Ever want to break out of the box during your regular preteen services? How can you move from just HEARING a message to actually LIVING OUT a message? In today’s episode, you’ll hear about one service that went beyond the 4 walls of church. Think of this episode as fuel to get YOUR creative juices […]

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Taking Service Out the Box

Life can be hectic for preteens, leaders, and us. Why not take a few minutes during service to provide a quiet space for your group? In today’s episode of the podcast, we discuss what it is like to take a few minutes during service to just stop and breathe…and spend a little quiet time with […]

Quiet Time with God

A birthday can be a GREAT time to connect with the preteens! Today on the podcast, you’ll hear a few ideas on how you can do that. We really value your input on this topic, and would love to have your comments on this topic as well.

A Special Day to Connect with A Preteen

How do you do things to encourage attendance, inviting friends, scripture memorization, and all the rest WITHOUT creating preteens that are doing things as works of the flesh?

School Pizza Contest

How do you encourage preteens to become more consistent attenders and raise the value of regular attendance? Last time on the podcast, we shared some visitor follow up ideas. Today, we look at one current experiment in raising the value of being present and encouraging consistent attendance.

Raising the Value of Consistent Attendance

How do you turn a visiting preteen into a regular part of your preteen ministry community? On today’s episode of the FourFiveSix.org podcast, you’ll hear four different ways to connect with preteens and their parents after they’ve visited your ministry for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th time. Recently, Sean did a Periscope to talk […]

Inviting Visitors to Become a Part of Your Preteen Ministry Community

Preteens are at a unique stage of development, and the way we teach them can FIGHT AGAINST this development, or find HARMONY WITH it. On today’s podcast, we talk about Energy Infusion (aka 30 second energy outlets). Patrick Snow, author of “Leading Preteens” and the director of C.I.Y.’s SuperStart Weekend Event, brought this great idea […]

Energy Infusion

Part 2: HOW We Took Pre-Service to a New Level! Pre-Service: The time from when the preteens start to check-in to when service starts. Goals for Pre-Service: Connecting and engaging the preteens and leaders with one another and setting the stage for a successful service. In the last blog post, we discussed the merits of […]

A New Level of Pre-service, Part 2

TimTam Slams are just plain YUMMY!  Preteens love interesting food experiences, and this definitely falls into that category. In this episode of the podcast, we hear a fun food idea which can be used in multiple ways with your preteen ministry group.  This idea came to us from Heather Dunn – THANK YOU HEATHER!  Target […]

ACTIVITY IDEA: Tim Tam Slams

A couple weeks ago Jim and Nick talked about Customizing Curriculum. But after their conversation ended they still had a few great things to say. Here’s a “deleted scene” from last week’s podcast.  

Bonus Conversation: Curriculum for Kids and Students

Raising the Value of Your Ministry to Preteens

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