Kid's Church Ideas?

[Nahum]

Howdy Folks!

We are in the process of altering our kid's church format. Our age group is 6-12. Do you guys have any recommendations for lesson plans and group activities? Any websites that are loaded with info?

Thanks

[berkeley]

Make a comparison of parents and God the Father. Tie in parental discipline with being cast into the depths of hell!!!!
Don't just tell them that... make it into a puppet show.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Howdy Folks!

We are in the process of altering our kid's church format. Our age group is 6-12. Do you guys have any recommendations for lesson plans and group activities? Any websites that are loaded with info?

Thanks

Super Energy Kids Church Format is what we used. I have a pair of size 70 dress pants that I put a hula hoop in the belt loops and hung bicycle horns off of. I have work suspenders holding this up with buttons on the suspenders. I wear a multi-colored afro, with funny glasses I lose in the bit to show my real face. I don't use paint to hide and do all I can to NOT SCARE the kids.

Power Hour books are $$$$ but with a Tape or CD can be plug and play.

Street Rage took same formats in a different vein and added games and using local merchants for giveaways. Costs About $100 for howto/supplies/books or go down to Blytheville, AR on a Saturday and see the program in action.

The AOG Missionaries to the Phillipines Darrell and Sandy Blatchley used to have a great webpage also. I could not find it active or being updated.

Similiar Blog not updated since 08/2006

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[Pressing-On]

You can use any curriculum and tweak it to suit your needs.

The UPC has a Children's church program. I liked a couple of them, especially the "Good Ship" or whichever has a ship theme. That was probably the best out of them all. Master's Care was pretty good.

The Power Tool Box is an older program, but it is great! We had great success with this one.

This is also a very awesome Children's Church program!

http://www.forwordintl.com/

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

You can use any curriculum and tweak it to suit your needs.

The UPC has a Children's church program. I liked a couple of them, especially the "Good Ship" or whichever has a ship theme. That was probably the best out of them all. Master's Care was pretty good.

The Power Tool Box is an older program, but it is great! We had great success with this one.

This is also a very awesome Children's Church program!

http://www.forwordintl.com/

FRIEND Ship

I did not like the Garage Theme, or the Gymnasium.
Going to heaven was fun as we put fluffy clouds on the ceiling. Puppets, bad jokes, and balloon animals... all work.

The Ramsay's have a book with a DVD slide show (why it is a DVD is beyond me) for I think $18. He was a maintenance man (janitor) in a school and for 16 yrs has great success with hundreds filled with the Holy Ghost. Does not take rocket science to do Sunday School.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

FRIEND Ship

I did not like the Garage Theme, or the Gymnasium.
Going to heaven was fun as we put fluffy clouds on the ceiling. Puppets, bad jokes, and balloon animals... all work.

The Ramsay's have a book with a DVD slide show (why it is a DVD is beyond me) for I think $18. He was a maintenance man (janitor) in a school and for 16 yrs has great success with hundreds filled with the Holy Ghost. Does not take rocket science to do Sunday School.

Yes, Friendship was great. My husband built an awesome gangplank with the ropes. The kids had to cross over it to get into the fellowship hall. It was great

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

This is also a very awesome Children's Church program!

http://www.forwordintl.com/

Ohhhh this is good stuff!

The AOG does Sunday School on Wednesday Nights.

Good Puppets are about $35 each.

6. Why your material over others?
We believe at any cost, there isn't another material with more "MEAT of the Word" and actual content vs. frills or bells and whistles. We write it, test it and use it in our own ministry. We are pastors and Children's Pastors and we know today's kids. We are parents and have kids too! We produce active, visual, hands on lessons with varied approaches for different learning styles. We try to use different, off the beaten path texts, wherever possible to expose kids to more of the Bible and to keep it fresh. We use skits, puppets, games, activities; Bible work, teaching and role play to get the point across in many different ways. Our material is perfect for large group teaching with breakout into small groups for age appropriate activities. Our material works wonderfully with multi-age groups. We also give you full blown written out Bible lessons and activities. Some publishers give you just an outline or the text leaving you to fill in the blanks. In most cases you could actually go word for word if you desire. This is perfect for the new, inexperienced teacher, last minute substitutes, or those who have limited prep time. The ability to modify and print our material is a huge advantage. Many only provide written material or read only versions in PDF. We give you both!

7. Do you have a S&S? (Scope and Sequence)
No, we are more topical in nature and are also used as a companion to a "through the Bible" type of Sunday School material. Our material is great for giving your traditional denominational material a rest. Take a few weeks off and give us a try. We like to pick topics not normally covered in depth such as the Beatitudes, Lord's Prayer, Psalm 23 and really dig into it for several weeks.

8. What denominations use your material and what are your beliefs?
We would be happy to email you our faith statement upon request. We currently have shipped to over 30 different denominations including Nazarene, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Vineyard, Church of God, Assemblies of God, Wesleyan, Foursquare, independent, community and non-denominational churches, Catholic and many Christian schools, day cares and home schools. We also have shipped to nine countries outside the U.S.

9. How much material is in a lesson and how long will it last?
A lot depends on class size. But our stuff is crammed with a lot of options and activities. Typically we say from 1.5 to 2.5 hours per lesson for a class of about 15-20. Many people are able to start it on Sunday and have enough material left over for midweek class! This is what we do at our church. Keep in mind these time estimates do not include praise and worship, snack, prayer requests, announcements, etc. So, our estimate is very, very conservative.

10. Where is the ideal settting or format for your material?
KICKRiCK is equally at home in Children's church or midweek services. We use it that way in our ministry. Others have told us they use it in Christian schools, summer programs, cell groups for kids, Sunday evening multi-age group nights, and for outreach programs. The only format we do not recommend it for is a traditional Sunday school class where children sit around a table and cannot move around. Our lessons are active and visual.

11. Can I copy the material?
Not the CDS. Printing unlimited copies of lessons from the binder or CD for your local church is allowed.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

Ohhhh this is good stuff!

The AOG does Sunday School on Wednesday Nights.

Good Puppets are about $35 each.

I made our own puppets. They looked very professional.

We did Children's Church on Wednesday nights. We are getting ready to get back into that. I was just loaded down with a bunch of material yesterday. Time to revamp the costumes.

I made some awesome Angel's wings for our lesson this morning. The little girl didn't want to take them off and sat on the floor through the whole class. lol!

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I made our own puppets. They looked very professional.

We did Children's Church on Wednesday nights. We are getting ready to get back into that. I was just loaded down with a bunch of material yesterday. Time to revamp the costumes.

I made some awesome Angel's wings for our lesson this morning. The little girl didn't want to take them off and sat on the floor through the whole class. lol!

We are moving our Kid's Church to Wednesday nights again. All of our teens are begging to help out.

["GL"]

We use the K.I.D.S. Church curriclum available through Gospel Light.