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The Reason for the Season is Baby Manny!You
gotta love those ad lib moments that become memorable and meaningful!
At a family advent event I was speaking at this month, my theme was the
name "Immanuel" and the significance of "God with us." My ever-present
helper, Gus from ChildrensMinistryPodcast.com,
suggested that maybe Mary and Joseph nickname Jesus "Baby Manny" -
short for Immanuel. I'm not so sure about that - but the kids got a kick
out of it.
While I doubt "Baby Manny" will catch on as a name
for the baby in the manger, isn't it wonderful to be reminded that the
awesome and powerful Creator of the universe desires to have a close and
intimate, even familiar, relationship with us? I think the Almighty
God, who once said we could call him Abba Father, or "Daddy," wouldn't
mind his son being called "Baby Manny" if it endeared us to Him more.
This
Christmas, don't let the hustle and bustle of the season distract you
from the Child who cries for your attention. After all, Baby Manny is
the Reason for the Season! He is God with Us!
Because Jesus Loves Children,Karl D. Bastian - a.k.a. "The Kidologist"
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NOW AVAILABLE: DiscipleTown Unit #4: "How to Make Good Friends"
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The Kid's Church Cooking Show - Episode 2: Puppets
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Are you ready for Christmas?
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Discovering God's Path Curriculum
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 Starting in January 2010, Kidology is excited to offer Deena Stirling's Discovering God's Path curriculum FREE to Kidology Premium Members.
These
easy-to-use, reproducible lessons are ideal for your weekend or midweek
programs for kids in grades 2-5. If your curriculum budget
has shrunk and you are seeking affordable alternatives, let your Kidology Membership come to the rescue!
Each lesson features the following:- Lesson Plan - Showcasing opener options, prayer, and stories
- Inventory Needs - Detailed list of the needs for the lesson
- Activity - Overview of suggested activities for both younger and older kids
- Snack Idea - Edible ideas to support the lesson
- Memory Verse - Biblical text and passages for children to remember
- Coloring Sheet - Visually reinforce the teaching
- Parent Page - Insights to each story that parents can discuss with their kids each week
This visually-appealing curriculum series is executable with the resources you already have, thus saving you both time and money. Spend less time on curriculum planning and more time helping kids experience God in a practical and fun way!» Learn more about God's Path Curriculum
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Kidology Open Source Curriculum
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 Introducing Kidology Open Source Curriculum, the teaching tools you download, remix, and share with others!
Starting in January 2010, Kidology will be sharing a complete 3-year children's ministry curriculum for FREE.
It 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 & the Wardrobe Companion Study.
We encourage you to download our Open Source Curriculum "as is" for FREE... and then modify it to make it work in your ministry.
Add some awesome visuals to tell a story? Rewrite an
illustration? Supplement the content with an object lesson?
Go ahead, remix it all you want. We don't mind!
At the same time, if you are a Kidology Member -- whether that be at the FREE Basic level or the all-access Premium option -- go ahead and upload your changes to the curriculum so that others can use it as well.
We'll be setting up interactive discussions for each unit. Pull
down the content, modify it, and upload your new version.
Let's do something collaborative and benefit everyone who works with kids at church, school, and home!» Learn more about Kidology Open Source Curriculum
» Discuss this FREE curriculum in the Forums
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