Do you find writing a 3-5 minute children’s sermon more intimidating than a 20 minute adult sermon? You’re not alone. Preparing and delivering a children’s sermon can be daunting, and countless people admit to being terrified at the thought of being asked to do so.
Fear not — instructor Elaine Short, CLM has been preaching children’s sermons for 42 years and can help you to be more comfortable writing and delivering a sermon to the children in your church. This course will last 2 weeks and will introduce several approaches to writing a children’s sermon. Participants will write practice sermons during the course and share them with the class for feedback.
Take this fun and informative class to become more comfortable preaching to a group of eager children.
This course is eligible for 0.5 CEU
Quick Info:
Number of weeks: 2
Price: $40
CEUs: 0.5
Required books: No
Blackboard: Yes
Zoom: No
Certification or Series: No
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About the Instructor
Elaine Short is an LSM Director who loves equipping laity for preaching and leading. She has been a Certified Lay Servant for 44 years and a Certified Lay Minister for the last five years. She has been working with children since she was 14 years old and has served as a Sunday School superintendent for many years in the past, preaching children’s sermons most of her career. She loves teaching and preaching to both children and adults. Elaine believes her God-given mission is to use those gifts to better equip Lay Servants to serve their churches using their gifts to spread the Word of God as Jesus directed, doing all we can to make disciples for Christ.
Past Learners Said…
“This course empowered me to seek new ways to deliver fun, effective and memorable sermons to kids. I appreciated reading the ideas of others and appreciated the resources of great children’s message online.”
“I have learned so many wonderful things in this class about creating children’s sermons, especially that they can have so much variety and still be so good at communicating their message.”
“This course has inspired me and has made my job of creating a children’s sermon each week much easier.”
“I liked that the handouts about children’s sermons were very clear and orderly (my usual approach to creating a children’s sermon is much more disorganized).”
“I discovered using props that I hadn’t thought of before. I saw how asking the children multiple questions can make a children’s sermon more effective.”
