4 Questions to Help You Prepare Educationally Excellent Bible Lessons (1 Kings 10:1–3)
The differences between an adult Sunday school class and one for kids are quite striking. That’s because a class for toddlers and preschoolers is rarely organized around the logic of a Bible passage, or even a lesson outline. Lessons are instead structured by the classroom schedule and environment—by a basic routine and activity centers that are designed for play, music, the Bible story, and other games or crafts. So, how do we prepare children’s lessons that are both Christ-centered, biblically faithful, engaging for kids, and oriented towards the distinct ways that kids learn? Here are four questions to help you do just that.
Jared Kennedy (MDiv, ThM, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as an editor for The Gospel Coalition. He is the series editor for the TGC Hard Questions series and the author of books like Keeping Your Children’s Ministry on Mission, The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible, and The Story of Martin Luther. He and his wife, Megan, live with their three daughters in Louisville, Kentucky, where they are a part of Sojourn Church Midtown.
