Training - Truth78

Developing a Vision Orientation of Ministry to Children and Youth

Jill Nelson

Having a long-term, biblical vision is crucial for discipling children and youth. Begin clarifying the goals for the chi... More

The Theological and Philosophical Foundations of Truth78 Teaching Resources

Jill Nelson

Discover how to give your children a theological education that is grounded in both the breadth and depth of Scripture, ... More

Tools for Using Truth78 Curriculum: Infants and Toddlers

Jill Nelson

Learn about the important elements of an infant nursery and toddler Sunday school class including our vision and philoso... More

Tools for Using Truth78 Curriculum: Preschool

Jill Nelson

Learn about the important elements of a preschool Sunday school class including basic classroom structure, how to teach ... More

Tools for Using Truth78 Curriculum: Elementary

Jill Nelson

Learn about the important elements of an elementary Sunday school class including the role of the Bible in the classroom... More

Leading Your Classroom Team

Jill Nelson

Team leaders are responsible for fostering a God-honoring, Christ-treasuring, and Spirit-dependent atmosphere while keep... More

Preparing and Teaching a Lesson

Jill Nelson

Good teaching comes from a mind that has been instructed by the Word of God and a heart that has embraced His Word, evid... More

Leading Small Group Application

Jill Nelson

Learn about the role of a small group leader in elementary classrooms and discover valuable insights and practical tips ... More

Leading Children in Worship

Jill Nelson

Worship time in the classroom is so much more than simply singing songs, filling time, and getting the wiggles out. Lear... More

Tools for Using Truth78 Curriculum: Backyard Bible Club/Vacation Bible School

Jill Nelson

Learn about the differences between Backyard Bible Clubs and Vacation Bible Schools and gain practical advice on how to ... More

Recruiting, Equipping, and Retaining Volunteers

Jill Nelson

Get help with one of the most difficult jobs for children's and youth ministry leaders; recruiting spiritually mature an... More

Adapting Truth78 Curriculum to Your Specific Needs

Jill Nelson

Whether you are teaching in a multi-age classroom, Christian school, or homeschool setting, Truth78 curriculum can easil... More

Teaching Children the Fear of the Lord

Sally Michael

This seminar includes a survey of the Scriptures to better understand the fear of the Lord and what you can do to encour... More

Holiness Is for Hard Times: How the Holiness of Christ Sustains Children and Youth Workers Over the Long Haul

Kempton Turner

How did God sustain His servant, Isaiah, in the midst of one of the hardest and darkest times in history? What did God d... More

Great Expectations: Embracing a Massive, Christ-Exalting Vision for the Young People that You Serve

Kempton Turner

What radical, risky things are you expecting Almighty God to do in and through the young people you serve? The Living Go... More

Praying Steadfastly: A Call to Parents

Kathi Westlund

Family life is the perfect training ground for prayer. As God appoints the delights and difficulties of family life, so ... More

Preparing Children for Marriage

Josh Mulvihill

Culture has contaminated our view of marriage by making it a self-serving, romance-intoxicated, Christ-neglecting thing.... More

Preparing Youth for Marriage

Josh Mulvihill

What is your church doing to equip parents to train their young people on the topics of dating and marriage? Too often, ... More

Leading Students to Feast on God's Word

Jon Nowlin

Oh, that we as parents and youth leaders—along with the students we shepherd—would delight in the law of the Lord an... More

By Design: Youth Ministry in the Local Church

Jon Nowlin

Is there a biblical foundation for doing youth ministry in the local church? How has God designed the church and the hom... More

God and His Creation: His Holiness and Splendor Displayed in Disability

John Knight

Sometimes when we refer to God as being holy, we think of him as being entirely other than we are in his perfection. Peo... More

Training Children Toward Holiness

Jill Nelson

God commands us to be holy. Yet apart from Christ's redeeming work, and the Holy Spirit's sanctifying power, this is an ... More

The Realities of Ministering to Youth and Children

Ian Fry

Paul recognizes that all ministry can sometimes feel overwhelming and discouraging as he reminds the church at Corinth t... More

Linking Church and Home for Discipleship

David Michael

One of the greatest challenges of being a church, and not simply a club, is doing the kind of shepherding mentioned in A... More

Reinforcing the Vision with Events and Programs

Betty Dodge

Can a father teach his daughter lessons in biblical womanhood at a church-sponsored High Tea? Can a weekend with Dad at ... More

The Generations in the Worship Service

Bud Burk

This seminar casts a vision for the importance of children and adults participating together in corporate worship. It al... More

Prayer: Utter Dependence upon God in Children's Ministry

Bud Burk

This seminar is intended to cultivate your thirst for a felt dependency upon God, and to express that thirst in prayer a... More

Small Group Leading: Maximizing Spiritual Influence Through Relationships

Sally Michael

Relationships of trust foster opportunities to be a spiritual influence on students. This seminar focuses on practical s... More

Truth Drenched Youth Ministry

Kempton Turner

How can we breed a ministry full of students who set their hearts to study, live, and teach the Word (Ezra 7:10), treasu... More

Biblical Womanhood and Church Ministry

Connie Oman

There is much fulfilling work for women in the church, while embracing a complementary role that supports men in ministr... More

Wife, Mother, Disciple-Maker

Sally Michael

Our vision of motherhood will shape our attitude, our actions, our influence, and the outcome of our mothering. Christia... More

Mars and Venus on the Playground: Cultivating Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

Russell Moore

Raising the next generation is difficult enough without cultural confusion about what it means to be a man or a woman. T... More

Training Parents How to Discipline with the End in View

Russell Moore

This seminar discusses ways discipline communicates a decidedly counter-Christian vision of the end of all things. We ar... More

Small Group Leading: Nuts and Bolts

Keith Meyer

This seminar highlights the practical "nuts and bolts" of small group leading, including preparation, the use of workboo... More

Bible Memorization

Kathi Westlund

This seminar provides a biblical mandate, inspirational encouragement, and practical resources for equipping children an... More

Helping Families Deal with the Unexpected

John Knight

Jobs suddenly disappear. Finances evaporate. A child is born with a disability. A spouse receives a life-threatening dia... More

Helping Children Develop a Biblical Worldview

Jill Nelson

We are living in an increasingly postmodern culture that is hostile to absolute truth, especially the truth and authorit... More

How to Share and Spread the Vision

Ian Fry, Nina Fry

This seminar provides practical tips and suggestions for implementing the vision. Issues such as removing blocks to the ... More

The Centrality of God in the Children's Ministry Leader's Life

Sally Michael

This seminar explores both the effect of our influence on others and challenges us to “guard our hearts and minds” s... More

Shepherding Leaders Well

Gil McConnell

Would you like to be settled and satisfied in God as you encourage and equip your team of leaders? Would you like to mak... More

Resources for Family Ministry

Sally Michael

Lots of books…so little time to read them! Finding really great resources is time consuming. This seminar highlights g... More

Raising God-Centered Children in a Self-Centered Age

Nina Fry

The concept “Self” has radically changed the way that children learn and teachers teach. This seminar traces the ide... More

Raising Girls to Be Godly Women in a Confused and Conflicted Culture

Nina Fry

We need to equip children and youth to respond to a worldview that breaks down distinctions between the sexes, resulting... More

Raising Boys to Be Godly Men in a Confused and Conflicted Culture

Ian Fry

We need to equip children and youth to respond to a worldview that breaks down distinctions between the sexes, resulting... More

Mobilizing Men for Children's Ministry

David Michael

How can we motivate men to be involved in a ministry role that can be perceived as a ministry better suited for women? T... More

God-Centered Teaching in a Child-Centered World

Ian Fry

The concept “Self” has radically changed the way that children learn and teachers teach. This seminar traces the ide... More

Expanding the Expectations of Parents and Youth Workers

Kempton Turner

What radical, Christ-exalting things are you expecting Jesus to do in and through the young people you serve? The Bible ... More

Beyond Classroom Management

Connie Oman

Attentive, well-behaved children sound like a teacher’s dream. But could this goal fall short of achieving something m... More

Beyond Access: God's Delight in Disabilities

John Knight

This seminar explores specific references to disability in the Old and New Testaments that reveal God’s glory and purp... More

Teaching to Reach the Heart

Ian Fry

Teaching truth is the first step to building children who are strong in the Lord. We also must aim our teaching to engag... More

Implementing Truth78 (CDG) Curriculum in Your Church

Ian Fry, Nina Fry

Implementing the Truth78 (formerly Children Desiring God) curriculum in a church flows from a vision for the next genera... More

Preparing the Littlest Ones to Stand on the Truth

Joyce Heinrich

Join Joyce as she lays out a vision for praying for, blessing and teaching the littlest ones that they might stand on th... More

Encouraging God-Esteem in a Culture of Self-Esteem

Jill Nelson

Our culture is saturated with the unbiblical self-esteem myth, namely: My happiness and success is dependent on making m... More

Involving Students in the Learning Process

Sally Michael

Are your students active participants in the learning process or passive listeners? This seminar presents tools to make ... More

Mentoring Teachers

Connie Oman

How do you encourage new teachers and help them grow into mature teachers who effectively impart spiritual truth to chil... More

Disability, Autism, and the Tender Mercy of Our God

Brenda Fischer

Many children’s ministry teams are seeing an increase in the enrollment of children who have disabilities involving si... More

The Importance of Biblical Literacy for the Next Generation

Jill Nelson

We have the tremendous responsibility and privilege as parents and teachers of giving our children a thorough knowledge ... More

Preschool Lesson Preparation

Connie Oman

Teaching preschoolers is a unique privilege and challenge. Learn how to prepare and present a preschool lesson using Tru... More

Preschool Teaching and Small Group Leading

Connie Oman

This seminar presents an overview of preschool ministry with biblical foundations and ideas for structuring the Sunday s... More

Teaching Difficult Doctrines in Children's Ministry

Sally Michael

This seminar helps teachers and ministry leaders understand the importance of teaching the “difficult doctrines&rd... More

Involving Parents in the Classroom

Connie Oman

While the primary responsibility of nurturing the faith of children rests on believing parents, the church should come a... More

Leading Children in God-Centered Worship

Pam Grano

This seminar explores the biblical foundations for worshiping “in spirit and in truth”, which involves both a child'... More

Laying Foundations in the Nursery for Infants and Toddlers to Know a Holy God

Joyce Heinrich

This seminar will teach you the essentials of a nursery and toddler ministry that ensures biblical truth is communicated... More

Teaching the Whole Counsel of God

Jill Nelson

What is the "whole counsel of God" and how can we be sure to include it in our children's spiritual education? This semi... More

From Genesis to Revelation: Disability and His Sure Promises of Help

John Knight

When a child or adult with disabilities comes to your church, are you filled with excited anticipation or dread? Are you... More

Intergenerational Teaching: Why and How?

Sally Michael

This seminar highlights the value of intergenerational teaching and gives some practical strategies for implementing int... More

Praying for the Next Generation and Your Volunteers

Kristin Gilbert

This seminar discusses some of the obstacles we face that prevent us from having a fervent prayer life such as wandering... More

Strategies for Engaging Children in the Worship Service

Sally Michael

This seminar discusses the difficulties in involving children in the worship service and propose solutions to solve thos... More

"Let the Children Come to Me" in Worship

David Michael

Like every human being, children were created for worship and one of the strategies for raising a generation of worshipp... More

Teaching Children and Youth to Stand Firm in a Hostile Culture

Ron Rudd

In this seminar, we look at our responsibility as parents and as the church in training our kids to be strong in faith a... More

Opening the Box: Introduction to Truth78 (CDG) Curriculum and Sequence

Holly Urbanski

Are you puzzled by the components of the Truth78 (formerly Children Desiring God) curriculum and how all the pieces fit ... More

Catechism: Out of Date or a Tried and True Teaching Tool of Eternal Truths

Sally Michael

Studying a catechism with your child will encourage you both in critical thinking, discussion and investigation of the B... More

Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers

Gil McConnell

How can you turn recruiting from a headache to joy? How can you see greater retention of current volunteers from year to... More

Protecting Your Church from Predators

Deepak Reju

Have you thought about how to protect your church from sexual predators? This seminar considers ways in which you can pr... More

Elementary Lesson Preparation and Presentation

Liz Stein

Teaching children is a privilege from God. Teaching them well is dependent on heart preparation, studying the lesson bef... More

Reaching the Heart: The Importance of Application

Sally Michael

How can we teach in such a way that children understand how to act on the Word of God? This seminar emphasizes practical... More