Curriculum Chaos to Order

I remember when I started my previous ministry, our curriculum situation was a mess! Here was what we were facing:

  • Every teacher used what they liked, over five published curriculums were in use, some taught without any published material.
  • Repetition and Omission of Bible stories was not only likely, but expected.
  • No idea what was accomplished in the years spent within the Children’s Ministry.
  • Lots of good ministry going on, but no way to know what was going to happen, or to evaluate results.

So what did we do? I called for a planning meeting and asked our teachers to determine what we wanted for our children. (without looking at a single curriculum sample!) Here is the list of what these godly and experienced teachers determined we wanted:

  • Gospel Oriented
  • A comprehensive overview of the entire Bible
  • Specific Goals and Objectives for Each Age
  • Progressive, and not Repetitive
  • Get children into the Word themselves
  • Emphasis on Scripture memory
  • High Quality Materials and Helpful Resources
  • One year cycle (meaning teachers teach the same thing every year)
  • Missions Focus
  • Flexibility for teaching styles and holidays
  • Tools to help parents engage in the process

THEN we hunted to see if any curriculum met ALL of these criteria.

Only one curriculum offered all the things above that our teachers wanted:

NOW IS THE TIME TO EVALUATE YOUR CURRICULUM. We used DiscipleLand long enough to see kids go entirely through the process and could see the results.

They have since added AMAZING on-line tools for kids and parents to further engage in the learning going on at church. You MUST check out DiscipleZone.com

FOR AN IN-DEPTH REPORT I WROTE ON DISCIPLELAND CHECK OUT THE KIDOLOGY SPOTLIGHT MINISTRY RESOURCE: DISCIPLELAND

If you haven’t done so already, NOW is the time to re-evaluate what you are using this fall in your educational ministry. Here is a quote we  had posted in the forum discussion on DiscipleLand:

We ended up dividing our kids 6-9 and 10-12 and used DiscipleLand with the younger and it was amazing! The kids loved it, which is totally cool because it didn’t have any “high techy” stuff, but kept their undivided attention. I loved that during our review this past Wed the kids retained most everything! This is 2 thumbs up! Thank you Karl for introducing us to this. I would not hesitate to tell anyone to give this a try. They will be hooked.

For some VERY HELPFUL TOOLS for evaluating your ministry, be sure to see the evaluations available on the DiscipleLand Equipping Center. Every ministry ought to work through these tools WHETHER OR NOT they use DiscipleLand, or DiscipleLand will fit their ministry structure or needs.

Check out DiscipleLand, you’ll be glad you did! There is a reason more and more churches and switching to DiscipeLand!

If you would like some SAMPLES, check out the Discover DiscipleLand Kit and save over 40% and get a good variety of DiscipleLand materials to hold them in your hands and check them out.

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