Last week, someone asked me about the DiscipleLand Bible Curriculum For Kids. So, I took a quick look at their website and samples. Overall, I was very impressed with what I saw and could imagine using this Sunday school curriculum at some point.
In this post, I’ll give the big picture and my opinion. Then I’ll refer you to this blog post and review of Discipleland from Karl Bastian, Mr. Kidology himself.
DiscipleLand Sunday School Curriculum
I’m calling it a Sunday school resource, but it is actually designed for use in almost any children’s ministry setting. It’s built around a six year program to teach through the whole Bible.
- DiscipleLand Preschool (ages 2-5) moves chronologically through the Old & New Testament encouraging children to discover God’s character and learn about Jesus
- DiscipleLand Kindergarten (ages 5&6) introduces kids to Bible heroes and points to Jesus as the greatest of all.
- DiscipleLand Core Bible (grades 1-6) takes learners through the Bible a second time.
- DiscipleLand Adventure (grades 1-6) is arranged topically and could be uses in Wednesday or Sunday night children’s programs.
More About DiscipleLand
Bible Translation: This Sunday school curriculum is designed to work with any Bible translation. There is an emphasis on kids bringing and using their own Bibles in class. It should be compatible with the KJV or NIV.
Doctrinal Statement: Like many nondenominational publishers, their statement of faith is very brief. However, it clearly marks them as a conservative evangelical publisher. It includes this statement, “The Bible is God’s inspired, inerrant message to all people. In His holy Word, God has revealed eternal truths that shall ever remain humankind’s final authority for all matters pertaining to life and faith.”
Other Features: There are many other features like trading cards, parent information fliers, strong visual aids, and a website for families. If you want a more in depth review, read what Karl wrote about Discipleland.
What do you think about DiscipleLand?
When it’s time to review curriculum choices, I’ll definately be giving DiscipleLand another look. I would like to hear from you. If you use DiscipleLand, please let me know what you think – you can leave a comment on the form below.
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I haven’t used it but it looks promising. Sorry it’s a year past your request :)
I am looking for disciplehips materials for children who have recently accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior in VBS. Any ideas?
Our children ministry has been using this curriculum for a few years and we love it. There are a lot of things to do for each lessons, so we divide one lesson into two lessons. This curriculum makes the children bring their Bible to church and open their Bible for the lessons. We encourage all children to have their own personal Bible. If they can’t afford one, we purchase the Bible with their name engraved on it. We had the opportunity to meet Karl Bastian in Jacksonville FL a few years ago at his workshop.