Kidologists Zone

We must get outside the walls of our church to reach those who won't enter the walls of our church!

This is a fun activity for little learners to practice washing feet. 

There's a way to get MORE done in LESS time!

Learn helpful tips to better communicate with parents in your ministry!

All children have special needs. Some just need more than others. So how do we reach out to those children with special needs and behavioral challenges in our ministry?

"Happy Birthday, Pastor Karl, from your AI Friend!"

In children’s ministry, crises are a guarantee. It's not if, but when.

Have you ever wished Yoda could lead your lessons? We have good news for you!

The Back to School Checklist is a powerful recruiting tool for your ministry. 

The way we use our words can have a lasting impact on the people around us.

Object Lessons are one of THE most effective ways to teach kids.

Enjoy Pastor Karl's classic video series on Spiritual Disciplines starring Noduh the Wise One - not to be confused with his cousin Yoda of Star Wars fame. This 10-part series includes an introduction video.

Object Lessons are one of THE most effective ways to teach kids.

Object Lessons are one of THE most effective ways to teach kids.

A giant object lesson illustrating how God can do the impossible - as a teacher transforms a GIANT square made of metal brackets instantly into in a giant CIRCLE!

A Complete Strategy for Guest Family Follow-Up

This discipleship tool will prepare kids for their spiritual journey.

A Tiny Booklet with a BIG Message

Kids Need it. God’s Word has it. Now You Can Teach it!

This video will equip you with essential tools and strategies to ensure your messages are heard by everyone involved in your ministry. 

Apply these theorems to your kids ministry, experiment with them, tweak them in your own laboratory, and watch as success bubbles up like you’ve never seen before.

Kid Conversation Cards get kids talking!

It ought to be a sin to bore a kid with the Bible!

What is your gut response when you hear the word ‘Meeting’? Is it excitement or dread?

An updated Romans Road Gospel Tool for Kids!  

Introduction and Chapter 1 of Order of the Ancient, a novel written by Karl Bastian, the Kidologist.

Use this Bible Curriculum for non-readers to challenge the youngest children to learn – they will rise to the occasion! 

And at the HEART of everything is the GOSPEL MESSAGE…which is why we are constantly looking for new and creative ways to communicate the timeless message of the Gospel! 

Bible Characters were just ordinary people acting on Faith. 

I know far too many former children’s ministry leaders who are “former” precisely because the “job” of being in children’s ministry seemed like a “bait and switch.”

It was a Sunday night in high school. And even though I was sitting in the back pew with my buddies, it was a day that would change my life forever.

I recently re-invented the classic Wordless Book for a new generation with The Gospel Colors to bring a fresh fun spin to this technique.

The Great Escape is super fun, super interactive, super relational, but also super intentional in sharing the Good News of Jesus! 

When it comes to training your Volunteers, we’ve got you covered!

They aren’t kids, but they aren’t adults yet either. 

Team Building is important to the success of the ministry God has given you!

Imagine your kids on a giant game board, moving forward or backwards – landing on Prayer “Boosts” or “Sliders” learning what can boost our prayer life, or cause us to slide backwards. 

Billy gets a parrot and Bob talks to him about the importance of choosing his words.

It happens four times a year… those 5thSundays. You can just incorporate them into your normal curriculum, OR… you can make them extra special.

The Salvation Poem is a song that wonderfully expresses the Sinner's Prayer in song. The lyrics and music are provided free from salvationpoem.com. This video was created by Kidology.org and is offered here for free to our Starter Members.

Could you apply the principles of successful restaurants to your children’s ministry by cookin' up memorable lessons?

Sample videos of the Wally Videos from Etermity 500

Countdowns can be boring. You need Crazy Countdowns!

How would like a TWO-WEEK PAID VACATION in addition to the time your church already offers you? (And your boss won’t even know you took it!) Sound good? Keep reading!

Many a leader sabotaged his or her ministry simply because they were not teachable. How and why you should SEEK out feedback.

A fun recruiting flyer that invites parents to see if their child is a winner!

Guard Your Heart is a super-fun interactive object lesson game that can be used for Valentine's Day or any teaching situation that features Proverbs 4:23 - "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”

A sample recruiting e-mail to parents attending regularly to your church, but not yet serving on any ministry teams to demonstrate how to be positive while making the case for why they should serve.

Disciple your kids with My Awesome Adventure!

Being a “Kidologist” was a mindset of approaching children’s ministry as an “always learner”, being a student of kids, their world, and the best way to minister within the culture of kids.