{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The KidsMinistry.Blog Podcast","title":"Sunday School Survival: Games for Energetic Kids","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/284048dc\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":437,"description":"I volunteered for Sunday school ONE TIME because they were desperate and somehow I'm now the person who shows up every week to manage caffeinated seven-year-olds who think licking walls is a valid activity.Last Sunday my \"carefully planned\" Daniel lesson lasted exactly four minutes before twenty kids just stared at me with twenty-five minutes left until pickup. That's when I discovered that panic-googling \"emergency Sunday school games\" is apparently my spiritual gift.Today we're talking about survival tactics that actually work when you have no idea what you're doing - from the magic word \"FREEZE\" to Bible telephone gone wrong to why Go Fish counts as ministry. Plus the truth about what kids actually care about (spoiler: it's not your perfect lesson plan).If you're trapped in Sunday school and wondering what you signed up for, this one's for you. Fair warning: you might realize the kids don't need you to be perfect.For accidental Sunday school teachers, reluctant volunteers, and anyone who's discovered that seven-year-olds don't follow lesson plans.Check out KidsMinistry.Blog for more ideas, tips, and resources to help your Children's Ministry thrive!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xu8CrUD0jOYW3q-sNtnfx2IPiu3EBLp3zZLXQnYwa-8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80M2I1/Y2MzODE4MmIwYmRi/NTNkZmEyZmFiYTQ4/M2JjYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}