Children's Ministry Guide to Tailored Teaching for 5-9s

If you are a busy children's worker dedicated to evangelising and discipling the children in your community, and if you are looking for specific help to improve your understanding of the 5-9s that you teach, then this guide is for you. These short, easy-to-read insights into child development and learning preferences offer practical ways of using that information to improve your environment and teaching sessions - so that you can give every child the best possible opportunity of developing a personal relationship with Jesus. \Sue Price says in her introduction to the book: 'Every child in your group is equally important to God. Every one of them needs to have the same opportunity to come to know Jesus as their loving Saviour. Acknowledging that God makes each of us unique, you will be challenged to adjust your teaching to match the development stages and learning preferences of all the children in your group. If you are not willing to do that, you are effectively saying that some of the children in your group are less important, or even not important at all, and you are content to ignore their need for Jesus. While every child is different, the good news is that we can categorise the differences and find ways of constructing sessions that enable every child to learn effectively. And the more you understand about the similarities, and the differences, of the children in your teaching group, the easier the task becomes.' \The chapters in the book are divided into two parts. The first part will help you understand and categorise the developmental stages and learning preferences of the children with whom you work who are between five- and nine-years-old. The second part will give you strategies and ideas for tailoring your teaching to best serve those children in their walk with God. This series has been introduced into the Children's Ministry range of resources to provide short, easy-to-read guides on key topics. Their aim is to provide the busy children's worker with biblical insights and practical advice and ideas. Most also include discussion topics so that they can be integrated into children's workers training sessions. \Sue Price