Kidologist.com: Karl Bastian’s Personal Site and Blog
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At CPC? Come hang out with me and other Kidology friends while at CPC Nashville. There are three different opportunities!
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January 6, 2009 at 2:09 pm · Filed under CPC
If you are like me (and I know I am), you don’t just want to teach the Bible to kids, you want them to learn to use it themselves.
Footsteps was designed to help kids learn to navigate the Bible with expertise. It is a 52 week curriculum designed to take 20 minutes a week to help kids learn how to pronounce, find, categorize and grasp the core message of every book in the Bible.
It utilizes games and age appropriate quizzes and also includes a catchy books of the Bible song as well.
For more info, check them out at:
www.FootstepsTools.com
January 6, 2009 at 1:42 pm · Filed under CPC
If you are looking for a simple and easy children’s church curriculum for ages 3-7, check out this first time CPC exhibitor.
Includes a two year curriculum of biblically based lessons supported by simple but creative crafts and music. There are even some cooking lessons.
Learn more at www.teachcc.com
Ask for Kathie and tell her Karl sent you.
January 6, 2009 at 12:29 am · Filed under CPC
If you are at CPC Nashville, I’d love to meet you and get a chance to hang out with ya! Here are some opportunities to connect with me as well as meet other Kidology members/friends:
- Drop by the DiscipleLand booth where I am volunteering this week whenever the Resource Center is open. Ask for your Kidology button!
- GATHERING #1 - TUESDAY EVENING, 7:00 pm Dinner on the Town, I’ll be eating at Rusty’s Sports Bar & Grill, which you’ve walked past on your way to the Resource Center. Get there as quickly as possible so we can get a big table.
- GATHERING #2 - TUESDAY EVENING, AFTER DINNER. If you have dinner plans, after dinner I will be going to the seating area across from Christie Cookies where the Garden Conservatory meets Magnolia. It’s #9 on your map. There is a small place to buy snacks/drinks. If you were coming from the front registration, it’s at the end of the long walkway through the Garden Conservatory that ramps down into the shopping area on your way to the Resource Area. Easy to find! I’ll be there at 9pm and will hang out as long as there are people to hang with! We’ve gone past midnight in the past - so come when you can, leave when you must. The fellowship is always nice. I’ll be givin’ away some free Kidology Handbooks for some Kidology trivia winners!
- GATHERING #3 - WEDNESDAY EVENING LATE NITE! I’ll be at the same place as #2 starting around 10pm. If you are going to the KidzBlitz Event, come by afterward, but I’ll be there from 10pm to midnight. Come hang out. I’d love to hear what God is doing in your ministry and what issues you are wrestling with. I’ll bring along some more freebies as well!
Looking forward to meeting some of you and getting a chance to hang out a bit at CPC!
January 5, 2009 at 11:20 pm · Filed under CPC
After I got over cool white Crate n Barrelesque booth display I asked “What is D6?” and then said, “Of course!” when they answered Deuteronomy 6, one of my favorite chapters in the Bible and one every CP knows (or ought to), especially verses 6 and 7.
D6 provides curriculum and devotional magazines designed to connect parents with their kids. The curriculum’s goal is to allow every age in the church to focus on the same theme every week and their devotional magazines help stimulate family discussions on biblical topics.
This fall they will have their first D6 Conference in Dallas. I think I just might go! (www.d6conference.com)
Check out www.D6family.com for more info and for a new online family resource as well for connecting parents to their kids called ’splink’ and its free!
Hey! Just discovered that D6 has a special presence at Opryland, the D6 Elevator!
January 5, 2009 at 7:54 pm · Filed under CPC
What do you get when you combine the Picture Bible, Scripture Memory and Parents??
Bible Blast is a quiz format program designed to engage parents (especially dads!) in reading the Bible with their children and preparing for an age appropriate quiz the next time they meet at Bible Blast. Children are affirmed via Bible Blast Bucks they can spend in a prize store.
The entire investment for parents is only $40 for a Picture (Comic) Bible and the manual with all the questions and reading plans for parents.
A church based program that has been growing so much via world of mouth that a pastor sponsored the couple who created it to come to CPC so others could learn about it.
Check it out at
www.bibleblast.com
January 5, 2009 at 7:37 pm · Filed under CPC
If you are looking for creative tools for teaching and evangelizing kids, you owe it to yourself (and your kids) to check out www.creativeartstore.com
Magic! Clowning! Worship! Face Paints! Puppets! Drama! Balloons!
I bought an awesome pair of clown shoes here at CPC last year.
Darren Casteel is also available to come to your church to provide a wacky professor evangelistic program known as the DODADS LAB SHOW.
So Get creative, its an Art!
www.creativeartstore.com
January 5, 2009 at 5:29 pm · Filed under CPC
Harvest has long been a friend of Kidology, sponsoring Kid U every year since the very first one!
They are the publishers of the All-In-One-Box Adventure Club that is a wonderful option for a solid biblical midweek club on a limited budget.
But what’s NEW is their website HarvestBooks.org
Harvest is not only a great place to find nearly any book you’re looking for, but the best place to order your curriculum too.
Check ‘em out!
January 5, 2009 at 4:08 pm · Filed under CPC
The creativity of TruthQuest just doesn’t stop. Colorful, flexible and creative - TruthQuest teaches kids spiritual discernment while having fun at the same time. Perfect for children’s churches with a large group / small group model. Available as instant downloads as well!
Michael Martin is a full time children’s pastor with a passion for equipping kids to thrive in todays ever increasingly secular world.
Check out www.truthquest.NET
January 5, 2009 at 3:52 pm · Filed under CPC
Timbuktoons remains one of my most valuable CPC finds ever! These are the guys behind the art of the Kidology Handbook, Leadership Labs, Order of the Ancient and my forthcoming book! (as well as my blog design!) Awesome custom artwork and cool video products as well from short teaching clips to countdowns.
AND one of the ministry newsletters you really should subscribe to; great content as well as super deals!
Check it all out at www.Timbuktoons.com
January 5, 2009 at 3:02 pm · Filed under CPC
www.thefungroup.net
Check out this fantastic ministry! Awesome children’s ministry tools you can make yourself, many out of PVC pipe! If you love object lessons you’ll go nuts over these folks! And the big news at CPC is a Training DVD series you can subscribe to and get a new hour plus DVD every month for a year teaching you creative methods for teaching kids! (so new details are not on their website yet, but soon will be!)
FYI, F.U.N. stands for Faith, Understanding and Nurturing!
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