RESOURCES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
CONTENTS IN ORDER:
MINISTRY PLANNER
KID FRIENDLY BIBLE STUDIES
WEEK OF PRAYER RESOURCES
WEEK OF PRAYER SPEAKER INFO
IDEAS FOR INSPIRING MISSION
FAMILY RESOURCES
COOL GIVEAWAYS
CONTACT jen FOR MINISTRY PLANNING HELP
Here is a step-by-step process to help you organize your thoughts as you plan your ministry calendar for the year.
FOCUS ON DANIEL
Produced by Voice of Prophecy, these Bible prophecy study guides make the Bible come to life as you study these beautifully illustrated, easy-to-follow lessons.
MY PLACE WITH JESUS
It Is Written wants to help anchor children in the Word of God. These guides explain the plan of salvation, how to have a relationship with Jesus, and the major Bible themes.
THE SANCTUARY
Packed with activities, this series is excellent for both kids and adults. Details of the earthly sanctuary and the heavenly sanctuary are presented side by side in an easy-to-understand format, with study texts & references.
VOICE OF PROPHECY - FLYOVER FAITH is a plug and play week of prayer program that encourages faith growth in elementary kids. The series connects perfectly with their audio program DISCOVERY MOUNTAIN as well as the Discovery Mountain Expedition Bible Studies mentioned above, great follow-up materials for families.
*VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - VBS is a 5-day program that can be used as a more dynamic week of prayer.
The Washington Conference Children's Ministry Department has gobs of VBS curriculum/backdrops to borrow from our VBS LIBRARY. If your leader needs coaching on how to pull off a VBS, you can take advantage of training events happening Jan-Feb 2025: VBS 101and VBS DEMO DAYS
*THE REFORMATION - If you’d like to delve more into the reformation for week of prayer,
LINEAGE JOURNEY has dynamite resources and short YOUTUBE VIDEOS that extensively cover the Reformation. They’re really well done and super engaging for younger crowds. They even have COLORING BOOKS and Reformation SWAG to go along with the presentations.
*SPEAKERS - Here’s a list of dynamic speakers in our conference who would be a great fit for week of prayer. Also listed are the topics they plan to cover. Click their names to contact them.
VENTRILOQUIST
A ventriloquist with multiple puppet characters. His storytelling is hilarious and super biblical—so engaging for younger audiences.
PRESIDENT
TOPICS:
"Fully sharing Jesus as a friend who walks with us and preparing kids for the world to come."
MINISTERIAL
TOPICS:
"Having a relationship with Jesus and joyfully looking forward to His second coming."
CHURCH PLANTER
TOPICS:
"Experiencing Jesus' love and passionately participating with Him in His mission."
VICE PRESIDENT
TOPICS:
"Connecting with Jesus through prayer & personal relationship, making Him their forever friend."
LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES
Give opportunities for kids and families to serve. Find an Adventist Community Center in or near your neighborhood.
MISSION STORY BOOKS
Help kids see that the gospel is going to the whole world through the work of dedicated people who started off as kids just like them. Take story time to the next level by reading inspiring mission stories to your kids/students.
ADRA KIDS GIFT CATALOG
Inspire your kids and families to help other kids and families in need around the world. Choose an item from the kids gift catalog and raise money to support it.
*BONUS IDEA*
Create a challenge where kids have the opportunity to read the books listed in the link above. An example could be: Every completed book (including a turned-in book report) is an entry into a drawing for a special prize (see cool give away ideas below).
*LET'S BE REAL. The most effective way to reach children for Jesus is to get Bible truth in their homes.
Casting the vision to parents to be the primary faith educators of their children will be invaluable to your work as children’s gospel educators. That being said, here are some suggestions:
TEAM UP
You’re not alone in this evangelistic endeavor and chances are your pastor(s), church(es), and school are also on the Pentecost 2025 bandwagon. Pastor(s), Principal(s), Teacher(s), children’s ministry and children’s Sabbath school leaders TEAM UP and pray together
and formulate a plan to reach families. If you need resources, feel free to call me about anything, anytime—Call/text 402-800-4854
FAMILY WORSHIP TIME
Resources for encouraging family worship time can be found HERE. You could take the mission story Bonus Idea (above) and turn it into a "family worship challenge." For example: Give families the book list, and encourage them to pick a book and read it for family
worship time. Families turn in short video book reviews—each being an entry into a drawing for a prize. Post videos on social media.
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
Encouraging families to spend time time growing spiritually together is so important to overall spiritual growth. Here are 100+ IDEAS FOR FUN SABBATH ACTIVITIES. These can also be used as family worship time activities. Families submit videos of the activity as
entries for a prize. It’s another great opportunity to boost engagement on your school/church social media or parent/church emails.
SHARE THE LESSONS
The Bible study resources you decide to use are suitable for sharing with student families. Should a kid make a decision for baptism at your Week of Prayer or VBS (for example), invite their parents to be partners with you in their child(rens)’s baptismal preparation journey—
By God’s grace, maybe you’ll end up baptizing the whole family!
PARENT FORT
The Parent Fort is a cozy space for parents made by parents with the goal of sharing stuff we thought was really helpful, encouraging and spiritually uplifting. Give it a look below! You'll find resources for parents—stuff on marriage, parenting, finances, etc. Check back
- the parent fort is actively updated ...The password is: John 16:33
PODCASTS
We always seem to be on the go. Even time in the car can become spiritually uplifting moments. Washington Conference Children's Ministry has taken the time to compile several great options for you and your family. Dynamite podcast for kids, parents, and families can be
found here. Listen to content that elevates, educates, and blesses!
You’ve got the budget for it!
Do something awesome with it!
PROPHECY FOR KIDS
Comic book style adventures that teach prophecy from the fall of Babylon to the last days. Kids see their future is exciting and will learn that putting their faith in Jesus is the most important thing they can do! ($1.45/copy)
AMAZING NATURE
Little-known facts about nature are brought to life. Features include short morals for children and experiments to carry out at home. This also comes as a full set covering insects, dinosaurs, migration, etc. ($13.48)
BIBLE IN LIVING SOUND
This MP3 series chronicles the entire Bible in dramatize story form. Families will love stories of the Old Testament, stories of the life and times of Jesus, stories of Paul and the Apostles, and so much more. ($49)
YOUNG SCHOLAR STUDY BIBLE
Dictionary & Concordance, 48 color pictures & 6 maps Study chains references, 60+ Prayer Promises, Bible book introductions written for young people, and more! ($59.99)
LION AND LAMB JOURNALING BIBLE
ESV Single Column Journaling Bible, that features captivating cover artwork conducive to creative engagement with God’s Word. ($49.99)
BOOK OF DANIEL JOURNALING BIBLE
This would be cool to pair with the Focus on Daniel Bible studies by Voice of Prophecy. Too cool not to check out. Seriously. ($6.99).
What idea has God put in your heart and mind to serve the children and families in your sphere of influence? I want to know, because I want to help you make it happen! Do you have to be the children's ministry leader or VBS leader? No, just someone who loves Jesus and wants to see the gospel spread to all the world! Reach out to me below and let's go for it, friend!
LET'S DO THIS.
