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 can put to immediate use. Thank you Karl for sharing what God has taught you over the years!” — Dan Huffman, Pastor of CompassKids The Compass Church, IL “Kidology’s Ultimate Toolbox isn’t a toolbox you grab for one little job. No, there’s an entire garage full of tools in this book! Karl has gathered all the critical lessons he’s learned over his decades in kidmin and presented them in concise nuggets. You’re getting the essential information – short and sweet – regarding just about every topic related to children’s ministry that you can think of. The colorful pages, extra space…
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 that still speaks to every leader today: “Select capable men… and appoint them as officials” (Exodus 18:21). In other words, delegate. Step 1: Know What You’re Doing Before you can delegate, you have to know what you’re actually doing. Many leaders feel overwhelmed but couldn’t clearly list all their regular responsibilities if asked. Start by writing them down. Every meeting, every prep task, every errand, every “quick favor” that somehow lands on your desk—get it all on paper. Seeing it laid out in black and white can be both humbling and freeing. You can’t decide what to give away until…
Hello Parents! Pastor Karl here. I’m asked often, “Which Bible should I get my child?” Here are my recommendations for Bibles and some other tools to help your kids get excited about God’s Word! EARLY CHILDHOOD The MY AWESOME GOD Story Book Bible is ideal for parents to read the key stories of the Bible to their young children. Includes a topical index as well as helpful discussion questions to spur some spiritual conversations. LEARN MORE OR ORDER HERE YOUNG ELEMENTARY As your kids start to read on their own, it’s important to get them a Bible they can read and enjoy. Please, if you want your child to learn and grow from God’s Word, don’t buy them one with tiny print, no pictures in an ancient translation. I recommend The NIrV Adventure Bible! The NIrV is the young readers edition of this fun, interactive Bible that helps children learn about what they are reading through helpful info presented throughout the Bible. LEARN MORE OR ORDER HERE UPPER ELEMENTARY Your preteen children can really start to master the Word of God! Here are some exciting options for them! The Action Bible is the entire Bible presented in very cool comic…
Kidology.org has been Equipping and Encouraging children’s ministry leaders since the 1990’s – and on it’s current website for over 20 years. That’s quite the legacy, but it also means our platform is aging and starting to squeak! Kidology.org isn’t going anywhere – but WE ARE making some strategic changes, mostly to our Store and Membership processes. Bottom line, keeping up with industry requirements on an old custom site is getting too costly and tedious to maintain. The good news is that, if we remove all financial transactions from the site, the woes vanish! Kidology.org will continue to offer THOUSANDS of creative children’s ministry ideas and resources, but without the mess of dealing with credit cards and financial transactions. We’re keeping the ideas on Kidology.org but moving all financial transactions to a new modern platform. THEREFORE: We are no longer accepting new memberships to Kidology.orgON Kidology.org. Instead, we are encouraging folks to join KarlBastian.club, our new coaching and content site – where resources will continue to grow and where our New Store will be hosted going forward. So, what’s the benefit to you? When you join KarlBastian.club, you’ll also get a free membership to Kidology.org! Please visit and read our…
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