Art of Hearing God for KIDS!

Another great curriculum for kids!  If you're looking for a curriculum with substance, check out "The Art of Hearing God for Kids."  John Paul Jackson's Streams Ministry put lots of love into this one and despite the high dollar, it's well worth it with the quality lessons and being 18 weeks long.  I'm pleased to have a curriculum that's not based on media and allows the kids to hear God for themselves.  I'm nothing but impressed!  For more info: http://www.streamsministries.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=825

Amazing Real Heroes for Kids!

While browsing through a "Voice of the Martyrs" magazine last fall, I discovered this fabulous kids DVD curriculum that features different real life Christians who overcame extreme circumstances for Jesus!  Each DVD was so inspiring and many left ME in tears!!  I highly recommend them.  Some of our favorites were Samuel Morris and Corrie ten Boom.  I purchased mine directly from the VotM's website: http://www.persecution.com/got 12 DVDs for around $50!! Such a great value.  Also, if you have Amazon Instant Video, there are several to view on there.  I highly recommend for any children's church, home school, or even for entertainment!   

For more info:
http://www.torchlighters.org/

St Patrick's Veggie Tale

For a great St. Patrick's lesson add-on check out the short "St. Patrick's Day" on Sumo of the Opera

http://www.amazon.com/VeggieTales-Sumo-Of-The-Opera/dp/B0002PYFZE

Free VeggieTales Silly Songs!

Check out this entirely free VeggieTales Album at amazon.com! Enjoy!

Justice Month~ Is Abortion Taboo for Children?

Our church is having a "Justice Month" where we are focusing each week of August on an issue of justice and doing what we can to help and pray. For example, one week was about the sex trafficking, one was about the persecuted church, one about the poor, and finally one about Abortion.

I wanted to raise this issue of Abortion in our children's ministry class, but some are so delicate and even scary for their little hearts. I found this book about 4 years ago at the International House of Prayer out of KC, Missouri. It's such a unique yet very meticulous way to present such topics to children.

Here's a video of the book:

Justice Loves Babies Illustrated Video from Kevin Govro on Vimeo.

For more information, go to:
http://www.justicelovesbabies.com/home.html

Praying Moms

I love this video; it's from IHOP-KC in Kansas City and focuses on Moms and how even as Mothers we are significant to the "house of prayer" being built.

http://blip.tv/ihopkc/moms-at-ihop-kc-2642658

We are evaluted not by the outward appearance, but how we reach to God where we are at.

Heaven Is For Real

Just finished an amazing book by Todd Burpo, a normal dad pastoring in nearby Nebraska. His son has an emergency appendectomy and actually visits heaven.

This was so inspiring and renewed my love for children & children's ministry!! Everywhere the 4 year old little evangelist would go, he'd say, "Jesus REALLY loves the children! He really does!"

I highly recommend this to every Children's Minister! :)