Faith Formation

Best Sunday School Ever: 10 Simple Tactics to Engage Kids

Reading Time: 6 minutes — Alissa Ellett — February 15, 2018 Leave a Comment

Creating the best Sunday school ever. It’s gotta involve screens and lots of games and non-stop action, right? You might be surprised to find out that children respond even better to a few much simpler tactics. And they require almost no money! Often, we assume we need the latest and greatest, most exciting programming to […]

The Spark Story Bible: A Journey through God’s Word – A Review

Reading Time: 4 minutes — Alissa Ellett — February 13, 2018 3 Comments

The Spark Story Bible: Spark a Journey through God’s Word is one of so many children’s Bibles. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the variety and unsure which is best for your bookshelf. So, here at ICM, we’ve compiled our thoughts in this blog series where we’ll be reviewing some of today’s most popular children’s Bibles. […]

Giving Children’s Sermons: Crush It with These 6 Astoundingly Simple Tips

Reading Time: 4 minutes — Alissa Ellett — January 11, 2018 2 Comments

I have a confession. I never loved giving children’s sermons. If you’re like me, you’ve seen (and probably even given) too many boring, fluffy or confusing ones. When I was still working in church ministry I advocated for doing away with them. But, I knew there had to be a better way to give children’s […]