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X-Treme Easter?

River's Edge Curriculum has two great 4-week Easter lesson series for ya... X-Treme Feats and CSI: Jerusalem

Super Bowl Game Sheet

Planning a Super Bowl gathering? Download this checklist and track points during the Patriots/Giants game and commercials. Great for prize giveaways!

Easter Resources Guide

Seeking egg-selent holiday resources? You should explore our Easter Resources Guide in the Kidology Store!

Membership Has Its Privileges

During the month of February, we're showing our affection for Premium Members with Kidology's "We Love Our Members" Month!

NoDuh, the Wise One

Teach the spiritual disciplines with NoDuh, an 11-part series of 5-minute high-resolution videos that challenges kids areas of fasting, simplicity, and more.

Apologetics for Kids

Questions are a good thing!  Prepare your kids so they can defend their faith. DiscipleTown #16: How to Know the Truth, new from Karl Bastian and DisicpleLand!

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As another benefit of a Kidology Premium Membership, you can download free monthly bulletin inserts focused on family ministry. Visit the Bulletin Inserts Zone!

Kidology Coaching

Need help from a veteran children's ministry professional? Consider Kidology Coaching, where a dedicated coach guides you through foundational areas of ministry

FREE Discovering God's Path Curriculum

The next rotations for the Discovering God's Path Curriculum are now available online.  This is available FREE as a benefit for Kidology Premium Members

Kidology Open Source Curriculum

Kidology Open Source Curriculum is a FREE set of tools you download, remix, and share with others!  Budget-friendly 3-year curriculum for church, home, & school

Got a Question?

Looking to connect with others in children's ministry?  Spend some time in the Kidology Discussion Forums. You've got questions, we've got answers!

Buy USED and SAVE in the Garage Sale

Make your children's ministry dollars stretch farther by shopping for bargains on gently-used items in the Kidology Garage Sale!

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Kidology Zones

Latest Zone Posts

10 Lessons Your Ministry Should Not Learn From Disney

Funny and practical lessons that our ministries should not be learning from Disney.

Super Bowl 2012 Contest

A fun contest for the family or a party while watching the Super Bowl game and the commercials.

Letters of Encouragement

Encourage missionaries by having your kids write letters to them.

Written Testimony Book

Instructions on how to create a book of all your kids testimonies.

KidMin: The Navy Seals of Ministry

A description of those in Kids Ministry and how they compare to the Navy Seals.

Heritage Builders Bulletin Insert - February 2012

Heritage Builders "Generation to Generation" bulletin insert for February 2012

What’s Your Excuse?

An inspiring story from Karl about at 67 year old that is not making excuses when it comes to ministry.

Is your Nursery and Pre-School Curriculum Age-Appropriate?

Wing-tipped shoes are outdated.  What about the methods you use to teach young children?

4 Ways Your Nursery Can Reshape Your Entire Church

How far up on the priority list is your church nursery/preschool? Use it to reshape your entire church!  

Skit in a Bag

Fun impromptu acting game that gets your kids outside of their box and thinking creatively.

Kidology Forums

Latest Forum Posts

Kidmin Talk - 016 I Blew It! Brian & Karl

We did a Christmas play and at the end I did the normal thank you's to helpers, families and friends and inviting them to stay for refreshments. My cl...

Leadership team

Have you seen the post: Standards of Excellence in the Zones? This is what I asked my leaders to sign. You could easily add a time/terms to it....

Kidmin Talk - 016 I Blew It! Brian & Karl

MONEY! Give the kidmin ministry more money please. if I didn't have to spend 30% of my time fund-raising I'd have more time for "M"inistry. LOL...

Kidmin Talk - 016 I Blew It! Brian & Karl

My guess for M would be Mature, as teachers we should mature in our approach to ministering Gods word...

Kidmin Talk - 016 I Blew It! Brian & Karl

I feel like sometimes I have been too hard on the kids. I know that they need discipline, but they also need a lot of love and patience! Some of these...

Making Disciples

If you search Kids Krew on this site you will see quite a few great discussions on kids in leadership. Let me also point you to two great resources. ...

Kids Camp Fundraisers

Pancake Suppers or Spaghetti Suppers are cheap and bring in a lot of money, but I see you are already planning a dinner. You could sell candy bars or...

Kids Camp Fundraisers

We are doing a Family Movie Night Saturday with all proceeds from the Snack Bar being used as a camp fundraiser. So all I needed to do was advertise ...

Making Disciples

Greetings, We are starting to develop a kids leadership team. I have named them my "Move Team" and the 6 of them are currently leading the rest ...

Kids Camp Fundraisers

As a volunteer Children's Pastor, with a full time job and a business on the side, my time involvment is limited. We are currently building up to a Va...


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New in Online Training

Episode 7: Object Lessons!
The seventh episode of "The Kids Church Cooking Show", a training video for The Kids Church Cookbook, takes a look at the many ways you can use object lessons to enhance your teaching in children's church.


Episode 6: Games!
The sixth episode of "The Kids Church Cooking Show", a training video for The Kids Church Cookbook, takes a look at the many ways you can use games to enhance your teaching in children's church.


Episode 5: Stories!
The fifth episode of "The Kids Church Cooking Show", a training video for The Kids Church Cookbook, takes a look at the many ways you can use storytelling to enhance your teaching in children's church.



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Recent Job Openings

Summer Interns
There is a Summer Interns job opening in CA


Children's Pastor
There is a Children's Pastor job opening in CA


3rd - 6th Grade Coordinator
There is a 3rd - 6th Grade Coordinator job opening in WI


Children's ministry director
There is a Children's ministry director job opening in CO


Associate Children's Pastor
There is a Associate Children's Pastor job opening in GA



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New in the Resource Directory

Courtyard Games


KidCheck
KidCheck is a leading provider of secure, web-based children's check-in software and check-in station solutions for churches. KidCheck delivers easy-to-use, reliable and secure check-in systems backed by expert, personal service and support.


DiscipleZone Resources at Grace Church
The Good News in Color for Kids by Rev. Dennis Barta. Most witnessing tools for children are designed for adults to share with kids; this tool is designed for kids to use with kids.


DiscipleZone Resources at Grace Church
Walking with Jesus: A Step-by-Step Guide for New Christian Kids by Rev. Dennis Barta. This booklet will help children know how to live as a Christian after accepting Jesus as Savior.


DiscipleZone Resources at Grace Church
Hungry for More? What Communion Is All About for Kids by Rev. Dennis Barta. When children ask to receive communion for the first time, this booklet will help prepare them for this meaningful Christian experience.



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Latest Podcast Episodes:

Kidmin Talk #016 - February 1, 2012
Karl Bastian and Brian Dollar laugh about their blow ups in ministry and the lessons they learned, all while discussing Brian's new book, "I Blew It."


Kidmin Talk #015 - January 26, 2012
16-Year-Old CPC attendee interviews the Kidologist regarding all things Kidmin - Special Appearance by Mr. Lunt.


Kidmin Talk #014 - January 5, 2012
How do you "start over" - your personal life OR Kidmin? January or ANY time? What does the Bible say your resolutions should be?


Kidmin Talk #013 - December 16, 2011
Let Jesus Hook You Up; PLUS The Kidology Family Grows By Two!


Kidmin Talk #012 - December 7, 2011
What makes a kidmin self-starter tick? What sets a leader apart from a manager or maintainer? Karl reveals the differences between those who change the world and those who simply live in it.


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From The Kidologist, Karl Bastian


We LOVE Our Members Month!

It's the month of LOVE... and to show our appreciation and deep felt LOVE for our Premium Members who support our ministry, Kidology will be rolling out a super-duper special deal each and every week of February.

You'll need to be a Premium Member of Kidology.org to benefit from these incredible deals, so if you are still hesitating on upgrading to Premium... now is the time to avail yourself of ALL the incredible resources on this vast website because we will be spreading the love around this month with some incredible deals for premium members only!

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RealFun Judges Curriculum Download River's Edge Sweet Jobs Download Fantastic World Audio Adventures Easter Special High Voltage Kids Ministry Jesus is Alive Easter Easter Resources Guide Friends & Heroes DiscipleTown Unit 16 - Truth First Steps in Worship Kidology's 'We Love Our Members' Month Go Fish Kickin' It Old School VBS

Apologetics for Kids
DiscipleTown Unit 16
"How to Know the Truth"

Tadpole Tails The Kids Church Cooking Show - Episode 5: Stories Prince Caspian Learn about DiscipleTown Kickrickulum in the Kidology Store Timbuktoons Get Out There CD