I love writing curriculum, and I especially love a writing challenge! The latest unit of DiscipleTown is called “How to Build Character“. It includes the following lesson breakdown: My True Character My Inner Character My Outer Character My Reputation For those of you who write – let me give you a glimpse into what happens behind the scenes of writing DiscipleTown. When I write these units, I am given a collection of raw material from Mark Steiner, the creator and author of the DiscipleLand Core Bible Curriculum, since I am creating a children’s church curriculum based on the 24 Disciple Skills that are part of the overall Disciple Making Strategy created by Mark. As part of the Level Three, Second Quarter Curriculum, Mark provided a collection of character traits for the teacher to cover as part of the Disciple Skill of Building Character. They were: Positive Character Qualities Negative Character Qualities Honest, truthful, fair dishonest, false, corrupt Caring, compassionate, merciful unconcerned, insensitive, judgmental Loyal, devoted, steadfast unfaithful, disloyal, uncommitted Respectful, courteous, polite rude, impolite, disrespectful Diligent, hard-working, determined lazy, procrastinating, undisciplined Courageous, bold, brave fearful, timid, cowardly Holy, pure, set apart impure, polluted, tainted Trustworthy, responsible, dependable unreliable, irresponsible, undependable… Continue reading