She Teaches Sunday
by Christina Dauphine
Creative Bible Story Teaching
About this podcast
Teaching in kids’ ministry isn’t what I thought it would be.
Some days, I feel like I’ve got it all together; the kids are behaving, everyone is having fun, they’re really understanding the lesson, and a minimal amount of snack food has been scattered on the floor. Other days, I’m convinced that the kids had a secret meeting before class to plan destruction (seriously, can chaos be planned?) Kids who are normally sweet-tempered have an attitude, someone decides to use their scissors to cut up their marker bag, the craft is a flop, the lesson doesn’t connect to anyone, and surprise… there’s a few dozen Oreos flattened and smeared all over the floor!
She Teaches Sunday is for those of us who are not only trying to make it through class without losing our minds, but also striving to be better, and to reach these kids — and hoping against all hope that at least one kid remembers the lesson next week.
I’ve been teaching Sunday school classes since around 2010, so most of my experience is there, but I’ve also had the opportunity to help out in kids’ church since 2011, and I have been heavily involved in Vacation Bible School since 2013, so I can say without reservation that kids’ ministry is my passion.
I love it all, but I found out quickly to collect survival tips wherever you can. I’ve learned a lot, and I continue to learn, and I want to share what I’ve learned to help anyone else who could benefit from it. So pull up a chair, grab some tea (or coffee if a cup of tea isn’t your cup of tea), and let’s talk Sunday School (or maybe kids’ church, or maybe VBS…)
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 42 episodes
- Creative Bible Story Teaching · 33 min · Episode 42Today we're talking about creative Bible story teaching. Reading a Bible story is great! Making the story come alive is even better! It’s not a hard thing to do. A small change…
- Should We Use AI in Kids’ Ministry? · 17 min · Episode 41Today we're talking about AI. Should we use it to help us in kids’ ministry? If so, how? For some of us, AI seems scary, for others it’s a gift from God, and others may see it as…
- When Your Lesson Needs a Diet · 21 min · Episode 40Today we're talking about when you have way too much material to cram into one lesson. It doesn’t happen all the time, but we certainly have those days sometimes. The lesson is…
- Discouragement: When You Feel Like You Can't Make a Difference · 20 min · Episode 39Sometimes we can feel discouraged; we have a lot of great ideas to better kids’ ministry, but not many of our ideas get used. It feels like if we’re not the ones in charge, we…
- When the Lesson Needs a Little Something Extra · 18 min · Episode 38Today we're talking about when your lesson just needs a little something. Something to make it pop, something interesting, something to drive that point home! We’re discussing a…
- Don’t Just Teach the Bible: Live it · 16 min · Episode 37We’re not just teaching children Bible facts; we’re helping them to become followers of Jesus. Sunday school doesn't end when the lesson is over. The children we teach are…
- What Kind of Sunday School Teacher are You? · 8 min · Episode 36Today’s episode is just for fun. We're talking about different Sunday school teachers and comparing them to personalities we’re all familiar with in the Bible. What Bible…
- Meat vs. Milk: Why Children’s Ministry is Important · 8 min · Episode 35Today we're talking about food: meat and milk. Most people are familiar with 1 Corinthians 3:2 and we’re going to talk a bit about why it’s important to have a ministry…
- Signs that You’re a Sunday School Veteran · 25 min · Episode 34Have you ever wondered if you’ve officially become a Sunday school veteran, or accepted that you are, but wonder when you arrived? Today we’re looking at some of the telltale…
- Behind the Scenes of our VBS Week 2026 · 33 min · Episode 33Today I’m giving a recap of my church’s recent Vacation Bible School. It was fun! We had some challenges, but overall, it was great. I just want to share a little bit about it…
- Effect Change at Your Level · 18 min · Episode 32People aren’t perfect, neither are church departments. Not even Sunday school. (noooooo!) As teachers, we can see the imperfections, and we want to help; we want to change things…
- The VBS Planning Timeline I wish Someone Had Given Me · 16 min · Episode 31Today we're talking about creating a framework for VBS. It’s easy to immediately get lost in the piles of to-do lists that come along with VBS. I do that on a regular basis!…
- Preparing the Soil: Why Sunday School Starts Before the Lesson · 13 min · Episode 30Today we're talking about gardens… again. We need to work the soil in our gardens before planting seeds, both in the dirt in your yard, and in your Sunday school classroom. We…
- Special Event Sunday School Teaching · 15 min · Episode 29Episode 29 Today we're talking about different formats you can use when teaching Sunday school/kids’ church in a different format for special events. Also we’re talking a little…
- Teach Yourself Out of a Job · 12 min · Episode 28Today we're talking about one of the goals and struggles of a Sunday school teacher: teaching yourself out of a job. This isn’t a talk about leaving the Sunday School department…
- Wasted Seed Sown in Sunday School/Is Sunday School Dead? · 12 min · Episode 27Does it feel like you’re always sowing seed on bad soil in Sunday school? You’re not the only one. Join me as I talk about the garden that is our Sunday school kids’ hearts. Send…
- When the Motivation Isn't There · 16 min · Episode 26Today we're talking about motivation, the lack of motivation, and what to do about it. Sometimes we just need help. Send us Fan Mail
- When Things Don't Go Exactly as Planned · 14 min · Episode 25Today we're talking about the almost every Sunday occurrence of when things don’t go as planned. It happens to us all, but sometimes it can disrupt us more than other times. I’ve…
- Decorate Your Sunday School Class with a Plan · 23 min · Episode 24Decorating your Sunday school classroom... seems simple, right? It is! I’ll break it down and give you some tips and tricks, but it’s really not that hard. Time-consuming, yes…
- The Smallest Things that Make the Biggest Difference · 21 min · Episode 23As Sunday school teachers, we only get to work with kids an hour or two once a week, but we still have the ability to make a difference in their lives. In many cases, because of…
