Children's Mission Education

(See also CHILDREN'S PRAYER RESOURCES) CURRICULA RECOMMENDED CALEB RESOURCES Caleb Resources provides a wide array of resources for children’s missions education. See especially their THUMB (Tribal, Hindu, Unreligious, Muslim, and Buddhist) resources for teaching kids about unreached peoples. Click here for their entire Kids Around the World curriculum. OUTSIDE THE LINES: CONNECTING KIDS TO GOD'S GLOBAL PURPOSE Children have a strategic role to play while they're still children! They don't have to wait to grow up before they can make an important contribution to God's kingdom. Outside the Lines: Connecting Kids to God's Global Purpose helps kids see the world as God sees it and teaches them how they can take action. The resource presents a concise biblical world-view; allowing kids to discover God's purpose and plan of salvation for all nations. This comprehensive resource provides up to 26 weeks of curriculum through 13 dynamic lessons for kindergarten to eighth grade! "TOP LINE - BOTTOM LINE" CHILDREN'S CURRICULUM This teacher's manual and accompanying instructional DVD from UnveilinGLORY explain the "how" of teaching children God's desire to reach people of every tongue, tribe and nation. It's designed to be used as a 13-week plan and curriculum and includes instructions for missions-minded games and creative craft ideas all designed to help the children understand missions in general. This helps children see the Bible as one book - with one introduction, one story and one conclusion. Manual includes instructional DVD, lesson plans, slides, and CD with slides in digital format. Click here and then follow the web page down to the this item. CAT AND DOG THEOLOGY FOR KIDS! TEACHERS’ GUIDE (Click here and follow the page down to the bottom for this item) UnveilinGLORY’s Cat and Dog Theology seminar has been changing many lives around the nation and world! Now it is available for kids too! This CD is designed for teachers and Homeschool parents who want to teach their kids the basics of “Cat and Dog Theology”. Learn four fun-filled lessons for kids which will teach them about God’s glory in fresh new ways! They’ll also learn new songs (examples on the CD) pointing them to God’s glory. As a bonus, you’ll also get Nature Sounds for kids to learn about how animals glorify God and they’ll get opportunities to praise God with nature! To order call: 888-661-9920 DISCIPLELAND This curriculum is designed for kids age preschool-6th grade. It features state of the art visual materials. Missions is woven through out, with 13-week units on missionary heroes and Church history. EVERYBODY OUGHT TO KNOW and ALL GOD’S CHILDREN by Kathy Felty Both curricula include great lessons to build a Biblical, missions-oriented worldview in preschoolers. WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS BRIGHT IDEAS Bright Ideas is the source for a plethora of great resources, particularly the Bright Ideas For You curriculum. Besides lessons, this curriculum offers a number of creative recipes for ethnic meals, games and more. THE GREAT KIDMISSION by Mary Gross Mission learning activities for kids. ARTICLES INTEGRATING MISSIONS EDUCATION INTO CHILDREN’S CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL by Pete Hohmann An introductory article with practicle steps on the subject of Children’s Mission Education. MISSION EDUCATION—WHERE TO BEGIN? by Nancy Tichy Just where do you find the seed thoughts for missions education in church or Christian school? They’re usually planted in the heart of an adult who wants to enlist kids for God’s global cause. Check out some ideas that even a beginner can use to chart a course designed to take kids from self-absorption to participation in God’s Kingdom business. (Read more) HOME GROWN WORLD CHRISTIANS by Noel Piper The world came early into my life. On rainy days, Mother let us dig through attic baskets filled with mementos of her college summer in Mexico. My parents' table and guest bed were open to visitors from many places. Our mailbox saw many exotic stamps. On the back wall of our "vacation" church was a huge world map. A cousin went to Indonesia. Daddy told us stories of his days as doctor on a Navy tanker, docking off Saudi Arabia, Burma, Japan and other ports of call. (Read more) KIDS WITH POWER by Ellen Livingood (catalystservices.org) "Are we aborting the next generation of Western missionaries by failing to challenge children to consider cross-cultural service? Have we spurned many of our most potentially powerful prayer partners because, like the disciples, we have dismissed the importance of children?" TRAINING WORKSHOPS ACMC CONFERENCES ACMC Regional and National Conferences typically provide two to four children’s mission education workshops led by regionally and nationally recognized teachers with hands-on experience in ministry to children. SEMINARS FOR CHILDREN THE THREAD OF GLORY Often held concurrently with UnveilinGLORY’s Adult Cat & Dog Theology Seminars, the live Children's Seminar is designed to help children in grades 1 - 5 learn about God's heart for the nations in a fun and exciting way. This is a full-fledged seminar with a specialist teaching it. It is NOT a baby-sitting time! (Please Note: All Children's Seminars book, on the average, 6-12 months in advance.) For a streaming video “plug” & instructions for this seminar, click here, and you will find it listed in the top right of the web page that follows this link (listed as “Don’t Forget the Kids!). BOOKS CHILDREN’S BIBLES IMPART VISION FOR THE WORLD by Nancy Tichy BECOMING A WORLD CHANGING FAMILY: FUN AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS by Donna S. Thomas An encouraging book on how to influence your children so that they will indeed change the world for Christ. Full of practical ideas as well as inspiring stories, Donna’s writing will help you and your family see your world with fresh eyes and to take deliberate steps to involve your children in cross-cultural outreach. The book is all about creative ideas to keep the essentials of Scripture, particularly The Great Commission, foremost in your family’s life. (Read more from David May’s booknotes) WINDOW ON THE WORLD by Daphne Spraggett with Jill Johnstone. The best-selling books You Can Change the World Vols 1+2, written for children and families, have been completely revised and provided with stunning graphics in a single volume with the title Window on the World. Specifically designed for use in the family for prayer and with information covering many countries ands peoples of the world. (Paperback, 2001, Paternoster) VIDEOS See Caleb Resources for Children THE 10/40 WINDOW FOR KIDS by Joey and Fawn Parish (Now on Youtube) [back to Mission Resource directory]