I am so excited and humbled to be a contributing author in Inspired: Unlocking Your Creativity from the Kidmin Nation Library. I wrote Chapter 7: Creativity Begets Creativity! And I believe that. Inspired is a book written by different kidmin leaders from around the world and from big and small churches. We shared all we know about […]
X-Men: How To Be a Christian, Part 5
“X-MEN: How To Be A Christian” is a Christian 101 curriculum for upper elementary children. Unit 5 is the last unit in this series and it is about Church Life. It will introduce children to communion, water baptism, tithes and offerings, and fellowship. These are part of church life that they may have already seen […]
X-Men: How To Be A Christian, Part 4
“X-MEN: How To Be A Christian” is a Christian 101 curriculum for upper elementary children. Unit 4 is about Evangelism. It will introduce children to evangelism in an easy to understand way and challenge them to practice it as well. Unit 4 Overview Lesson 1: What is Evangelism? Lesson 2: How To Tell Someone About […]
X-Men: How To Be A Christian, Part 3
“X-MEN: How To Be A Christian” is a Christian 101 curriculum for upper elementary children. Unit 3 is all about Service. Lesson 1 is theory where children will read Bible verses about service and come up with a class service project. Lesson 2 to 4 are not actually lessons, but 3 weeks your class will […]
Repeat Visitor Card (FREE Printable)
I’ve been having fun with paper and our church copier because I’ve been able to update our visitor ministry literature. I updated our brochure, connection card, and repeat visitor card. The repeat visitor card is a way to encourage first time visitors to come back three more times. This would make their total attendance to […]
Movie Review: Ice Dragon – Legend of the Blue Daisies
I had the privilege of previewing “Ice Dragon – Legend of the Blue Daisies” and I’m sharing my honest review below. It’s a great movie for the whole family! Read on to find out why. Movie Synopsis from the website: Melody, a gifted young dreamer and her feisty friend Leif, must set aside their differences and […]
X-Men: How To Be A Christian Part 2
“X-MEN: How To Be A Christian” is a Christian 101 curriculum for upper elementary children. Unit 2 is about The Bible. Every hero lives by a code. Some codes are recorded in a codex, an ancient manuscript text in book form. Our codex as X-Men for Jesus is the Bible! There are four lessons in […]
Book Review: “Uniquely You” + Free Print
I received a copy of “Uniquely You” in exchange for my honest review, which I’m sharing below but the short version is that I enjoy and recommend this book! Title: Uniquely You Author: Michelle S. Lazurek Illustrator: Alison Wright Publisher: Elk Lake Publishing Inc; First edition (Released February 3, 2018) Book Summary (from Amazon): Plain Jane lives in […]
I Love, Love, Love, Love, Love You
If you need a lesson on love or for Valentine’s Day, check out “I Love, Love, Love, Love, Love You” below. It’s based on Gary Chapman’s 5 Love Languages and teaches kids 5 ways to show love to others, especially their parents. It also challenges them to come up with their own ideas based on […]
Child Abuse Prevention Training
When I first joined the Children’s Ministry and even when I eventually led it, child abuse was not an issue we considered. We definitely did not have any sort of training about it. Now, every year, we hold a Child Abuse Prevention Training so we can recognize signs of abuse and know what to do about […]
