Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching is hard, especially in your first years. Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching brings you wisdom from experienced preachers to help you stay faithful, encouraged, and growing. We’re not the experts but we’re bringing them to you, with real conversations, practical tips, and hard-hitting truths to sharpen and sustain you for the road ahead.
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Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Kids Talks with Ian Jones
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Season 2, Episode 6: Kids Talks with Ian Jones
How do you explain big truths to little people? And how can a children's talk be more than just a few entertaining minutes before the sermon?
In this episode, we're joined by Ian Jones—children's ministry leader and experienced thoughtful communicator—to explore the art of giving faithful and memorable kids' talks. Ian shares practical wisdom on communicating God's Word to children in a way that is simple without being simplistic, fun without becoming distracting, and always centred on Christ.
We discuss:
- How to communicate big biblical truths in simple language
- Using illustrations, objects, and interaction effectively
- Holding children's attention without relying on entertainment
- Keeping the gospel at the heart of every kids' talk
Whether you're leading a children's talk every Sunday or only occasionally, this conversation will help you communicate God's Word in a way that captures young hearts while serving the whole church.
Our prayer is that these conversations would help raise up a generation of faithful, clear, and compelling preachers of God's Word. If you've enjoyed this episode, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who would benefit.
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