I could not live or work without Mac “Hot Corners” – once called Expose’. How do you navigate to your desktop when it is loaded with windows? Minimize them all one at a time? That’s for people with too much time on their hands. Mac has a very handy and cool feature called “Hot Corners” – as I set up a new Mac I was reminded quickly how much I use this! Instructions: Click the  Apple menu (top-left). Go to System Settings. Click Desktop & Dock. Scroll allll the way down (it’s hiding like a shy volunteer). Click Hot...

Going through some old DVDs I found my Arctic Blast Highlight Videos DVD! Ripped it and uploaded to YouTube! Most of these kids are now grown up and some are married! This is from Village Church of Barrington. ENJOY! 2004 Highlight Video: 2005 Highlight Video: THIS is why it is always worth the time to make a highlight video. Need help? See Kidology.org/highlightvideos

Kidology’s Ultimate Toolbox for Children’s Ministry is PACKED with helpful tools – it’s not just a book – it interacts with Karl’s website to provide all the templates and forms shown in the book! Read what others are saying about this book: “This book is a gold mine of information on how to build a God-honoring children’s ministry from the number one expert on the subject. I have experienced first-hand Karl’s practical wisdom and contagious enthusiasm for reaching and teaching children. Whether you have been in ministry a long-time or are a newbie, I guarantee you will gain tools you...

When Moses Learned to Delegate — and Why You Should Too If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by ministry responsibilities, you’re in good company. Even Moses—yes, that Moses—hit his breaking point trying to do it all. In Exodus 18, Moses’ father-in-law Jethro watched him spend an entire day listening to the people’s problems, one by one. At the end of the day, Jethro essentially said, “This isn’t good. You’ll wear yourself out!” (Exodus 18:17–18). It wasn’t that Moses was doing bad work—he was doing important work. The problem was that he was doing work others could do. Jethro offered wise counsel...

Pastor Karl Bastian, children’s pastor and founder of Kidology.org – and graduate of Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, Illinois, was honored in the Moody Alumni Magazine in the Winter 2025 edition. Karl graduated in 1993 and his wife, Sara, shortly after. (The article incorrectly dates her graduation much later.) Karl was the first Children’s Pastor at the Moody Church in Chicago, a church, founded as a ministry to children by the great evangelist, Dwight Lyman Moody. You can read more about Karl’s personal connection to Moody Bible Institute in his article: D.L. Moody: A Life Dedicated to Reaching the Lost,...

WOW! THIS is the absolute MOST AMAZING parenting resource I discovered at a recent kids ministry conference – it’s a MUST HAVE. Equip your parents in the most amazing way. You get 100 short, practical parenting tips videos to share with your parents, all searchable and indexed! Over 3 hours of training, but in bite sized video tips. My parents are going to be SO BLESSED by this. Learn more at: https://app.biblicalparenting.org/Xct11