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ginny

So what curriculum do you recommend

fuji

Rarely do I leave a comment on a blog, but here’s one of my first: I have been wanting to think out loud and develop Christ-centered, gospel-driven children’s curriculum (Christian education): thanks for doing this. Gives me a jumpstart where I’ve been putting thoughts off to another day. Send more thoughts, links, curricula.

Cynthia

Thank you so much for articulating what I’ve been thinking for several years about children’s curriculum! I hope you don’t mind that I am sharing thoughts from your article with a group of 150 women during a Bible study this week (I’ll direct them to your blog!) In this day of so much spiritual confusion, instilling the truth of the gospel in our children, instead of just good morals, is so important. And thank you for the curriculum suggestions, I’ll check them out; I’m directing Children’s Ministries in a new church plant and this will help us get off the ground on the right foot.

Julie Huguley

Hello Yancey,
I have been in kids ministry as a kids director in three different churches with 200 kids plus for many years. I am currently serving as what I thought was an interim position with Redemption Bible Church (part of Acts 29) I thought I was burned out because of the years. Or maybe I needed to switch to Jr. Hi? (crazy right?)
I was online once again searching for curriculum and came across your article. I was hit like a tsunami(in a good way) and flattened on my face before God with the realization that I was simply burned out on just giving kids values and morals instead of helping them develop soft hearts that are open to Jesus and his gospel. I have been inspired and revived by the article.
I shared it with my Pastor who then attended my recent RKids training and shared his heart concerning his desire and responsibility to oversee gospel-centered curriculum in our kids dept. Our teachers/volunteers hearts were also opened and inspired. I stood before them and asked for the privilege of leading them and serving them as their Kids Deacon.
I am a former teacher who has always thought that I would one day write our curriculum. Because of your article and Gods leading I now meet each week with our Pastor and we have developed our first month of curriculum!
Thank you for sharing your vision and helping to change my heart! May God greatly bless you!

Everforward,
Julie Huguley
P.S. May we have permission to post your article on our website for our volunteers as part of our training?

J.D.

Excellent article. You articulated many of the things I have been trying to communicate within our church. We are in the process of taking a look at the God’s Story curriculum from Covenant Life.

Mike Lumpkin

Blessings, bro. Really good article. We utilize Children Desiring God at this point. Found that the supporting work around it with parents and complimentary work on Wednesday nights is (potentially) really helpful. However, material still only as good as conveyed by the teachers, and they must be gospel-saturated thinkers and communicators. That’s particularly a challenge when transitioning a church more that direction, away from moralistic leanings. Hope Jen is doing well.