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CPC 2015

I hope to see you at CPC next week! The Children's Pastor Conference is where I get to connect with people who share my passion for children's ministry. Facebook faces, twitter usernames, forum ID's and e-mail addresses are transformed into real people. While I love the general sessions, workshops, exhibit hall and getting away - it is the conversations I have in the hallways, in my booth, before and after workshops and around the tables at CPC that make it a "must attend" event for me annually. 

 

You've heard it said, 'Ministry is People,' - well this is one place where you get a gathering of people all about what you live for: ministry to children. 

If you'll be there, please drop by and say hello! I can't wait to meet you or see you again. 

Because Jesus Loves Children, 

Karl Bastian 
aka "The Kidologist"

P.SSee some of the folks I've met over the years... 

In This Issue
Friends and Heroes
The UNConference for Men
CPC 2015
Personalized Coaching
DiscipleTown
POOF!
Who Wants to Be a Volunteer?
Celebrating 20 Years!
Join Our Garage Sale
Take Your CM on an Adventure-Filled Journey Through the Bible...and SAVE!
Friends and Heroes
During the month of January, you can save on dynamic video-based curriculum from Friends and Heroes and What's in the Bible?

Friends and Heroes Church and School Packs
  • Approximately six months of lessons children love
  • Lifetime public display license
  • Only about $5.00 per week!
What's in the Bible? Church Editions
  • The latest from VeggieTales® creator Phil Vischer
  • Customizable lessons to fit your ministry
  • Take your children on a journey through the entire Bible
»  You can learn more and find coupon codes here. Plus, shipping is FREE!

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!  

 

View the 2014 Yosemite Summit Report Here    

 

Register Today for CPC West and Save!

What's Up at CPC?
  • 4 life-changing days with others who share your focus and passion
  • 6 general sessions
  • 90+ training options
  • 1:1 coaching sessions
  • Roundtable discussions
  • 4 networking meals included
  • 1000+ resources with significant discounts  

Use the promo code celebratekid15 when you register for CPC WEST by Jan 26th!

 

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY FOR BEST PRICING or Call 800.324.4543


You Can Also Learn More about the Advanced Certificate in Children's Ministry 

 

Kick Your Year Off to a Great Start - With Personalized Coaching!
Kidology Coaching

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!

 

DiscipleTown Kids Church Curriculum
DiscipleTown DiscipleTown is a Kid's Church curriculum developed by Karl Bastian, a veteran children's pastor who has written and led more than 1,000 children's church services in a variety of settings. Whether you lead in a small urban church, a large suburban church, or a mobile church, you need a curriculum that is unique and flexible. InDiscipleTown, you'll find a customizable curriculum that seems like it was written by someone just like you... because it was!

There are 24 units in the DiscipleTown curriculum plan. Take a look at the DiscipleTown Curriculum Map. You can also read detailed Unit Overviews.

 

"We started using DiscipleTown several months ago and everyone is loving it. The spiritual growth of our kids has been insane! ...DiscipleTown has been better than words can really describe."
-Pastor William Johnson

Life Church in Victorville, California


Instand Downloads - For When You Need It Right Now!
POOF!

We know children's ministry - things come up and you need a resource, tool, or curriculum ASAP. While many sites manually process download orders, causing delays, Kidology delivers right away! Your kidmin resource is just a click away!


 

Kidology.org offers a wide variety of downloadable resources you can get right when you need them. While thousands are available immediately in our Zones, our store also offers hundreds of top notch resources you'll be downloading within minutes!


 

There are many more where these come from. Looking for something? Just ask! 

 

Who Wants to Be a Volunteer?

Volunteering

Regular contributor Jesse Joyner shares this week in the Kidology Zones about finding the joy in volunteering through the children in your ministry and everyday life. 

 

"When you ask [Who wants to be a volunteer?] to a group of adults, the crickets start chirping and everyone in the audience tries especially hard not to make eye contact with the person asking the question.

 

Ask that same question to a group of children and just about every hand shoots up immediately."

 

»  Read the Rest of the Article in the Kidology Zones.

 

There's Still Time to Say Happy Birthday...and Get Quoted in Karl's Book!
Happy Birthday
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 get quoted in Karl's upcoming book! Or you could win a free copy, plus 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!

 

Clean Up with the Kidology Garage Sale
Garage Sale
As you kick off your new year, we invite you to find great deals and earn cash when you Clean Up with the Kidology Garage Sale.  
 
It's a great time to clean out those cabinets and folders to refresh your teaching materials. So We encourage you to Sell Your Items in the Kidology Garage Sale. 
 
Plus, as a Kidology Premium Member, you can sell your kidmin items in the Garage Sale with no hassle!
 
Earn cash to invest in new children's ministry resources that you can use this fall!
 
What do you have to lose? Except a lot of clutter!


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