PRESENTERS Esther Moreno Esther Moreno has dedicated her life to reaching the next generation for Christ. She has over 15 years of Children’s Ministry experience across various churches and denominations. She is one of the hosts of Children’s Ministry Today on Fishbowl Radio Network. In addition to hosting monthly live webinars on social media, she leads virtual trainings for Children’s Ministry departments all over the country. Esther is a gifted speaker, teacher, and author. She holds a Masters in Christian Education from Ashland Theological Seminary. Esther currently attends Life Church of Huntsville, Alabama, where she resides with her husband Guylando and their two beautiful children, Grace and Gideon.

Tony Sutherland Tony Sutherland is a seasoned speaker, worship leader, author of several books, and respected church leadership consultant. For over three-decades, he has served on staff in the local church and traveled extensively around the world pointing lives to Jesus through his teaching, preaching, and music. Along with his busy itinerate schedule, Tony has been serving as a worship director at Free Chapel under Pastor Jentezen Franklin for the past 15 years. He is also an accomplished songwriter having written for several Grammy, Dove, Billboard, and Stellar Award recording artists. Tony and his wife Sherri live in the North Atlanta area. They have two grown children: Asher (24) and Anna Grace (19).

Dale Hudson Dale Hudson has served in children's ministry for over 31 years. He has helped built and lead some of the largest children's ministry in the nation. He is the Founder and President of Building Children's Ministry. BCM helps churches build strong leaders, teams and ministries.

International Children’s Ministries is committed to developing leaders who have an eternal impact on the lives of the children they serve. We do so by providing quality and accessible training experiences, producing relevant resources for local church ministry, and cultivating a community for support and encouragement.

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Foundational Elements of Delivering Effective Sermons

Know your audience

• What do they like and why do they like it?

• Be authentic

• Do your homework.

• Talk to the kids.

Consider learning styles

• Kinesthetic learners enjoy active learning, movement, touch, and experiential learning

• Auditory learners benefit from traditional methods, are usually good listeners, and they retain knowledge through word patterns and music

• Visual learners learn best through creative illustrations and often prefer demonstrations

Preparation Tips:

• Select the scripture or Bible truth.

• Pray.

• Reflect on making application to a child’s level using creative methods

Presentation

• Remember energy and tone

• Teach from the Bible

• Include kids in the learning process

• Respect attention spans

• Learn from your mistakes

D E L I V E R I N G E F F E C T I V E C H I L D R E N ’ S S E R M O N S EstherMoreno,LifeWayResources

3 Things Special to the Heart of God • Widows • The Poor • Children

Matthew 19:13-14, NASB

Seven Things to CRANK IT UP! 1. Kids must be taught in worship

(Proverbs 22:16, Acts 2:39, John 4:23).

We Worship God In... Body: Physical Expression Soul: Thoughts, Feelings, Choices Spirit: Initiated by the Holy Spirit

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Teach Worship Expressions • Sing • Lift Hands • Clap and Shout • Jumps • Spin • Dance • Bow • Tears • Give • Listen • Wait

2. Kids like it relevant (2 Samuel 6:22)

Fun + Forever (Ephesians 5:1, Matthew 18:3, Psalm 103:5, Galatians 4:19)

3. Kids need to be led

Give worship cues • Praise space • Hands up • Jumping • Create anticipation • Spinning • Sing out strong • Glow sticks • Beach ball praise • Get low • Air guitars and mics • Boys vs. girls • Praise-O-Meter • Volume knob • Find A Word • Throwing kisses • Tickle God’s feet • Happy tears • Arms stretched out • Tippy toes • Cupped hands • Prayer touch

4. Kids need it simple 5. Kids relate to other kids 6. Kids know when its real 7. Kids want you

C R A N K I T U P ! E N GAG I N G K I D S I N W O R S H I P TonySutherland,TonySutherlandMinistries

...the Least of These

Amy Revels has served in Children's Ministries for nearly 30 years. She has been the Great Lakes Regional Children's Ministries director since 2012. She has served as a Camp Director for 5 years. She has

formerly been a contributing author for White Wing Messenger, CM Newsletter and the Project Coordinator for the SHINE Helping Hands for Kids Mission Project. Currently she serves as the Children's Pastor at

Safe Harbor Church (COGOP) in Sodus, Michigan. Amy and her husband, Furney have been married for 20 years, have 5 children and have been in Pastoral Ministry for 19 years. In addition to Pastoral and

Children's Ministry, she is also a worship leader, homeschools her children and is an in-home health caregiver. When time allows, Amy enjoys

traveling, decorating, swimming, horseback riding and spending time with family & friends.

Amy's favorite things…

Going Live in 3…2…1…! by Tina Houser Beakers, Bubbles and the Bible, by Tina Houser

Eye-Popping 3-D Bulletin Boards, by Susan Lingo The New Normal, High Voltage Ministries

Websites: Hands-On Bible Teacher, handsonbibleteacher.blogspot.com

Better Bible Teachers, betterbibleteschers.com

Find many of Amy’s favorite things on our website at cogop.org/children/favoritethings. On this page you may click on any of the images to be taken to International Children’s Ministries’ Amazon.com affiliate page. Purchase any of the items using these links and all profits received by

International Children’s Ministries will be directed to KidServe’s Project Build-A-School.

Nothing of eternal value is ever accomplished without prayer.

1. Praying and leaders

• Mark 3:14: “they might be with Him...”

• Spending time with Jesus is our first calling.

• Time spent with Jesus is NEVER time wasted.

• Prayer and fasting.

• Behind the curtain vs. in front of the curtain

• Jesus put praying before doing.

2. Involving kids in prayer.

• Sometime during your time with kids, pause and get still before the Lord.

• Prayer is not just talking to Jesus, it’s listening for God’s voice.

• Place your kids in small group, so that their needs are prayer for personally.

• Ge the kids involved in praying in the adult service

3. Partnering with parents in prayer.

• Prayer promises on the wall.

• Prayer calendar

• Family milestone prayers

M A K I N G P R AY E R A P R I O R I T Y I N C M DaleHudson,BuildingChildren’sMinistry