{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Kids Ministry Answers","title":"019: Teaching Difficult Bible Stories to Kids","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3669,"description":"There are so many wonderful Bible stories to teach to kids every week. But there are a few that seem more intimidating than helpful. We want to stay true to Scripture without confusing, overwhelming, or oversimplifying things for the kids we're leading. In this episode of Kids Ministry Answers, Paul asked us a question about how to teach the difficult or harder-to-understand Bible stories to kids. So we asked Meredith Miller to join Linda and Jason to share thoughtful, age-appropriate strategies for teaching hard passages of Scripture with honesty, wisdom, and care.\n\nQUESTION:\n“How do you teach difficult Bible stories to kids in a way that keeps the environment safe, honest, and age-appropriate while still staying true to Scripture?” — Paul\nANSWER:\nIn this episode, we’ll talk about how to...\nStay true to Scripture by wrestling honestly with difficult stories and understanding their historical and cultural context\nRecognize when certain stories may not be developmentally appropriate for kids just yet\nTeach hard passages honestly without feeling pressure to defend or simplify every tension in the Bible\nFocus on who God is and what God is doing in the story instead of only focusing on people’s behavior\nAsk a Question:\nGot a question you want answered? Send it in at kma.show — your question might be featured in a future episode!\n\nSubscribe & Review:\nSubscribe to Kids Ministry Answers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you look for kids ministry ideas, volunteer strategies, and ministry tools you can use right away.\nIf this episode was helpful, leave a quick review to help other leaders find the show.\n\nResources Mentioned:\nMeredith's Resources on Kids + Faith\nFree 4 weeks of access to Meredith's Substack on tricky stories \nWonder by Meredith Miller","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/XHt4HT8XBRO1p9f-rBWtzbKoP7sSqoPnaKibpBcyd7A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZTVk/NjE1ZGIxNjIzY2E3/OTI1OTcwYmM1M2Nl/ODhmYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}