What Kids Need Archive

T-I-M-E: Every kid’s love language. (part 1)

Last night at church was a perfect reminder to me that kids need our time. Our midweek service went well. We had: A great praise and worship time. Fun large group game time. The kids loved it. A home-run lesson. The kids seemed to really understand and “get” what we were teaching. Only one thing was a little off. One of our small group leaders …

Kids Need Work (#3 of 48)

Continuing the series on What Kids Need that an intentional discipler will address. When you consider the many aspects of a child’s development, it can become overwhelming. Let me suggest you focus on one at a time. Perhaps even this week you can find a way to focus on the fact that Kids Need Work. The Situation: Children ask, “Why work so hard?“ Some kids …

Kids Need Family (#2 of 48)

Continuing the series on What Kids Need that a intentional discipler will address. When you consider the many aspects of a child’s development, it can become overwhelming. Let me suggest you focus on one at a time. Perhaps even this week you can find a way to focus on the fact that Kids Need Family. The Situation: Children wonder, “What is a ‘family?’” Tragic testimonials …

Kids Need God (#1 of 48)

If we are serious about discipling kids, we must clearly identify what it is we believe that children need in order to develop into fully mature disciples of Jesus Christ. Throughout the DiscipleLand curriculum we have identified 48 needs that we believe must be addressed for our children. But whether you use our materials or not – the reality is you must give careful attention …