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Discipleship Series – Part 8

Just finished posting Part 8 (of a 12 part series) on Discipling Children, over at DiscipleBlog.com. You can catch up on the whole series here: Series on D.I.S.C.I.P.L.E.S.H.I.P.

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Inside Lightening McQueen

For all those parents out there who have little boys obsessed with all things Cars. Now you can explain to your child how Cars can be alive: Move over, Darth Vader, there is a new generation of half-machine; half-man! And his name is Lightening McQueen! Seems even grown-ups can still use their imaginations!

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5 Things Every Kid Needs

This is an EXCELLENT summary of not only what kids need, but a brilliantly simple explanation for why things are done the way they are in this children’s ministry. Read, then I’ll comment. (Click to open larger) I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a succinct statement that not only gives a philosophy of ministry and explanation for program elements but is presented in a manner that appeals to parents who are not focused on your ministry but on what their kids need. Go and do likewise! This has been in my “to post” folder for awhile, and I’ve lost track of where I got it… but it is excellent. If someone comments with the sourse, I’ll update this post.

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Nice to know I’m not the only one

There is something that I have struggled with for years and until today, I thought I was the only one: So nice to know others share my struggles!

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ToyBoxTales has a NEW Site!

In case you haven’t heard, www.ToyBoxTales.com has been completely redesigned and improved! You can now watch ALL the 101 ToyBox Tales instantly via embedded flash, no more need to download first. And for those who want the downloads for showing at church, they are now all available on one page. Free for Kidology.org members or directly on www.ToyBoxTales.com for a very nominal once-in-a-lifetime fee. So jump over and check out the ALL NEW www.ToyBoxTales.com and enjoy some Bible stories like you’ve never seen them before! Here are some of the most popular videos on the site: The Crossing of the Red Sea This is the one that started it all. Karl did this at camp in 2001 and the following summer the kids were still talking about it and asking him to do more “action figure Bible stories” – discovering that it was a powerful method for teaching, and since he already owned hundreds of action figures, ToyBox Tales was born! Whatcha Got Cooking This is the #1 downloaded/viewed video on the site. It is also the only one where Karl had to pull the video feed at the end because a hampster was stuck in the oven! Beauty and…

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