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Bright Ideas for Children's Ministry
Bright Ideas

In Bright Ideas for Children's Ministry, 24 Kidmin Experts share their best ideas for object lessons, crafts, games, worship, missions, teaching, technology, leadership, and more!

 

This 99 page book is packed FULL of creative ideas from active leaders in children's ministry. Whether you are looking for an awesome object lesson, a great idea for bringing your volunteer team together, or an engaging way to get your kids excited about missions and worship, this book is filled with bright ideas like these and much more!

Object Lesson: Sweet Words, Sour Words
Craft: The Bathroom Mirror Bible
Game: Giant Jenga Game
Leadership: Murder Mystery Night
Missions: Missions Airplane Experience
Teaching Activity: Really Bad Pictures of the Bible
Technology:Identity Texting
Worship: God's Character Dossier

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A Spooky Halloween Single Lesson
Spooky Single Lesson Spooky Lessons of the Bible: Death Has No Sting is a SINGLE LESSON selected from our popular Halloween teaching unit by Karl Bastian. This self-contained, stand-alone lesson helps guide your children to a biblical understanding of life, showing how Jesus defeated death.

The theme of this lesson is based on 1 Corinthians 15:55, 57: "'Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?' But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

The focus is on the Resurrection of Jesus and its centrality to the Christian Faith. By teaching this lesson, you'll be able to redeem the season in a way you've never seen before, all while allowing your children to enjoy the season in a wholesome and fun manner.

» Also available: Trunk or Treat Halloween Outreach Planning Guide 

» Find More Products in our Halloween Resource Guide!   

 

Also read a Note from the Author: Why Write a Spooky Bible Lesson? 

 

Yosemite Summit 2015 Registration is OPEN! 
Yosemite Summit What is Yosemite Summit?
Yosemite Summit is a 5-day personal sabbatical for male children's pastors, situated in the heart of one of the most spectacular National Parks in the United States. It's "The Unconference for Children's Pastors!"

This refreshing summit of renewal from May 17-21, 2015, is available to a limited number of men who will be staying at a luxurious lodge inside Yosemite, only 10 miles from breathtaking Yosemite Valley.

 

Get away from the office, the church, the phones, the Internet, and the busyness of life and ministry. Recuperate with some fellow ministers while hiking, worshiping, and enjoying genuinely refreshing fellowship surrounded by vistas that only God could create.

 

» Visit the official Yosemite Summit website for more information...YosemiteSummit.org 

» Ready to go? Register online today!  

 

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500 Friends for $20 Donation 
Happy Birthday Kidology

20 years ago this December, the Internet gave birth to a site dedicated to EQUIPPING and ENCOURAGING Those Who Minister to Children: Kidology.org was born! 

  

It's been an incredible 20 years, and while the Internet has exploded with new helps for those who minister to children, Kidology.org has remained the leader in content and services for those who minister to kids.

  

To celebrate, we are praying for 500 DONORS over the next 3 months who will give a $20 donation to celebrate 20 years and help us with some website enhancements for the next 20 years.

  

» Find out how you can become one of the 500! 

Why I Celebrate Halloween 
Trick or Treat
Halloween can be a fun time of holiday parties, trick-or-treating, and fall festivities. But it can also be controversial. Pastor Joshua Teis shares with his congregation why he chooses to celebrate Halloween with his family. But it speaks to anyone who is curious about why Christians join in on this day meant to celebrate death.

"We are only days away from the spookiest holiday of the year... and I can't wait. For some, Halloween is a time of haunted houses, children in costumes, and enough candy to last through Christmas. For some, Halloween is what keeps them in business year round - I'm talking to you, dentist. For others, it is a time of confusing explanations, vague historical references, and self-denial. For Christians who do not celebrate Halloween, I will not attempt to change your mind. To do so would be unbiblical (Romans 14). However, I would like to give a few reasons why your pastor and his family choose to participate in this holiday..."

  

The Well Equipped Volunteer Children's Ministry Handbook 
Well Equipped Volunteer
The Well Equipped Volunteer Children's Ministry Handbook is a 400+ page manual for Children's Ministry leaders and volunteers to help them start and grow a thriving Children's Ministry.

Every week, countless volunteers show up at churches to tirelessly work in Children's Ministry. They work in Sunday School, children's church, midweek club programs, VBS, and any number of other programs and activities offered.

 

Many of these faithful volunteers are under-trained and under-equipped but they serve anyway because they know that they are building up the church of tomorrow.

 

In The Well Equipped Volunteer Children's Ministry Handbook, volunteers and kidmin leaders will find a comprehensive reference manual that they'll use almost every single day to help them start and grow their Children's Ministry.

 

October Premium Member Benefits  
October Member Benefits

Premium Members on Kidology.org have access to over 25,000 digital resources, 10,000 searchable forum discussions, discounts in the Kidology Store, and many other benefits.

 

Check out the exclusive Premium Member Downloads for October 2014.

 

What's Included?

  • The Kidology Report Issue 2
  • Worship Videos
  • Countdown Video
  • Bulletin Inserts
  • Kids Bulletins
  • Volunteer eTips
  • PowerPoint Game
  • Karl's Keynote Address

All of this is FREE to Premium Members!

 

Some of these downloads are for OCTOBER ONLY

» Download your kidmin goodies today!  

 

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Living Thanksgiving 5-Lesson Series 
Living Thanksgiving Living Thanksgiving is a 5-lesson Thanksgiving series from TruthQuest, exploring history of the holiday, as well as the spiritual significance, both then and now!

This series features 4 age-specific versions (Preschool, 1st Grade, 2-3rd Grade, 4 Grade+) as well as printable materials in 6 Bible translations (NIV, KJV, NKJV, ESV, NLT, & HCSB).

Each gratitude-based lesson contains:
  • Bible Story
  • Bible Lesson
  • Take-Home Worksheet
  • Family Study
  • Game Ideas

Need just 1 lesson? Thanksgiving Every Day is also available!


» Living Thanksgiving 5-Lesson Series 

» Thanksgiving Every Day Single Lesson