GO! Curriculum Blog — Children’s Ministry Ideas and Encouragement
Changing curriculum isn’t easy! You have to sort through seemingly endless options, kick the tires, solicit input from your team, get approval from your pastor, retrain your volunteers, and on, and...
Cricket. Cricket. Cricket. This is the sound that emanates from a room filled with quiet kids. Fortunately, it’s not often that you’ll have a room made up entirely of kids who are “vocally...
It’s coming, it’s coming! As many of you know, GO! curriculum for preschool is coming soon. The curriculum calendar is set to begin in August and the lessons will be available for purchase in June. In...
Do you remember the movie “The Wizard of Oz?” (Answer: Of course you do!) Good! Then maybe you remember the part where the Tin Man asks the Wizard for a heart. Here’s a little piece of the exchange:...
A few months ago, my wife and I were casually looking at refrigerators at Home Depot. After showing us a handful of models for “normal” people, the sales guy beckoned us over to a model that can only...
I was recently at a conference when someone asked me this question: “Who is GO! curriculum not for?” That question is brilliant! In fact, I think that should be one of the first questions you ask when...
“Hey Lincoln! What did you learn at church today?” That’s the question I’ve asked my son hundreds of times during the car ride home. And almost every time I ask, without really even opening his mouth...
On January 11th, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would be changing it’s news feed algorithm so that you see more content from friends, family, and groups. “As we roll this out,” Zuck said...
Sometimes we see people who lead and relate to kids with such effortless talent that we say of them, “They’re such a natural!” Make no mistake, though, great KidMin leaders aren’t born—they’re made!...
There’s an expression that has always bugged me: “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.” Seriously?! Of course you can! Who in the world would buy cake if they...
Welcome to 2018! Once again, it’s a new year and if you’re resolved to make some life changes, you’re not alone. According to YouGov, an online polling firm, 68% of people said...
Have you ever struggled to get your kids to help you clean the house? (Answer: Is the Pope Catholic?) Well, there was a study that you might find “helpful.” In 2014, the University of CA...