The Power of Your Words in Children's Ministry

The words you use with children are very important.

The tongue has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:21

While kids learn mostly by our actions, our words also play a huge part in children's spiritual and personal formation.

The words you speak to children will last long after you are gone and in heaven. The words of encouragement and empowerment you speak to them will continue to echo in their heart for the rest of their life.

Think about your experience growing up. To this day, you can remember words that were spoken to you as a child. You can remember both positive and negative words.

Your words will become their internal dialogue even after they are adults.

What does it mean to speak life? Speaking life means that you are speaking love, growth and other positive words that a person nee

A gentle tongue is a tree of life. (Proverbs 15:4)

Using our words wrongly can break the spirit of a child (death).

Here are some examples of wo