GO! Curriculum Blog — Children’s Ministry Ideas and Encouragement
In my previous blog post, I shared 10 interactive storytelling ideas for elementary kids. But why should they have all the fun?! Preschoolers want to join the story too. In fact, when you consider a...
If you want to make your KidMin lessons more interactive (and you should), the best place to start is with the Biblical storytelling. But here’s the million dollar question: How exactly do you...
If there’s one thing that I’ve learned in my 20 years of children’s ministry, it’s this: Telling is not teaching and listening is not learning. Think about it. You could spend...
In a previous post, I talked about a fascinating study that was done with preschool kids. In 2014, the University of CA, San Diego, the University of Washington, and Stanford University conducted two...
How did we ever do KidMin without the internet? Better yet, how did we do ANYTHING without the internet? There are so many resources online that can help KidMin leaders reach kids and families with...
There I was in the darkness of my bedroom, at the ripe old age of 6, with my head shoved under the bed, waiting for the worst and wondering if these would be the last breaths I ever took. Like a lot...
“The B-I-B-L-E,Yes, that’s the book for me!Unless you don’t know how to navigate it,in which case it just sits on your shelf collecting dust.” I like to imagine that these were the original lyrics to...
It was 1:30 in the morning as a helicopter hovered in the darkness above our tents. “Melissa. If you can hear us, shine your flashlight so we can locate you.” That’s what the helicopter kept saying...
If you’re like a lot of KidMin leaders, when you signed up for the job, you may have imagined yourself pouring out wisdom to a group of kids as they sat in wide-eyed wonder of everything you said. But...
If you have ever played a sport, you’ve probably heard your coach say something to the effect of, “Push hard until the very end,” or “Don’t quit until the game is over.” Somehow University of Oregon...
“What makes GO! different from all of the other curriculum?” That’s one of the questions we get asked most often. It’s a great question! Especially considering there are literally one billion KidMin...
The Titanic was pretty cool, but the best ship is a partnership. (Worst opening line ever!) When children’s ministry leaders and volunteers work alongside the parents, it makes for a powerful...