Children’s Ministry Resources

Spark House Resources - something for everyone!

Sparkhouse offers a range of Christian education materials for every age - from early childhood through to adults.

They blend theological depth with creative storytelling developing their material with input from a range of denominational traditions. Their materials help communities explore faith in ways that are relevant, inclusive, and inspiring. They also actively encourage you to mould their material to your setting and needs.

Whilst majority of the resources incur a cost there are number of free resources you can download including e books with practical guides on recruiting volunteers & setting up children’s ministries as well as cute little 2D puppets.

They also have a blog you can tap into with articles all about new resources and practical tips for early childhood, kids, youth and adult ministries.

To explore Sparkhouse and what they offer follow the learn more link below

Sparkhouse website

Max7 Builder is a new edition to the Max7 website. You type in the details of the group you are leading and the Bible passage or theme you are looking at for the week, and Max7 Builder will put together ideas and a lesson for your session using AI.

You can also ask Max7 Builder to create games, quizzes and colouring in sheets.

See an example of a colouring in sheet Max7 Builder produced for based on my brief explanation of the Mary and Martha story from Luke 10:38-42.

Follow link to Max 7 Builder

The Biggest Story

Visually spectacular The Biggest Story curriculum offers a vibrant and theologically rich journey through Scripture.  Designed and developed for kids aged 6–12 and a team of ministry leaders, this resource walks through 104 Bible stories from Genesis to Revelation highlighting God’s redemptive plan through Jesus.

Each lesson is structured in three phases: Read, Teach, and Engage, making it adaptable for various timeframes and ministry settings. There are also animated videos, printable activities, crafts, and memory verses to use with your Sunday kid’s programs or for use in the home by parents with their children. The curriculum’s modular design allows leaders to tailor content to their group’s needs, and the online platform makes planning and sharing lessons simple.

Available immediately are printouts and other activities like the colouring sheets of Moses and the nativity featured - see link for more. With Christmas around the corner the printouts might be a great way to visually connect visitors to the story of Christ entering into the world.

Follow Link to The Biggest Story website

Max7 is a library of free children’s ministry resources in many languages

  • The Max7 website offers resources which have been shared by thousands of generous followers of Jesus to help you as you make disciples. At Max7.org you'll find

    outreach materials, Bible teaching materials, videos, songs, animated stories, skits, colouring in, Bible Curriculum, visuals and much more.

  • Anyone who has created content can share their own work on Max7 for others to access.

  • All resources can be downloaded by anyone and used freely. We want children’s ministry resources to be available to anyone who needs them.

  • Finally, all resources on Max7 are free of charge. They have no commercial branding and are released from copyright. This means you can download resources then modify, translate and used in a way that suits your local situation.

Follow link to Max 7 website