Tony Kummer

Education: Master of Arts in Christian Education, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY (2008). Bachelor of Arts, Boyce Bible College, Louisville, KY (2003) Professional Experience: Children's Ministry Leadership: Served as a full-time children's pastor for a decade, demonstrating a commitment to spiritual development and education of young congregants. International Mission Work: Dedicated time and resources to missionary service in Haiti, expanding ministry experience and cultural understanding. Public Service: Contributed to the community as a school bus driver for three years, followed by a period focused on family. Curriculum Development: Collaborated with respected Christian publishers, demonstrating expertise in faith-based content creation. Digital Ministry: Established a strong online presence since 1994, currently managing multiple websites dedicated to supporting youth ministry leaders and providing accessible Sunday school resources. Current Projects: Youth Group Ministry: Providing resources and creative ideas for youth ministry leaders, especially those serving smaller congregations. Sunday School Works!: Offering free 30-minute Sunday school lessons. The Sunday School Store: Partnering with experienced authors to develop affordable children's ministry curriculum.

Children’s Bible Story Lesson Plan: Jesus Is The Bread Of Life from John 6:22-40

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This Bible lesson plan for children can be used in Sunday school or kids church. You can download this children’s church lesson as a Word document from the following link — Children’s Bible Lesson Plan: Jesus Is The Bread of Life John 6:22-40. You can also download my other Children’s Church Lesson Plans Bible Teaching … Read more

Jesus Feeds The Five Thousand: Bible Lesson

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Jesus Feeds 5000 Sunday School Lesson for Kids

This Sunday I continued my series of New Testament stories in children’s church. This Bible lesson plan for children can be used in Sunday school or children’s church. We’ve included two lesson plan options, coloring page, craft ideas, teaching skit, worksheets, and some visual helps. It’s everything you need to teach in one easy download. … Read more

Sunday School Safety and Security

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Safety and security is one of the biggest topics in children’s ministry today. This is true for both small and large churches. Keeping kids safe should be a priority in every church. In this article, I will discuss the leading concerns about Sunday school security and offer some ways to improve safety at your church. … Read more

“My Church” by David

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Here is another post by my 7 year old son, David: I go to church at CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. I go to Sunday school. My Mom is my Teacher. It is very fun! I go to sanctuary. I sing. I go to children’s church …! It is fun! Some times, I stay in sanctuary.

Sunday School Crafts

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Are you looking for a craft idea for your Sunday school lesson? Do you need just the right idea to supplement your Bible lesson? Check out these popular websites that provide Sunday school craft projects. Some are free, and some require a membership. Do you know of another website that features Sunday school crafts? If … Read more

How Do You Expel A Child From Church?

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church Sunday school discipline childrenWhen God called me to serve in children’s ministry I never imagined some of the situations I would face. Over the years I’ve learned that kids bring a lot of baggage with them to church. The biggest danger for sexual abuse on church property is often one child molesting another. The danger for cruelty and emotional abuse is often a group of children bullying one of their own. We have not faced those issues, but we try to protect the children in our church. If your church is committed to reaching the un-reached you can be sure they will bring their mess with them.

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Church Nursery Volunteer Worker Guidelines (job description)

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Here is a list of volunteer expectations that I have been using for our church nursery. We don’t have a formal church nursery worker manual, but these guidelines have several ideas for safety that move in the right direction. I do not use the term ‘job description’ in the document. We want our people to think of their work in the church nursery as a ministry or service to the Lord. Feel free to use these in your church or leave a comment to help me revise them in the future. You can download this as a word document: Church Nursery Worker Guidelines
When I first introduced these, I called a meeting for all church nursery workers. It was a process of re-teaching what many of our best volunteers already knew. Do these guidelines solve all our issues? No, but they set clear expectations and help the church nursery minister more effectively.

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Our Children’s Ministry Volunteers Donated $42,900 In Time This Year!

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tower.jpgHow much are your Children’s Ministry volunteers worth?
Of course, they are beyond value. But, what if you could calculate the weekly budget needed to hire replacements? Here is a group exercise I developed for a College level Children’s Ministry class. I was the guest teacher on the topic of volunteers. I wanted to communicate to the students (current and future Children’s ministers) how essential volunteers are to every ministry. It was a training session designed to inform and motivate the learners. The students all seemed to get my point – volunteers are the ministry.
This could be a great tool to get a handle on how much responsibility you have when working with volunteers. You could use it to show the finance people that most of your resources are people – so a few hundred more dollars is a small request!

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Sunday School Christmas Crafts

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Sunday School Christmas Crafts

Are you looking for a great craft idea for your Christmas Sunday School lessons? This page lists our Christmas crafts, ideas and projects for kids’ Sunday School. Christmas Crafts for Sunday School Simply download the PDF instructions for each project listed below. These include craft examples, supply lists, and step-by-step directions. We also have video … Read more