I have a confession. I never loved giving children’s sermons. If you’re like me, you’ve seen (and probably even given) too many boring, fluffy or confusing ones. When I was still working in church ministry I advocated for doing away with them. But, I knew there had to be a better way to give children’s […]
Children's Moments
Object Lessons for Children’s Sermons
Object lessons for children’s sermons “Object lessons for children’s sermons” is a frequent Google search that brings people to the Illustrated Ministry website. And I’m sure that in the past, I probably searched for the same thing when it was Sunday morning and I needed to quickly put together a children’s sermon or children’s moment. But object […]
The Worst Children’s Moment Ever
I’m guessing that many of you have experienced many a children’s moment during your time in churches. I’ve witnessed some that have gone on for 10-15 minutes and they felt like they would never end (I’ve probably given one or two of those myself). I’ve seen some object lessons just go horribly wrong. I’ve seen […]