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 reading “Teaching Kids about Jesus”

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 reading “Teaching Kids about God”

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 reading “Catechisms”

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

“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 reading ““Helping Our Kids to Go From Loving Deeply in the Church to Living Boldly in the Community” 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 reading ““Bible 101” Breakout”

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