Kidology Newsletter: Idea Swap Contest, VBS Resources, and Preteens

Kidology's "Idea Swap" Contest

You've pulled off some pretty cool stuff in your children's ministry. Now what? Here's your chance to put those great ideas to work for you and win a VBS! During Kidology's Idea Swap Contest, submit your great ideas based on the week's suggested theme. If the judges pick your idea, you'll win a full VBS curriculum provided by sponsors of our VBS Resources Guide!

This 4-week contest will feature a different suggested theme each week, starting on Thursdays:

Object Lessons, Puppet Scripts, and Games (March 22-28)
Outreach Ideas (March 29-April 4)
Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers (April 5-11)
Easter Ideas (April 12-18)

To enter, simply use the Submit An Idea button found on any Kidology page to send in your idea. We'll post them in our Zones so you can swap these concepts with others -- and they'll do the same.

Each week, 1 winner will be selected and provided with a VBS curriculum FREE! That's not a bad return for sharing some great ideas, huh? So what are you waiting for? Dig through your files (or piles) and swap your best ideas for a chance to win. Help others in children's ministry with your tried-and-true experiences!

Starting today, submit your Object Lessons, Puppet Scripts, and Games for a chance to win the Praise VBS from Go Fish... a $179 value! New winners each week, so don't miss out!

All About Preteens

Did you know that your Kidology Premium Membership gives you full access to our Preteen Zone?

Powered by our friends at PreteenMinistry.net, this Zone of articles, ideas, and tools will help equip you for working with preteens.

Hosted by Nick Diliberto, preteen columnist for Children's Ministry Magazine and Children's Pastor in San Diego, CA, here you'll find a growing collection of resources that were actually created by preteen leaders! Plus, you can contribute by submitting your own ideas as well!

Here are some recent Zone entries you should explore:

» The Power of an Effective Preteen Ministry

» What's Unique About Developing a Team of Preteen Leaders?

» Secrets to Communicating to Preteens

» Preteens Seeing God in Creation

» Good to Great

» Get Real with Preteens

» Controlled Chaos

VBS Resources Guide

Shop for your Vacation Bible School needs on Kidology and save with our VBS Resources Guide! Many discounts on VBS are available for Premium Members.

Plus, every VBS purchase via the Kidology Store includes our exclusive VBS Follow Up Kit... FREE.

So explore all the VBS and kids camp options available, from large publishers to creative independent authors. We've got you covered for VBS this year!

"S" is for Simple on Kidmin Talk

As we work through the ABC's of children's ministry, "S" is for simple! In the latest episode of Kidmin Talk, our FREE weekly audio show, Karl discusses ways to cut back on ministry madness and keep to the essentials!

Kidmin Talk #23 - March 21

Keepin' It Simple

Listen to each episode as you browse Kidology.org or subscribe in iTunes to listen on the go! Shape the show with your discussion, comments, and feedback via Twitter, the Kidology Forums, or the Show Notes.

» Listen to each episode of Kidmin Talk!

Easter Resources Guide

We know you use Kidology to discover great ideas, such as those found in our Easter Zone. If you are looking for more resources, such as helpful curriculum, here's our Easter Resources Guide that you should explore!