[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/V0oAIIVAHNw” align=”center”][vc_column_text]BE BOLD is built on real questions asked by real preteens, and sometimes kids ask those questions because they haven\u2019t heard a satisfying answer yet. And sometimes your best answer just isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n
BE BOLD is designed to help you and the kids go deeper, and moments when kids don’t like what the Bible has to say are great opportunities to do just that. It gives you a chance to model a healthy approach to grappling with troublesome questions\u2026and troublesome answers.<\/p>\n
When your kids push back or react negatively to an answer, especially one from the Bible itself, dig into why they\u2019re reacting that way. You might ask, \u201cWhy do you feel so strongly about that? I wonder why this is so important to you?\u201d<\/p>\n
For example, let\u2019s say you have a child who won\u2019t participate in worship with the rest of your group. Instead of forcing the child to engage, take a moment to ask why. \u201cI\u2019m curious, what is it about our worship time that bothers you?\u201d Affirm them, and don\u2019t punish them.<\/p>\n
It can be helpful to share your own experience. Everyone has things about the Bible that they don\u2019t understand or are uncomfortable with, so you can use your own brief story as a time when you had to ask God to help you understand\u2026and trust God more when you didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
The primary goal of situations like this is to be relational. The kids need to feel they can trust you with their thoughts and struggles, even when\u2014especially when\u2014they\u2019re not ready to agree with what they\u2019re hearing in the lesson. Remember, it\u2019s often not the answer itself, but what\u2019s going on underneath the surface where you\u2019ll find the true heart of the matter.<\/p>\n
And remember, the areas where we struggle the most with what the Bible says are the areas where we have the most opportunity to grow in our faith. That’s a great thing to model for your preteens.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”33248″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/beboldteacherslounge”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/V0oAIIVAHNw” align=”center”][vc_column_text]BE BOLD is built on real questions asked by real preteens, and sometimes kids ask those questions because they haven\u2019t heard a satisfying answer yet. And sometimes your best answer just isn\u2019t enough. BE BOLD is designed to help you and the kids go deeper, and moments when kids don’t like what the Bible has to say are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":33485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[732,117,742,4,6],"tags":[733,736,734,75,735],"class_list":["post-33482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-be-bold","category-lead","category-preteen-ministry","category-sunday-school","category-training","tag-be-bold","tag-conversation","tag-preteen-ministry","tag-sunday-school","tag-teacher-tips"],"yoast_head":"\n