TESOL Ministry

10/22/2026

🎲 How can you make your existing ESL materials more engaging?

You don't need a new curriculum to bring more games, puzzles, and interactive activities into your ESL classroom!

In our webinar, Katie Callahan Neginskiy, President of Pro Lingua Learning, shares practical ways to transform textbooks and print materials into engaging learning experiences for English learners.

📺 The webinar recording is now available FREE with a free TESOL Ministry account!

Want to put what you learn into practice? TESOL Ministry Supporters also receive two bonus resources:

✅ 14 Ways to Gamify Your Curriculum — A practical guide with instructions, suggested levels, and examples for each activity.

🧩 The Class Potluck Mystery Dish — An adaptable Challenge Room activity for A2 learners to practice food vocabulary, quantities, prices, and following instructions while solving a mystery together.

Whether you teach in a church ESL ministry, a community program, or another volunteer setting, you'll find ideas you can adapt to your learners and the materials you already use.

👉 Watch the webinar: https://learning.tesolministry.org/game-masters-level-up-your-teaching-skills/

The webinar is free with a free account. The bonus resources are available to TESOL Ministry Supporters with an annual contribution of $30.

10/16/2026

How can you turn the materials you already use into engaging games and activities? 🎲
Join TESOL Ministry and Pro Lingua Learning for a practical webinar on gamifying print ESL materials—from textbooks to puzzles, games, and escape rooms. Walk away with ideas you can use in your own teaching!
📅 Register here: https://tesolministry.org/sign-up-for-the-webinar/

10/15/2026

📣 The ESL Curriculum Exchange review rubric is now available online!

Have a resource that could help a volunteer English program? From complete curricula to individual lessons, stories, activities, and lesson plan templates, we welcome resources that help volunteers teach English more effectively.

Our published rubric explains how submissions are reviewed and what to expect from the process. We invite you to take a look before submitting your materials!

🔗 Explore the rubric and submission guidelines: https://eslexchange.tesolministry.org/esl-curriculum-exchange-rubric/

09/23/2026

📚 Learning a language—or helping someone else learn one?
This is a fantastic, easy-to-read article by Colleen Cabilia bout how language learning works and how different tools and practices fit together.
Whether you’re a language learner, teacher, tutor, or volunteer helping someone learn English, it’s a great resource for understanding the process and thinking about how we can use different approaches effectively.
Worth a read! 👇

Most people approach a new language with the wrong expectations, the wrong tools, or both. Here's what research and experienced learners consistently say should come first

08/08/2026

What if your students could keep practicing English after class?
Most ESL ministries meet once a week. Learn More English helps students continue practicing the same material you're teaching—between classes and at their own pace.
Teachers assign the lesson. Students practice online. Learning continues all week.
We're opening Learn More English for you to try for free.
👉 Visit LearnMoreEnglish.com, create an account, and take a look around.
We're also looking for a few programs using (or who want to try): FIEC's Basic English of Adult Learners, FIEC's Introduction to English Language Alphabet and Numbers for Adult Learners, Creation to Christ - all levels, published by The Word Well to try it with their students as part of our pilot this session.
Know an ESL ministry that might be interested? Tag them or share this post!
Class ends. Learning doesn't have to.

07/10/2026

In an emergency, not being able to explain what's wrong isn't just a language barrier—it can determine whether someone gets the help they need.
That's why we're building English for Emergencies: a practical English curriculum that teaches the exact language people need in a crisis, including medical emergencies, personal safety, and calling for help.
The program will be available in flexible formats, including self-paced online learning and tutor-led online or in-person classes.
It's designed for:
🌍 Sending agencies preparing people to live and work abroad
🏢 International organizations supporting staff who are not fluent in English
⛪ Churches and refugee ministries providing ESL programs for the people they serve
We're not launching publicly just yet, but we'd love to give you an early look:
https://emergency-english.com/

TESOL Ministry is a 501(c)(3), and this project is entirely donor-funded. If this mission resonates with you—or if your organization could benefit from a program like this—we'd love to hear from you. Send us a message to learn more or to help us bring it to completion.

Vocabulary and phrases for real emergencies — built for aid workers, missionaries, international staff, and study-abroad students.

03/26/2026

Is your ESL ministry prepared for what's happening in communities across the country? Do you know how to support students who are living with fear and trauma? What would it look like to respond with both courage and compassion?
We'd love to help you answer these questions together. Join us Monday.
There's still time to sign up! https://tesolministry.org/webinar-registration/

03/17/2026

ESL ministry leaders — this one is for you. 🙌
As immigration enforcement operations intensify across the country, your students are scared, your volunteers have questions, and your ministry may be closer to the front lines than you ever expected.
We've gathered an immigration attorney, a trauma-informed counseling specialist, and the Executive Director of We Choose Welcome to help you navigate this moment with wisdom, compassion, and faith.
🗓 Monday, March 30 | 1–2PM Eastern
💻 Free webinar | Space is limited
Register now — or sign up to receive the recording if you can't attend live: https://tesolministry.org/webinar-registration/

02/06/2026

Transparency matters to us because it supports trust and good stewardship. We’re thankful to have earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid and to those who support our work and make this possible.

01/29/2026

Don't miss tomorrow's webinar presented by Pro Lingua Learning! Sign up now: https://tesolministry.org/webinar-registration/