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Betty Lukens, Inc. - "Learning the Bible Through Felt"

Bold Bible Kids: 12 Character-Building Lessons for Children's Ministry.
Group Publishing. 1999, 96 pages. ISBN 076442114X. Each lesson based on a different child in
the Bible. Discover how God has used little children in huge ways--and continues to use kids today.
These flexible lessons last between 55 minutes and an hour; suitable for multiage groupings. Includes
historical information that helps kids connect with Bible characters, and suggestions for encouraging
positive, godly character traits in the lives of your children. Group & Amazon Books

Children's Church Specials. Group Publishing., 1998, 124 pages.  Group Publishers
15 easy-to-lead worship sessions, each focuses on one characteristic of God and leads children
through three areas of worship:
-PRAISE (celebrate through songs, games, & activities)
-POINT (a memory-building experience that helps children remember what they've learned about the
       character of God)
-PRAYER (children thank God for being a great God)

Children's Church Supplies -  One Year Sets;  Individual Items & Books; Puppetry; Games;
Activities and Crafts; Puppets; Sermons In Chemistry; Betty Lukens Flannelgraph & Felt Large Bible
Story Set, Small Bible Story Set. Deluxe Large Bible Set, Deluxe Small Bible Set; New Lesson Series

Children's Church : Turning Your Circus into a Service. Dick Gruber. Gospel Pub House,
1992. ISBN: 0882436805. 'This is a life savor in Children's Ministries. It has very practical and insightful
helps for children as well as the leader or pastor. If you you are tired of the "Circus" and want to go
deeper in Ministry with children, this is a must have to add to your valued collection. I have personally
shared treasures from this book to burnt-out leaders and watched them be "revived." As a Children's
Pastor myself, this book is the Traveler's check to Children's Ministry, "Don't leave home without it." '
Pastor Jimmy Chase     Amazon Books

FAITHWEAVER - Children's Church - GGiving your children a heart for God
Leader Guide

God's People Celebrate Kit - Worshiping God Through a Year of Holidays, Holy Days and Super
Celebrations. Gospel Light. Consists of 52 fun-filled lessons that help children explore how God's
people—around the world and throughout time—have celebrated God's gifts to us. Lessons Include:
Old Testament observances (designed by God Himself!) Include the Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of
Dedication, Passover and more. Church calendar holy days include Advent, Lent, Palm Sunday,
Christmas and others. Seasonal holidays include Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, Father's Day and more.
God's People Celebrate Leader's Guide; God's People Celebrate Poster Pack; God's People
Celebrate Music CD and Cassette; God's People Celebrate Music Video; Big Book of Bible Puzzles;
Bible Verse Coloring Pages; Big Book of Bible Games.

KidsTime: God's Big Picture - Gospel Light's all-purpose Children's Ministry Program for
Grades 1-6. Take your kids through the Bible in a year. Each lesson includes music, games, art, skits,
object talks, worship time and Bible stories. KidsTime works with: any number of kids, any number
of teachers, all ages (grades 1-6), any scheduling option, new or experienced volunteers, limited budgets.
Kit includes:
~God's Big Picture Leader's Guide - reproducible, 432 pages
~God's Big Picture Time Line Book - Create a 74-foot long Bible Time line with these big and bright
        pictures.
~God's Big Picture Music - 18 songs. Video helps kids learn the words and motions to all the songs;
        reproducible CD & split track cassette.
~The Big Book of Bible Skits - 104 seriously funny Bible teaching skits for older students. Reproducible.
~The Big Book of Bible Skills - Bible basics made fun! For grades 3-6. Reproducible.
~Bible Story Coloring Pages - God's big picture, one scene at a time. For younger children. Reproducible.

Kidz Blitz Children's Ministry Curriculum
ELEMENTARY AGES - Sail the Caribbean with Adventure Bay
PRESCHOOL AGES - Journey with Looney Bird through Critter Land

KIDS Church (Kids In Divine Service) - KIDS Church programs available in: five week
courses; 13 week courses; full-year programs from Charismalife.

Noah's Park® Children's Church - Kids will love these "adventure trails" that lead to
a better understanding of Jesus. Bible stories and puppets, music and prayer, snacks, crafts, and games all
give kids an understanding of God's love! Noah's Park correlates with Bible-in-Life and other curriculum
lines reinforcing what kids learn in Sunday school. This kit provides everything needed for an entire year
of Children's Church for Preschool through Elementary age levels. Each Children's Church Kit Contains:
-Two Noah's Park Puppets: These cute, cuddly puppets are sure to grab the kids' attention!
-Five Guide Books: You'll find all the instructions you need within the five separate manuals included in the kit.
-Leader's Guide: Gives you all the info. you need to make this the best Children's Church you've ever had!
-Snacks and Games: Great ideas for snack foods and games to play!
-Crafts: Reproducible crafts for each lesson--one for elementary and one for preschool! Included are
        Homelink activities to extend the lesson during the week.
-Puppet Skits: You get skits for all the lessons and for all age levels. After all, what good would the
        puppets be without some clever skits?
-Park Patrol Training Book: Shows you how to turn your older kids into mentors who can lead
       activities and pass knowledge along to the younger children.
-Reproducibles: Unlike other programs you may have seen, Noah's Park Children's Church is completely
        reproducible. This added convenience means preparation has never been easier! Tons of Options:
        Pick the ones that work for your church!

Promiseland Curriculum - Willow Creek Association. Team-led, gift-based approach to ministry
provides strategies for putting the right people with the right spiritual gifts in the right place. Job
Descriptions for each volunteer are clearly outlined in the Director's Notebook. Proven, biblical,
creative, relevant, age appropriate lessons.Prepare Your Children for a Lifetime of Devotion to Christ.
With the Promiseland Curriculum, your church’s children will experience relevant Bible teaching and
intentional care in a Small Group that will encourage them to move across the line of faith and begin to
grow into fully-devoted followers of Christ.

Quick Children's Sermons : Will My Dog Be in Heaven?
Group Publishing, 1997. Kids ask the most amazing questions--and now children's workers will be
ready to answer 50 of them. Theologians agree with the solid biblical principles kids learn, and kids
are delighted with the witty, fun, insightful answers. Perfect for children's sermons, children's church,
or as a resource for church workers and parents when these questions invariably arise.
 Group & Amazon Books

Quick Children's Sermons 2 : Why Did God Make Mosquitoes?
Group Publishing, 1998.        Group & Amazon Books

101 Creative Worship Ideas for Children's Church. Jolene L. Roehlkepartain.
Group Publishing, 1995.  Group & Amazon Books

SKITuations - A "soap opera" acted out by your yooung adults, dressed as children,
in which Godly solutions to everyday problems are portrayed live on stage! Your children won't
want to miss a single episode as they watch the Christian life modeled in each skit. A complete church
curriculum, designed for first-sixth grade children! Each week's lesson contains: a 10 minute skit, a
children's "sermon," small group activities week-long family experiences that apply the Biblical concept
to their personal lives.

Worship Time With Kids : Bible-Based Activities for
Children's Church. Cindy Dingwall.   Abingdon Press, 1998.  ISBN: 0687052491.
A cornucopia of ideas to use in children's worship. It includes musical and spoken Calls to Worship,
Litanies, Affirmations, Prayers, and Benedictions. The activities can become a part of congregational
worship, children's church, Sunday school, VBS, church camp, children's choir and Kids Club programs.
Ages 3-11. Interdenominational. Puzzles, games, art activities and projects. "Worship Talks" section
includes Children's Sermons that can be used in congregational worship or with children's
programs. These "Worship Talks" include props and participation. Includes a series of four services for
Advent, a service about creation which can become a series of four services about the four seasons,
a Thanksgiving service, a service about love and a service about friendship. All of the worship services
include a variety of participation activities, music, art, games and more. Can be used as a companion book
to the author's book, BIBLE TIME WITH KIDS.  Amazon Books

Color Me Christian. This six-lesson unit teaches about salvation in a powerful way.
Lessons 1-5 each use a different color to represent a part of the salvation plan. Lesson 6 is an overall
salvation review in a "60 minutes" format. Children learn how to become a Christian and share their faith
with others. Includes decorating ideas, special character scripts, object lessons, stories, scripture memory
activities, and more. Related Items: Puppets In Concert Vol. 5; Puppets In Concert Vol. 7; The Word is
Love Cassette; Salvation Story Bag; Gospel bracelet; Wordless book silk set.

Fruit of the Spirit. This ten lesson teaching unit focuses on each of the nine fruit of the
Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23, plus a summary review lesson. Each lesson includes two puppet plays, a
modern day story, an object lesson, music suggestions, and scripture memory activities, plus a
spiritual challenge. The packet below is a pre-recorded version of one of the puppet play series.
Related Items: Fruit of the Spirit cassette; Fruit of the Spirit packet; Manny and the Holy Spirit

The King's Commandments. Children learn the ten commandments plus the two
greatest commandments given by Jesus in this thirteen lesson unit. Each lesson includes music ideas,
magic trick, contemporary story, spiritual challenge, New Testament Bible story, and more.
Supplements:
Drama Video - includes all of the drama segments from the teaching unit. The video may be shown
    instead of having live performers act out the drama parts each week.
Puppet Video - includes all of the puppet segments from the teaching unit. The video may be shown
instead of having a live puppet in the performance each week.
Related Items: Puppets in Concert Vol. 4; God's Top 10 cassette/cd.

Living Like a King's Kid. A five-lesson unit designed to help children know how to
please God through right relationships: with their parents, with their brothers and sisters, with God,
with themselves. The life of Joseph is the teaching core and children enjoy puppets, stories, scripture
memory, and role playing as they attend crown school and learn how to be King's kids.
Related Items: Songs for King's Kids; Puppets In Concert Vol. 7;
Righteous Pop Music Vol. 1 cassette/cd; Story bag - Joseph.

Lost and Found. Salvation is the theme of this seven-lesson unit based on the parable
of the prodigal son. Children learn about sin and its consequences as well as their need for a Savior,
and the Biblical plan of salvation. Topics: sin, works, repentance, the cross, forgiveness, growing in
grace, worship. Activities include music, stories, puppet skits, Bible memory, drama, and games.
Related Items: Righteous Pop Music Vol. 2 cassette/cd.

Mission Possible: Adventures in Faith. Your mission, should you choose to accept it,
is to teach children what faith is and how to put their faith in Jesus Christ. This ten-week teaching unit will
thrill your children as they become F.B.I. cadets (Faith Building Interns). Sacred Agent Man introduces
them to Bible and modern day heroes and then issues faith challenges to each cadet. All takes place in the
Hall of Faith with puppets, drama, music, Bible memory, and fun detective work!
Also Available: Faith Challenge Cards--Pack of 25 credit-card size cards with Jeremiah 29:11 on the
front and a place to make a commitment on the back. Related Items: Mission Possible cassette/cd;
Faith Adventure cassette/cd.

Superbook Olympics. This is a ten-lesson teaching unit that involves a high degree of
child involvement. Through physical activities and a game-like atmosphere, the children are encouraged
to get excited about Bible knowledge. The unit includes competition with all instructions, reproducible
take-home Bible question sheets, games, and score sheets.
Supplements: Superbook Additional Questions A & Superbook Additional Questions B

Travel God's Way. This twelve-lesson teaching unit is an exciting journey for kids on
the Narrow Way. They meet the city mayor, Officer J. Sureway, and others who use street signs to
teach the sure way to get to Heaven by following the directions in God's road map - the Bible. The final
week is a victory road race reviewing scriptures memorized and lessons learned. Lessons include
U-turn from sin, one way - God's way, stop-slow-go, yield to Jesus, and more.
Related Items: Travel God's Way cassette; Puppets in Concert Vol. 8; One Way Arrow Illusion;
Stoplight Trick

TV and Me. This ten-lesson unit deals with the effects of TV on children and family.
Topics include: TV and time, TV and violence, TV and money, TV and reality, TV and its influence.
The unit provides discussion questions, take home sheets, skits, and even some TV commandments
for knowing when to turn the TV off. The video features Liz and Slick enacting the puppet scripts in
the unit. Supplements: TV and Me Video; Teaching Unit and Video. Related Items: Righteous Pop
Music Vol. 2 cassette/cd; Puppets in Concert Vol. 6.

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