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The New Year is the perfect opportunity to set aside some time to Define what you do, Refine your priorities and then Shine in all you do! That is the purpose of the Kidology Leadership Lab: Define, Refine and Shine! which we are offering FREE this month for Premium Members of Kidology.org.
Not a member? Why not upgrade today, you'll get a lot more free goodies along with this one. Take some time and invest in yourself and do some strategic planning-all year long, you'll be glad you did!
Remember, if you believe in ministry that is FUN, CREATIVE and loaded with TRUTH, then a Kidology Membership is the best investment you can make in your ministry this year. We will keep you Equipped and Encouraged as you minister to the children God has entrusted you with.
Because Jesus Loves Children,
Karl Bastian
aka The Kidologist
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Yosemite Summit 2015 Registration is OPEN!
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 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! View the 2014 Kidology Report Here
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Children's Ministry Expo 2015 is Coming - Now With Two Dates and Locations!
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Children's Ministry Expo is an affordable 1-day event that brings together workshops, resources, and entertainment... all for as low as $29 per person!
It's so affordable you can bring your whole team to explore the tons of resources found in one place. This event has been expanded to 2 locations! St. Louis, MO - Friday, February 6, 2015
Tulsa, OK - Friday, March 6, 2015
Both begin with a General Session at 8AM and finish with a raffle at 5:15PM. Check out tons of resources all in one place to help you reach kids for Christ, including... Answers in Genesis, Kidology, Group, David and Teesha Laflin, Grapevine Studios, Awana Clubs, KidCheck, D6, Kids Music Club, Kidmin Science, Created Creatures, Cokesbury and more! » Learn more at ChildrensMinistryExpo.com
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Kick Off Your Year to a Great Start - With Personalized Coaching!
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Kidology Coaching is a Very Unique Experience.
There are many training opportunities today that are offered that use the term "coaching" that would be better described as "training."
- Watching online training videos about various skills and aspects of children's ministry can be very helpful - but it is not coaching.
- Joining into a group call to hear from an expert in children's ministry can also be a great learning experience, but it also is not coaching.
- Having a kit that gives you some area of leadership to focus on each week can be a useful resource, but it also is not coaching.
- Even talking with an expert regularly for advice is not necessarily coaching if they have not been trained in how to coach.
If they are just telling you what they think you should do, they are consulting or advising, not coaching. All of these things, and other helpful tools, can be a helpful supplement to your leadership development, but they should not be confused with genuine coaching.
» Find out more about Kidology Coaching and how it can and will benefit your ministry!
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Names of God Elementary Curriculum
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 KICKRiCKulum is a creative, fun kid's curriculum that is equally at home in a midweek or Sunday service. Best of all, this series is affordable, easy to use, quickly adaptable, and ready to lead today's child into the presence of God. This PACKED OUT Names of God Elementary Curriculum contains 5 lessons for 1st-5th grade children, complete with easy to follow visible object lessons. Other features include PowerPoints, lesson reinforcing breakout activities, and interplay between teacher, student, and special characters.
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FREE 3 Year Curriculum
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Kidology Open Source Curriculum is a collection of teaching tools you download, remix, and share with others! Kidology is excited to offer a complete 3-year children's ministry curriculum for FREE. That's right, we're giving it away in the Kidology Forums. Are we crazy? (Wait, don't answer that just yet!)
This collection consists of three 1-year programs: Old Testament Chronological Study, New Testament Chronological Study, and Value Keepers of the Bible. We're big fans of the collaborative power of the Internet to take something and make it better, so we're "open sourcing" these studies written with extensive detail by Susan E. Harper, author of our popular The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Companion Study. Whether or not you are a Kidology Premium Member, you can download and use all the units from this series with grades 1-6.
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Worship Photos Love Collection
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The Love Mini-Collection from Worship Photos is an exceptional graphics collection of 34 creative original backgrounds.
The powerful message of love throughout all of scripture can be visualized with this collection of 34 images with and without related scripture.
These graphics portray images that can be used for Valentine's Day and Easter, as well as Mother's Day and throughout the year.
» You can download these PowerPoint Images today!
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There's Still Time to Say Happy Birthday...and Get Quoted in Karl's Book!
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If you find Kidology to be a help and blessing to your ministry, we are praying you'll be a part of our $20 for 20 Years celebration. Kidology pioneered the Internet for Children's Ministry before eBay, PayPal, YouTube or even Google existed. In the last 20 years, technology has evolved, and our site is in need of some upgrades in order to keep up with the ever-changing technology that drives our site. Kidology's passion is to help you reach boys and girls for Jesus by providing tools that are always fun and creative, and yet loaded with Truth. We have some exciting plans in the works, but we need your investment to help achieve our goals.
PS: If you have been impacted by Kidology through the years, please take a few moments to let us know. You just might win a free copy of Karl's upcoming book and an extra special gift from Kidology!
If you would like to help us celebrate and prepare for the next 20 years of ministry, say Happy Birthday with a tax-deductible donation!
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This week in the Kidology Zone, Jason Hensley, an active duty law enforcement officer, SWAT operator, and former pastor, gives advice on how to best protect the kids in your ministry.
"Our most important priority as Kid's Ministry workers is sharing the love of Christ and showing them how they can have a personal relationship with Him... However, there is another area that we need to make a priority, and that is the safety of our children... If you haven't already started to develop a comprehensive safety plan for your church or children's ministry, start now."
» Get these valuable safety tips from a Pro.
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Kids Church Cookbook
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The Kids Church Cookbook cooks up Karl Bastian's secrets for what it takes to be a Chef of the Word of God-and he should know, having served up over 1,000 Kids Church services! This resource is loaded with insightful instruction and practical training that will help both beginners and veterans.
Each of the 7 installments features an idea-packed and training-rich 25+ page PDF Manual as the "main course," as well as a "side dish" consisting of a 15+ minute Training Video.
The Kids Church Cookbook joins our growing library of popular Kidology education resources-including The Kidology Handbook and the 5-lesson Leadership Labs online training series-as a way to further equip and encourage children's ministry workers.
» Start Your Online Training with Kidology Today!
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