resources for effective children's ministry

Surprising Stories from People Jesus Met Author - Mikal Keefer & John Cutshall Publisher - Group Publishing $15.99

    This unique resource will help you bring the Bible and Bible people to life before the eyes of your kids!  The children in your church will not forget the day Peter or a Roman Soldier came into their classroom!  More importantly, with the interactive and active activities each lesson includes your kids will learn, remember and apply the Bible Point to their day-in-day-out life!

    Favorite Feature

• reproducible
• 13 complete lessons that help kids experience Bible times
• each lesson has one Key Bible Point
• each part of the lesson reinforces key Bible Point
• active learning
• information on how to recruit actors
• costuming and publicity ideas
• Bible basis for each lesson provided
• supplies list
• guided conversation and discussion questions
• teacher tips - great, useful information
• great way to involve many church people in your children's ministry!

    I highly recommend this as a must have resource!  If you have this book you will use it!  I really like how it provides you a way to involve people in your Children's Ministry who may not already be serving.  I especially like the lesson on a little child and the closing activity of giving each child a blessing - many children may never receive a blessing from anyone else so this lesson is one they will remember and treasure forever.  Extremely well done Mikal, John and Group!

    POSSIBLE WAYS TO UTILIZE:

• summer Sunday School
• special focus for a quarter of Sunday School or Children's Church
• occasional special Sunday events for even the entire family
• mid-week club program

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