Mr. Mark's Classroom

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Smart Things Every Children’s Minister needs to Know
Through all the years of serving the church I have learned some things that I want to pass on to you over the next few weeks. We dont have to learn everything the hard way. For me, there have bee
Ministering to the Family Before the Baby
Lately, I have noticed more churches with wonderful bulletin boards sharing the news of expecting babies coming soon. This shows the heart of your preschool ministry to anticipate and planning for
Engaging Children in Missions and Serving
I have met many childrens ministers who provided missions education in their program for children. There are few who engage children with regular service projects. My friend, Gina McKean, is a lead
Great Advice for Ministry: Improving Your Relationships
Here is part two of this encore podcast with Miss Amy Adams. Our ministry hinges on our relationships. Everything God does is through relationships. It is worth stopping and evaluating how you are d
Bible Sword Drill this Summer!
Yesterday, I spoke to a childrens minister in Kentucky. She is wanting to introduce Bible Drill during the summer and I cautioned her. Yes, I believe the kids should be memorizing Bible verses and
Teaching Preschoolers
Knowing how preschoolers learn is the biggest issue with our early childhood classes. It feels like teachers are moving toward childcare rather than Bible teaching. The problem is understanding how
Tornado Drills
Here in Oklahoma, we are used to frightening weather. It can still scare us. We had a tornado hit our house just a couple of years ago. It ripped off part of our roof and proceeded to rain like crazy and flood that part of the house.
Classroom Management, Part 3
Hi friends. Welcome back to Mr. Mark’s classroom. I want to share with you some ideas that might help with classroom management. As I’m observing in the classes that I have here at my own church, I see there’s a couple of things that we really could ...
Classroom Management, Part 2
Hey, friends.Welcome to Mr. Marks Classroom. I want to continue this conversation about how were going to guide our classrooms. I was observing on Wednesday, and I saw Ms. Cathy. She was like, B