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What’s in the Bible Curriculum for Churches

Tony Kummer — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:44:58 +0000

You know I’m a fan of the What’s in the Bible?, so I was excited when their team contacted me about running a promotion on our website.

They are developing a curriculum series for churches based on the DVDs. From what I’ve heard and previewed, it’s a great option for serious Bible education that kids will love.

If you don’t own their DVDs yet, you might want to add them to your personal or church library. Click here to learn more on the official website. For a limited time you can use the coupon code “ministrytochildren” to get free shipping.

They want to giveaway one set of the first 3 volumes, which equals 12 weeks of curriculum. The retail value of that bundle is $240. Currently they sell it for $199.99.

This drawing has ended and the winner has been notified by email. Thanks for all the great comments and thanks to What’s in the Bible for the great giveaway.

“Shake It Up Cafe” VBS

Tony Kummer — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:41:32 +0000

Shake it Up Cafe is the new VBS theme from Cokesbury for 2011. It features Bible teaching around biblical feasts and an upbeat selection of original music. This cooking themed VBS is an interesting concept that has many people excited. Lynda Freeman even ranked this the #3 Vacation Bible School curriculum for this year. Click here to read her detailed review.

I didn’t get time to test out this VBS theme like I planned, but I didn’t want it to be wasted. So this post is your chance to win. Just watch the video below and leave your opinion about the theme. I will randomly draw a winner next Monday 21 February 2011. I can only ship to US addresses.

For more information, you can watch my unboxing video or check out the official website.

New Spark House Curriculum

Tony Kummer — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:07:28 +0000

A few weeks back, Nicole wrote a very positive review of the re:form curriculum from Spark House. The material is geared toward middle school confirmation classes, but could be used in many other ministry settings. My though was using it a few grades on either side of Middle School, maybe even as preteen Sunday School curriculum. Click here to read our full review.

This giveaway has now closed. You can still read everyone’s helpful comments below. To get this curriculum, visit their official website.

Now, this post is your chance to win this material for your church. Simply watch the video below and share your first impressions in our comment section. Next Monday 25 October, I will randomly select a winner to get a copy of the Leader Guide, DVD Set, and 5 Anti-Workbooks .

LifeWay Kids Ministry Conference

Tony Kummer — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:20:28 +0000

The rumors are true…

I’ll be presenting two workshops at the 2010 LifeWay Kids Ministry Conference (Oct 11-13) in Birmingham, Alabama. The event sounds like a big deal, check out their website for the full rundown.

This contest is now closed and the winner has been notified via email. Thanks to all who participated and I hope to see many of you in Birmingham!

The people from LifeWay have offered one free registration to readers of our website. To enter, just leave a comment on this post saying why you would be excited to go to the conference. You can be serious or silly, just let me know why you want to attend. I will use Random.org to select the winner on Tuesday 10 August 2010 and email the winner.

Just For Fun

Here is a recent video blog I made about the conference. It’s mostly me talking about why I am looking forward to the event. Don’t miss the final 15 seconds for a little kids pastor mischief.

Praise Party VBS Starter Kit (Abingdon Press)

Tony Kummer — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:03:14 +0000

This post is your chance to win a VBS starter kit from Abingdon Press called “Praise Party.” Abingdon is a division of the United Methodist Publishing House and sold through Cokesbury. You should also check out the Cokesbury VBS twitter account.

The giveaway has ended, thanks to all who entered and left such great feedback!

Praise Party was created to fit the needs of churches with an African American heritage, but this curriculum could be used in a variety of ministry settings. Here is their description of this VBS program.

Praise Party is a heritage-based Christian education curriculum that will have your community celebrating the saving grace of Jesus Christ with head, heart, hands, feet, and SOUL!! Through Bible study, crafts, skits, movement, contemporary music, and well-loved hymns and songs of the Black Church, Praise Party will create passionate worship that truly makes disciples for Jesus Christ.

How You Can Win

To enter this giveaway is simple. Just check out this video about Praise Party VBS and leave a comment below to share your first impressions. Feel free to be honest with any concerns. This program may not be right for your church. If you love the program say why and how you might use it if you win. I will randomly pick one a winner next Wednesday 9 June 2010. If this is your first time to comment, it may take a few hours to appear because of my spam protection. I will only be able to ship this to US addresses. Good luck! This contest is not officially sponsored by Abingdon, this is simply my way of passing along the review copy they sent me.

Watch The Preview Video

God Rocks VBS Starter Kit

Tony Kummer — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:49:04 +0000

A few months back, the people at Kidmo contacted me about their VBS program called God Rocks Starlight Rescue. I wanted to do an in-depth review, but just wasn’t able to block off the time. Here is a description of the program that Kidmo sent. Click here for more information and to order this VBS program.

God Rocks! Starlight Rescue VBS and comes from the God Rocks! ministry folks out of Canada. It has a exciting outer-space theme to it. We specialize in media-driven resources and this VBS has the most and best media I have seen in a VBS. It seemed like something we would have done if we produced a VBS so it was a natural fit and so we have been helping God Rocks! get this distributed to churches in the USA.

The opening session has an interactive cartoon with a continuing storyline for each of the five days. The church provides a host that has a script and interacts with the cartoon. The worship music videos are very relevant sounding for kids and have a great but not distracting look to them.

One of the breakouts sessions has a 12 minute cartoon and then a lesson for the teacher to follow. Another breakout area is for learning the motions to a new worship song each day and an opportunity to have an air-band competition to it while watching the music video for it.

There are also games, crafts & snack ideas (3 of each to choose from each day) that keep the theme going the whole time.

All of the printed materials, teacher manuals, marketing, etc are on CD-Rom so they can be e-mail or printed in quantities needed. There are very few extras to buy beyond the Mega Kit. Plus there is also a Preschool version included in the kit.

It was all written and put together by children’s pastors with a large amount of VBS experience and we have gotten amazing reaction from churches about how it is complete, thought-out and easy to use.

I’m going to make this one simple. Just check out this video about Starlight Rescue VBS and leave a comment below to share your first impressions. Feel free to be honest with any concerns or get excited if your a God Rocks fan. I will randomly pick one a winner next Wednesday 2 June 2010. If this is your first time to comment, it may take a few hours to appear because of my spam protection. I will only be able to ship this to US addresses. Good luck!

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered with all the great feedback. Click here to see our latest giveaways.

Memory Cross Starter Packs

“Our Home is like a Little Church”

Tony Kummer — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:30:00 +0000

This week kicks off the blog tour for “Our Home is like a Little Church.” This post is your chance to win 25 copies of the book. This would be a great way for you to encourage families in your church around Father’s Day.

This contest is now closes and the winner has been notified by email. Thanks to all who entered!

Just watch the video below (or read some of the blog reviews) and then leave your first impressions below. I will randomly draw one comment as the winner on Tuesday 18 May 2010. If this is your first time to comment, it may take a few hours to appear – I moderate 1st time commentators to prevent spam. I can only ship to U.S. location on this giveaway.

Coupon Code: Here is a special offer for our website readers. Use the special code LITCHRCHKUMMER to save 32% off retail on this book from WTSbooks.com – That means you’ll pay only $3.39 per copy of this very helpful little book.

Check Out the Blog Tour

Please encourage these bloggers by checking out their reviews too. Their posts offer a good balance on this book and how you might use it in ministry. I will update these links throughout the week. Email me if I’ve missed your review – Tony@Ministry-to-Children.com

Check Out the Video

This video features a few of the people at Sojourn who made the book possible.

If you’re church is new to these concepts, you should check out my resource page for family worship. To learn more about the book check out Jared’s blog post or visit the listing on Amazon.com. It’s also available on WTSbooks at a great price.

Giveaway: SonQuest Rainforest VBS

Tony Kummer — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:15:26 +0000

I just posted an update with my full review of the Gospel Light 2010 VBS curriculum. The company was kind enough to send me a copy to look at first hand. Overall I was very impressed with what I saw and believe this VBS will be helpful to many churches. For more information you can visit their official website.

This giveaway has now closed, thanks to all who participated.

This post is your chance to win the starter kit they sent me to review. Just check out the video preview below and leave me a comment with your first impressions. Next Monday 19 April 2010 I will use random.org to select one winner.

If this is your first time to leave a comment, it will take up to three hours for it to appear. I moderate new commentators to prevent spam. Just make sure you use a real email or I won’t be able to contact you. I can only ship to addresses in the US on this one.

Need More VBS Ideas? Then browse our tips for planning Vacation Bible School or check out our 2010 VBS theme reviews.

“God’s Extreme Power” VBS from City Light Ministries

Tony Kummer — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:25:19 +0000

Last year, I introduced our readers to City Light Ministries. They are one of the sponsors that helps our site continue to grow, and they are cool enough to do another VBS giveaway for our readers. Here is your chance to win this God-centered Vacation Bible School Kit.

Note: This contest has now ended and I’ve notified the winner. Thanks to all who participated. Check out the comment section to hear what our readers thought of this VBS theme.

One download copy of their Vacation Bible School curriculum called “God’s Extreme Power.” Here is an overview, they also have a sample on their website.

Lesson One: The Israelites Cross the Red Sea // Aim: God is Powerful
Lesson Two: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand // Aim: God’s Power is Personal
Lesson Three: Lazarus Rises from the Dead // Aim: God’s Power Brings Life
Lesson Four: Jesus Frees the Demon Possessed Man // Aim: God’s Extreme Power Saves my Life
Lesson Five: Saul’s Life is Changed // Aim: God’s Power Changes my Life

Digital Edition Curriculum includes: Teachers Manual, Planning Guide, Applications, worksheets, coloring pages, craft ideas, song ideas, and memory verses.

Our God is an Awesome God! His power goes to the extreme. Take your VBS on an exciting adventure. God’s power is shown in nature and in my life. Show your children that God’s power will change my life. He has the power to help me live a righteous life.

How To Enter

Take a look at the curriculum and then leave a comment on this post sharing your first impression. It can be positive or negative, the people at City Light will value your feedback.

Monday 15 March 2010, I will use Random.org to select one winner from the comments on this post. This one is open to readers around the world, you just need to have Internet access to download the VBS curriculum.

Video Review: Galactic Blast VBS Kit from Cokesbury

Tony Kummer — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:25:02 +0000

I just updated my coverage of the Galactic Blast VBS theme with an in-depth review. This post is your chance to win the starter kit they sent me to use in your church. Follow the directions below to qualify for the drawing.

Watch the video below or check out my review or their official site
Leave a comment on this post to share your first impressions of the theme.
I will randomly draw one winner on Thursday 21 January 2010

This giveaway is now closed and I’ve notified the winner. Thanks again for everyone’s feedback. You can watch for future giveaways here.