SHOP
All Products

Lesson Plans

Games & Skits

Christian Crafts

Holidays
& Holy Days

Contact

Premium
Membership

Mission Statement: SundaySchoolNetwork.com brings over 25 years of experience to children's ministry. Our Bible lesson plans and activities are designed to lead children to Christ, helping them grow in their faith, so they can proclaim the good news message to the next generation.  

Gearing Up!

I hope you've had a great summer and are ready for the new semester!

As the school year begins and children's ministries across the world are gearing up for a new season, what will you teach the children in your ministry? Do you use a themed curriculum of Bible Lesson Plans, such as "The Beatitudes," "The Miracles of Jesus," or "The Lord's Prayer," or do you each week jump from one topic to the next? 

It is my belief that children will better grasp the Scriptures if you spend time moving through a series of lessons on specific subject matter, than if you jump from topic to topic. This coming semester I will be teaching "The Prayer of Jesus." I would love to have you join me as we move through the program. And as we teach the lessons, we can share additional ideas and inspirations that come to mind. 

Sample Lesson One from The Prayer of Jesus.

Kick-Off Session

This coming Saturday we're having our "kick-off" session for the new year. It will be a fun-filled water day. We'll also be making "model boats" that are balloon-powered! Why are we making model boats you may ask? Well, for one, it is fun; but other than that, to emphasize the purpose of a “model,” that it's a replica or representation of a person or thing, in this case, a boat. (Hopefully, our boats will loosely resemble the real thing.) Likewise, the Lord’s Prayer is a model or an example that represents how we are to pray. This semester we will teach our children about Jesus' prayer model; they will learn to memorize the prayer to hide it in their hearts. We will also teach them sign language to sign the prayer.

I'll also photograph the children making and playing with their "model boats," and then post the pics in next week's newsletter. I'll post them even sooner on our Facebook page. So if you haven't liked our Facebook page, please do so now to receive our updates. 

If you are interested in downloading the directions to the balloon-powered boat, let me know. If enough people are interested, I'll make it available for purchase for a small fee. I will then also include a discount to purchase the curriculum. (Win, win!)

Do you have a comment or suggestion? I'd love to hear from you! 
Please respond to: sstn@sundayschoolnetwork.com 

Your webservant,
Sarah Keith <><

Your donations and purchases to the website make this resource possible.

Have you written a children's or teen's ministry resource? 
SHARE your great ideas!

Send to: submissions@sundayschoolnetwork.com 

Follow us on Instagram @ssnpics
Hashtag your ministry pictures to: #sundayschoolnetwork

Use the link at the bottom of the newsletter to forward it to friends and coworkers.

SEARCH SundaySchoolNetwork.com for ideas:

If you're not already subscribed to our newsletter, sign up on our home page: http://www.SundaySchoolNetwork.com

Copyright 1997 - 2017 / d.b.a. "S. A. Keith of Creative Imaginations Reproducing in any medium, commercial or noncommercial, is strictly prohibited without prior written permission. SSTN has contributors from all over the world who share their ideas. If you reprint any of the ideas from SSTN, SundaySchoolNetwork.com or ChristianCrafters.Com in any medium (websites, magazines, newsletters, etc.), you must contact the submitter, and website for reprint permissions. Any materials used must also include the submitter's name and where the ideas were gleaned from. The opinions expressed or advertisements displayed in the SSTN e-Newsletter are not necessarily endorsed by SundaySchoolNetwork.com or any of its affiliates. SSTN reserves the right to edit and or exclude information from the SSTN e-Newsletter.