Training
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Every effective program at your church needs dedicated, faithful volunteers who show up every week—prepared and eager to teach.
We believe confident and well-trained teachers are the cornerstone to your program. Confident teachers love to teach and serve for years instead of a few short weeks.
Choose from a topic below to experience relevant training articles and videos to share with your team.
Training Videos That Get Results!
These quick sessions help volunteers connect with kids, deal with difficult situations, and prepare for class.
2-Minute Trainers
ARTICLES
Introducing Young Hearts to Jesus >
Here's a guide to leading hearts to the Lord. Inspire children to build relationship with Jesus!
Introducing Young Hearts to Jesus >
Here's a guide to leading hearts to the Lord. Inspire children to build relationship with Jesus!
The Artful Work of Shepherding One at a Time >
Understanding the sheep metaphor in Scripture will help you lead your people better. Here's why.
The Artful Work of Shepherding One at a Time >
Understanding the sheep metaphor in Scripture will help you lead your people better. Here's why.
It’s Time to Evaluate Your Mission Statement >
Stay focused and align your team with what is most important for your ministry goals!
It’s Time to Evaluate Your Mission Statement >
Stay focused and align your team with what is most important for your ministry goals!
13 Articles for Leading Volunteers in Ministry Now >
Gain encouragement and practical ideas for leading in this time.
13 Articles for Leading Volunteers in Ministry Now >
Gain encouragement and practical ideas for leading in this time.
Why Discipleship Is Vital to Your Church Growth >
Creating a strategy around engagement at your church can help you retain and make disciples. Here's how.
Why Discipleship Is Vital to Your Church Growth >
Creating a strategy around engagement at your church can help you retain and make disciples. Here's how.
How to Equip and Empower Volunteers for Ministry >
Here are 5 ways to create a better volunteer culture and grow your volunteers in ministry.
How to Equip and Empower Volunteers for Ministry >
Here are 5 ways to create a better volunteer culture and grow your volunteers in ministry.
Video Training
With proper planning and the right tools—you can do this!
4 Tips for Digital Sunday School Classroom >
With proper planning and the right tools—you can do this!
Email can be an effective way to train volunteers if used properly. Grab these email best practices for success.
How to Use Emails for Training >
Email can be an effective way to train volunteers if used properly. Grab these email best practices for success.
Volunteer training is often neglected, especially when we can’t meet in-person. This video covers 5 helpful tips to make online training productive and enjoyable.
How to Train Volunteers Remotely >
Volunteer training is often neglected, especially when we can't meet in-person. This video covers 5 helpful tips to make online training productive and enjoyable.
ARTICLES
Practical Ways to Navigate a Hyper-Anxious World: Introduction (Part 1) >
Learn about trauma and anxiety in part 1 of our 6-part article series.
Practical Ways to Navigate a Hyper-Anxious World: Introduction (Part 1) >
Learn about trauma and anxiety in part 1 of our 6-part article series.
Ways We Engage with Families for Success >
Be inspired by and gain insight from a ministry leader who is effectively engaging families!
Ways We Engage with Families for Success >
Be inspired by and gain insight from a ministry leader who is effectively engaging families!
How Creativity and Innovation Help You Engage Families >
Discover how vulnerability can inspire engagement with the families in your ministry and be inspired to keep dreaming.
How Creativity and Innovation Help You Engage Families >
Discover how vulnerability can inspire engagement with the families in your ministry and be inspired to keep dreaming.
10 Articles for Helping and Engaging Parents >
Keep families equipped, encouraged, and engaged during this season and beyond.
10 Articles for Helping and Engaging Parents >
Keep families equipped, encouraged, and engaged during this season and beyond.
How to Help Parents Overcome Awkwardness and Get Their Kids to Talk >
These 5 questions answered by Jim Burns can help your families better connect on tough issues.
How to Help Parents Overcome Awkwardness and Get Their Kids to Talk >
These 5 questions answered by Jim Burns can help your families better connect on tough issues.
Video Training
Gain insights on several of the 7 different learning styles and how they will affect what a student takes away from each lesson.
What Do Learning Styles Have to Do with Online Learning? >
Gain insights on several of the 7 different learning styles and how they will affect what a student takes away from each lesson.
What is your child’s learning style? Learn the different types and how to identify your child’s style.
How Can I Make Online Learning Work for My Child’s Learning Style? >
What is your child's learning style? Learn the different types and how to identify your child's style.
Helpful tips to move online learning from boring to awesome.
Making the Most of Online Learning >
Helpful tips to move online learning from boring to awesome.
ARTICLES
30+ Free Sunday School Lessons for Kids >
Get free lessons from top-quality Bible curriculum brands.
30+ Free Sunday School Lessons for Kids >
Get free lessons from top-quality Bible curriculum brands.
Hard Questions and Answers from God’s Word >
When we face difficult times and the questions that follow, we can hold tight to God and His promises.
Hard Questions and Answers from God’s Word >
When we face difficult times and the questions that follow, we can hold tight to God and His promises.
A Devotion for Kids: Why Hard Times Help Us Grow >
This devotion will help kids understand that the trials they face today can help them in the future.
A Devotion for Kids: Why Hard Times Help Us Grow >
This devotion will help kids understand that the trials they face today can help them in the future.
3 Steps to Help Kids Discover Their Identity in Jesus >
When we intentionally practice these principles, we get to be part of connecting kids' hearts to Jesus!
3 Steps to Help Kids Discover Their Identity in Jesus >
When we intentionally practice these principles, we get to be part of connecting kids' hearts to Jesus!
ARTICLES
Digital Resources and Tutorials for Online Church >
As you navigate technology and the classroom, here are some articles to connect with your attendees.
Digital Resources and Tutorials for Online Church >
As you navigate technology and the classroom, here are some articles to connect with your attendees.
Teaching Virtually: Here’s the Tool Set You Need >
Check out these tips and keep your kids engaged when you teach online!
Teaching Virtually: Here’s the Tool Set You Need >
Check out these tips and keep your kids engaged when you teach online!
A Pastor’s Playbook for Virtual Ministry >
Grab this guide and be empowered during these unprecedented times!
A Pastor’s Playbook for Virtual Ministry >
Grab this guide and be empowered during these unprecedented times!
Video Training
With proper planning and the right tools—you can do this!
4 Tips for Digital Sunday School Classroom >
With proper planning and the right tools—you can do this!
Zoom has become the most popular virtual meeting platform. Learn how to create a free account and make it work for you.
Zoom Setup – Create Your Account >
Zoom has become the most popular virtual meeting platform. Learn how to create a free account and make it work for you.
ARTICLES
Church Training: Virtual Classroom Safety and Security >
A few helpful articles to help support you in securing an online classroom!
Church Training: Virtual Classroom Safety and Security >
A few helpful articles to help support you in securing an online classroom!
How to Keep Kids Safe in COVID-19 >
There's lots to consider during this pandemic. Here are a few ways to help ensure your kids' spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical safety.
How to Keep Kids Safe in COVID-19 >
There's lots to consider during this pandemic. Here are a few ways to help ensure your kids' spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical safety.
How to Create a Handbook for Your Church Ministry >
You don’t have to have all the details figured out—this guide will help you put together your ministry handbook.
How to Create a Handbook for Your Church Ministry >
You don’t have to have all the details figured out—this guide will help you put together your ministry handbook.
Video Training
Learn 5 critical elements to successful training around online safety & security.
PARTS to Online Safety >
Learn 5 critical elements to successful training around online safety & security.
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