Children’s church ideas go way beyond singing praise songs to God. The book of Psalms shows us that music can certainly be an act of worship. But worship goes much deeper than music alone!
Romans 12:1 says, “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.”
In other words, worship is more than singing, more than a feeling—it’s a lifestyle. It’s an all-consuming giving of ourselves to God.
In John 4:24, Jesus talks about worshiping in spirit and in truth. When we worship, we’re giving of ourselves to honor and respect the one true God. We’re getting to know him more and growing in our awe of him as a result.
Many people associate children’s church ideas with worship. So we designed DIG IN Children’s Church. Use it to lead kids in worship that goes far beyond singing. Children will learn the truth of Scripture and grow in relationship with God.
7 Bible-Based Children’s Church Ideas
1. Worship through a Bible message.
Lots of curriculum options focus more on teaching moral standards than on teaching the Bible. But we believe the Bible is the absolute core of everything we do. And we want to make sure kids are actively engaged in learning the Bible story of the day.
Connecting with the truth of the Bible is critical to worship. So as kids learn the Bible story, they’ll relate to it in engaging and personal ways that help them experience the awe and wonder of God.
Not only that, we’ve created Bible messages to be versatile. If you use them for kids’ programming alone, great! But if you’d like a 10-minute children’s sermon during big church, these activities easily adapt to having kids in the front of a service. And by seeing kids worship in spirit and in truth, the adults in your congregation will be changed, too. They might even join in the fun!
Read on to see how the Bible message isn’t the only place kids learn directly from Scripture. DIG IN Children’s Church is saturated with worship through God’s Word!
2. Worship through a Jesus connection.
What sets the Christian faith apart is that we worship Jesus. God in the flesh, come to live among us. Our Savior. But so much of the Bible happens before Jesus ever came to earth!
So it’s important to help kids worship Jesus no matter what Bible story they’re learning. From the beginning, sending Jesus to save us has been God’s plan. So with the Jesus Connection activity block, kids see how the gospel is woven throughout the whole Bible. They see how Jesus connects to everything they learn from Scripture. And they worship their Savior together.
3. Worship through prayer experiences.
For some kids, prayer can seem a little boring. “Close your eyes and fold your hands.” “Sit still and ask God for what you want.” But we know prayer is so much more than asking God for stuff! It’s a conversation with the Creator of the universe! And authentically connecting with God is the ultimate act of worship.
That’s why we created experiences that allow kids to practice praying in various ways, about various topics. They’ll pop up and praise God. Or they might go for a prayer walk around the room. Sometimes they’ll sit and listen for God’s voice. They’ll give thumbs-up and thumbs-down as they talk with God about their feelings.
Through these repeated prayer experiences, kids will grow more and more comfortable talking with God. They’ll practice prayer at church so they can do it at home, too. The more kids connect with God, the more they’ll grow in their awe and worship of him.
Group’s Friends With God: Discover How to Pray is also a great resource to give to children. It shows kids how easy it is to talk with God—anytime, anywhere, and in so many ways.
