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Ingredients Aren't The Meal

I love pepper! As a young boy I used to have fun grossing the girls out by sprinkling pepper on everything from ice cream to lemonade. Of course, my secret was it floated so I never actually drank it, but they didn't know that! To this day I love a good peppercorn steak and have a small red pepper shaker in my car so I can add pepper to my burgers at the drive-thru. In my opinion, there are very few things that can't be improved with a little pepper sprinkled on top!

When it comes to food, we all have our favorite ingredients and may allow an entire meal to be determined by the ingredients we want to enjoy. If we love cheese, mac 'n cheese may end up being the meal. If we enjoy chocolate, then a brownie may end up being dessert. Fans of the TV show Iron Chef know that a 'secret ingredient' determines the entire meal.

This may be fine when it comes to food we eat, but when spiritual meals are involved it can be incredibly unhealthy.  In the latest installment of The Kids Church Cookbook, we dig into the ingredients.  These are elements that enhance your lessons and make them more presentable to children.  Keep reading below as we explore this aspect of being a Chef of God's Word!

Because Jesus Loves Children,

Karl D. Bastian - a.k.a. "The Kidologist"
The Kid's Church Cookbook - Part 4: Choosing Ingredients
Part 2: Setting the MoodThe Kids Church Cookbook - Part 4: Choosing Ingredients, features our LARGEST idea-packed and training-rich PDF to date... 56 pages!  This installment will help you to discover the best ingredients for Kids Church, many of which are often overlooked. If your DVD player is your primary teaching tool, your kids are missing out on tastier ways of learning. A whole smorgasbord of ideas awaits you, so learn to bring your lessons to life!

You'll also receive a "side dish" consisting of a 25+ minute Training Video as part of The Kids Church Cooking Show... Episode 4 - Magic! Introduce the eye-popping power of illusion to amaze your students and add some "ZAP" to your teaching.

Kidology Premium Members can pick up this installment for just $11.99. Save more by pre-paying for all 7 Kids Church Cookbook installments using our Subscription Plan option! If you have previously signed up for the Subscription Plan, Part 4 should already be in your Inbox!

» Part 4: Choosing Ingredients - Members save $3
» Part 3: Developing the Recipe
» Part 2: Setting the Mood
» Part 1: Called to be a Chef of God's Word
» Learn more about The Kids Church Cookbook
High Voltage: Prices that won't shock you!
High Voltage
If you picked up a copy of The Kids Church Cookbook - Part 4, you also received some samples of curriculum from High Voltage Kids Ministry.  These lessons are written by full time children's pastor Brian Dollar and are one of the best selling children's church curriculums on Kidology.org. High Voltage is known for "big-budget children's ministry resources at small-budget prices." 

You can find multimedia children's church curriculum for only $99 per quarter.  Plus, High Voltage provides Countdowns & Video Transitions DVDs, Praise & Worship DVDs, Kids Game Music CDs, PowerPoint Games and Video Downloads. These children's church resources are available "at prices that won't shock you!"

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Curriculum Pack 3: CSI, Deal or No Deal, and Family Mechanics
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Free Online Training: Magic!
Kids Church Cooking ShowIf you are a Kidology Premium Member, then you can click over to our Online Training section and watch Episode 4 of The Kids Church Cooking Show... Magic!  Free access to this video is part of your membership.

This 28-minute training video is part of the fourth installment of The Kids Church Cookbook. During this episode, Karl takes a look at the many ways you can use magic tricks to enhance your teaching in children's church.  As the saying goes, "Magic is a Vanishing Art," so watch this video and "POOF!"... you will be an even more creative teacher!

Karl will introduce you to a wide variety of ways you can incorporate illusions into your teaching. He will demonstrate some amazing samples as well as give you some step-by-step secrets and tips. You will soon be eager to master your own tricks and have people wondering what you have up YOUR sleeve!


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Kids Kards Magic Trick
Family MinistryAs featured in The Kids Church Cooking Show: Episode 4, Kids Kards are the Kidologist's favorite "pocket trick" for interacting with kids before a show or children's church. It is a great way to connect  and "break the ice," especially with visitors.

A deck of cards is shown and all of the faces/backs appear to have been drawn by little children. Magically the "drawn" cards turn in to real playing cards. A spectator memorizes one card and the magician is able to read their minds and reveal the chosen card!

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New eBook: Imagine: Creating Memorable Characters for Kids' Church
Kid Builders
If you have ever wanted to add skits, regular characters, or just something to spice up your kids church or Sunday School class, Imagine: Creating Memorable Characters for Kids' Church can help you do that.

This 69-page PDF by children's pastor Marty Martin lays out a process for doing this without the hassle and time-draining elements of scripts and practices. Imagine is written out of the wisdom of actual experience from a veteran children's pastor.

Notable chapters include "Become One With Your Alter Ego", "Keep The Main Theme The Main Thing", "I Have To Practice?", "Speak Softly and Carry A Big Schtick", and "Roping In The Adults".

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