Praise Party VBS from Abington Press for 2010

July 1 | VBS 2010
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This is the first year I’ve taken a look at the VBS offering from Abington Press, which also produces the Cokesbury VBS theme. This year they offer a block party theme titled Praise Party. It has an urban feeling and serves churches from a more diverse background, especially historically black congregations. The tag line for [...]

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Galactic Blast VBS from Cokesbury for 2010

July 1 | VBS 2010
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Cokesbury has announced their VBS themes for 2010. Galactic Blast is a space themed curriculum for Vacation Bible school. The tag line says, “A Cosmic Adventure Praising God.” What sets this VBS material apart is the added environmental science elements. According to the description, cadets will “gain a new perspective on our planet Earth, and [...]

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Music Review: To Be Like Jesus (Sovereign Grace Music)

July 1 | Children's Worship Music
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Finding children’s worship music that has biblical depth and musical excellence can be a challenge. That is one reason why I was excited to learn about the new CD for kids from Sovereign Grace Music. To Be Like Jesus contains 12 worship songs about the fruits of the Spirit. The album is inspired by Galatians [...]

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Video: Revelation Song

July 1 | Helpful Video Clips
Keri Jobe Revelation Song

One of my favorite new worship songs is called the Revelation Song. This may be a little off topics, but I wanted to share the the video and lyrics here on our site. This might be something to show in your children’s church or Sunday school if you have time. Or you can just enjoy [...]

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How To Help Kids Memorize The Bible

June 30 | Christian Parenting
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Sometimes I’m discouraged about how few children are really being taught the Bible at home. But as a parent, I need to think about my own home first. Am I an example for my children in memorizing the Bible?
I ran across this very practical and encouraging blog post on memorizing the Bible with your kids. [...]

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The New Kidology: A Great Children’s Ministry Resource Gets Even Better

June 29 | Children's Ministry Links
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One of my favorite Children’s Ministry websites just got a makeover. The upgraded Kidology website is now live – and Pastor Karl and company have made a great resource even better. If you are new to Kidology, it’s a membership based website that is offers practical training, creative teaching resources, and an outstanding forum. The [...]

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Children’s Sermons In A Sack

June 26 | Children's Sermons
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I’m not certain who first coined the idea of “Sermons in a Sack,” but if you need a break from the usual children’s sermons, this is a good alternative for summer. These kids messages in a sack are creative, interactive ways of sharing Bible lessons, scripture passages, or characteristics of God.  It’s an object lesson, [...]

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Giveaway: “ABC’s of God” Sunday School Curriculum (Children Desiring God)

June 25 | Giveaways
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Over the last few years, our church has come to love the Sunday School curriculum from Children Desiring God. We have used their God-centered material in several formats including Sunday School, Children’s Church, Nursery, and the Wednesday night children’s ministry. I am personally very glad to promote Children Desiring God. Our kids (and Sunday School [...]

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Video “1 Timothy 4:12″ Bible Memory Song

June 25 | Helpful Video Clips
Children's Ministry Bible Memory Video

Seeds Family Worship just added a new video on YouTube based on their 1 Timothy 4:12 Bible verse song. It’s based on the NIV for that scripture that reads, “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith [...]

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Family Discipleship In The Summertime

June 24 | Christian Parenting
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Summertime is a more relaxed season of the year for many families (although with vacations, baseball, and family reunions our schedules can still be hectic!) But summer is a good time to remind ourselves as parents that growth in the grace and knowledge of God doesn’t take summer breaks. The summer months present a great [...]

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LifeWay’s Route 254 Club VBS Theme

June 22 | VBS 2010
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LifeWay has announced their VBS materials for 2010. In addition to their main Saddle Ridge Ranch theme, they offer a simple option designed for smaller churches. Route 254 is an updated version of the popular Ramblin’ Road Trip VBS theme. It features broadly graded Bible lessons that fit well in smaller Vacation Bible School settings, [...]

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LifeWay’s Saddle Ridge Ranch VBS Theme

June 22 | VBS 2010
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After several weeks of hints and teaser videos, LifeWay has announced their VBS themes for 2010. Their main theme is a Western VBS curriculum called “Saddle Ridge Range” and includes all the expected cowboy, rodeo, and Southwestern elements. The key verse is James 1:5, “Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, [...]

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Multimedia Projectors: How They Can Help Your Sunday School & Children’s Church

June 20 | Sunday School Ideas
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Did you ever think of using a small multimedia projectors in your Sunday School or Children’s Church? I’m not a very good geek. I’d like to be one, but alas know too little about technology and am dependent on the kindness of strangers when it comes down to it. If you’re like me (or especially if [...]

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Three Laws of Vacation Bible School (VBS According to Twitter)

June 18 | Vacation Bible School
VBS according to Twitter

The last few days, I’ve been tracking some of the comments on Twitter about Vacation Bible School. In case you’re wondering, Twitter is like a big public chat + instant messaging website. Twitter makes it easy to connect with people who share your interests. One big interest of mine this time of year is VBS [...]

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