So You Want to be a Sunday School Teacher, by Kid's Sunday School Place

What? You have doubts about teaching kid's Sunday school? You don't know if you're cool enough or young enough for the kids to relate to you? You don't know if you're old enough or wise enough to be able to teach kids effectively? You may not have what it takes to keep the children entertained? Your church doesn't have the budget to create an eye popping multimedia presentation for children's church each week!

It's okay, you don't have to have all those "things" to be an effective Sunday school teacher. Kid's don't need another cool friend. Children need someone that cares, someone that knows their name, someone they can count on, someone stable, someone to encourage them, someone to make them feel important. Someone that has a desire to teach them about God.

Meaningful lessons are not the same thing as entertaining lessons. You don't have to be a stand up comic to be an effective teacher. A well illustrated object lesson or science experiment will remain with kids much longer than a lot of hoopla. Multimedia presentations are fine, but they will soon be forgotten. Draw the kids into the lesson and the group, by helping them become part of the lesson. Include them as often as possible, allow them to act out the Bible stories, draw on the white boards, let them read the Bible passages, encourage them to ask questions and partake in class discussions.

You see it doesn't matter if you're 22 or 67, kids aren't hung up by age. If you have a desire to teach children about God you're well on your way to becoming an effective Sunday school teacher. With prayer, a little practice and some planning you can create a Sunday school environment that will make a difference in a lot of children's lives.

So, you want to be a Sunday school teacher? Good for you! God has abundant blessings in store for both you and the children!