Kids Bible Lessons - A Little Help Here!

Yeah, it happens all too often. People are just way over booked and stretched to the limit. They've worked all week and they're spent. The reality is that there isn't much you can do about it. Volunteers are the heart of the church. These aren't paid workers and you have to live with that fact.You Are Spoken For Here is another reality. The majority of children's directors do not have the luxury to "float" during a church service. You are either on the schedule already or are functioning in some other capacity. You just can't step in to fill the need. You can't call someone else at this late hour, that wouldn't be fair. It's time for a deep breath and a quick prayer. Yeah, I've been there many times and I have a couple suggestions that might help you out in the future.Be ProactiveThe problem won't disappear. Plan ahead and take steps now! I used these suggestions in my ministry and that just might be what you need to ease that sinking feeling too. Prepare a kids Bible lesson for each of the different age groups in your kids ministry. Choose a good general purpose lesson that will work anytime. Keep all the supplies of the Bible lesson in a box at church with a copy of the lesson. This may include object lessons, craft supplies for plenty of kids, music, even juice boxes, fruit snacks (things that have a long shelf life). Make it a simple, easy to follow lesson. When that dreaded call comes, you can contact a replacement without feeling like you're hanging them out to dry! The Bible lesson is prepared and ready to go.Go One BetterEnlist a few trusted volunteers to be on call. Don't abuse this! If you call them every other week, it gets old and will backfire. Give a copy of the lesson to your "on call" volunteers. They can read it over and be familiar with the flow of the Bible lesson. Keep the supplies at the church and they're ready to rock. Keeping the supplies at the church is a good way to guard against your "on call" volunteer not being able to make it at the last minute! This could happen due to an illness or bad weather.Being proactive has saved me time and time again! Hey, stuff will always happen and you can't be prepared for everything. But, putting in a little extra effort up front is a win/win for you and your kids!