Working your Christian children’s ministry on a dime is not uncommon. Even if your ministry is funded by your church or non profit group, in today’s economy every penny counts. What if you had some great resources that didn’t cost you a thing? That’s right! There are some free resources for your children’s ministry. And there’s no need to drive all over town. These free resources for your children’s ministry are right on the web. Children’s ministers are some of the most giving Christians on the planet. They’ve proven it by sharing these great ideas for ministry. You can download, print or save most of these files. Bookmark your favorite websites and use them again and again. We’ve found lesson plans, skits, plays and object lessons. Here are some great sites we rely on, week after week.
Free Lesson Plans
Children’s Ministry Online is an awesome, dynamic ministry shares lesson plans from the New Testament. There are also Children’s Church design ideas and lots of great articles. We particularly enjoyed the article on overcoming burnout and the parent’s prayer model. Creative Bible Study has free Bible lessons for your Children’s Ministry. Besides some great lessons they have kindly included supporting resources like object lessons and much more. These free resources for your children’s ministry are superb!
Free Skits and Puppet Skits
Puppet Resources has a superior website that makes locating the right script easy. Just enter the search word in to the search box and hit enter. It’s that easy. You will find over 1300 puppet scripts at this site. Also, make use of their easy to use plays and skits. Fishers of Kids has 170 fun skits for kid. Although we think the skits are superb, we also say a big thank you for the curriculum and the kids crusade material they have made available to us.
Object Lessons
Object lessons are a great way to illustrate the Bible and God’s promises to us. They use familiar everyday items to make these truths come to life. Kids Sunday School has just what you need to get your point across. With dozens of ideas, these object lessons are uniquely simple and do a great job illustrating your sermon. Children’s Chapel is loaded with object lessons that can really make your messages easy to understand.
Enjoy these free resources for your Children’s Ministry.
