"What's New" Zone

Children learn about the importance of the joy of the Lord as the driving force in their life.

Grumpy Gill learns that the rottenness he enjoys about spiders and their webs is actually a beautiful work of art, turning him from Grumpy Gill to Glad Gill.

Member Exclusive Sneak Peek at Object Talks from DiscipleTown Unit #3 Due out November 20th!

If you work in Children's Ministry every year you are presented with the same conundrum: What do you do with Santa? No matter how hard you work on curriculum... no matter what nuances you add... no matter the sparkle and shine you give to the Nativity... the big, fat guy in the red suit looms in the corner of the room.This year there are two great resources to redeem Santa, really Saint Nicholas

We have all been separated from God because of our sin. Jesus alone was perfect, died for our sins, and rose from the grave. If we accept Him we can be restored to a relationship with God.

Celebrate Easter on Halloween

As we sin, we corrupt and break up our hearts, but when we ask God to forgive us he puts us back together and even makes our hearts new.

Every person was born with a desire to sin, but the Holy Spirit can help fight against sin. The Holy Spirit is the author of the Bible and He can use that to help you know the right way to live.

This card is meant to be used as a tool to help explain the plan of salvation in a simple way to a child. It references our "second birthday" in Christ, making it a good tool if you do "Birthday Night" at AWANA. 3 cards per page, front and back.

We should think before we speak.

Start an alternative Party with a purpose.

The Bible is our instruction manual - God's cookbook

A review of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, including description of the movie, areas of concern, teachable themes, discussion questions, and scriptures to use.

Each one of us faces barriers in our lives that seem impossible to break through. When we face these barriers it is important to remember that with Jesus there is always a way.

A review of Bandslam, including description of the movie, areas of concern, teachable themes, discussion questions, and scriptures to use.

What is worship? How do we worship on Sunday mornings? Should we show outward expressions to what we feel?

Why do we need music? We use music to express our worship and love to God, our fears, dreams, hopes, and even our testimony to others.

The purpose of Session 5 is for students to understand that true worship happens even in the most difficult of circumstances. More than that, we are refined and made better worshipers as a result of the things we suffer if we continue to worship during tough times. The major emphases in this session are: 1) True worshipers aren’t immune to tough times, 2) True worshipers worship even in the tough times, and 3) Worship is an all-the-time way of living, not an occasional event.

The purpose of Session 4 is to challenge students to take up the practices of true worshipers. The major emphases here include personal worship, corporate worship and living an overall lifestyle of worship. We are really beginning the transition from what worship is to what worship looks like on a daily basis.