kidz Connection is a new curriculum resource specifically designed to provide the tools churches of all sizes - small, average and large - need to help them equip the children in their church and community so they will truly remember, understand and live God’s Word in their everyday lives!

When we think about evaluating curriculum, far too often we end up selecting curriculum based on marketing or on familiarity rather than the most effective teaching tools. Study after study has shown we all learn and remember the most when we teach. Yet when it comes to curriculum for children, even non-traditional activity oriented curriculum, we still leave the "teaching" to the "teachers". How many times have teachers given testimonies in your church about all the wonderful things their class "learned" while the children in their class just look confused? How many times have parents asked their children what they learned in church only to hear, "I don’t remember" or "I heard a Bible story, but I’ve heard it before"? Sadly, far too often children do not really remember and live what they are taught in their Sunday school classes for long, so if we want to change this, we need to change "how" we "teach"! kidz Connection focuses on providing the tools for children to "teach" the weekly Bible lessons with the guidance of their Small Group Shepherds and lead Bible teacher so they end up being able to truly remember, understand and live God’s Word!

Downloadable large group/small group curriculum has become a favorite type of curriculum for churches to utilize. kidz Connection curriculum is available as an electronic document - very similar to a downloaded curriculum except we email the curriculum to you once your order is placed. When you purchase kidz Connection curriculum you are free to make as many copies as you need for use in your own ministry! We do ask that kidz Connection curriculum not be re-sold as it is licensed for the use of the original purchasing church. kidz Connection is priced at $50.00 per quarter for preschool/early elementary age children and $50.00 per quarter for elementary age children. Each quarter includes 13 lessons, as well as, 13 optional second service/longer service/mid-week service lessons plus 13 student flyers and family flyers - all are reproducible so you are able to make as many copies as you need for use in your own ministry!

However, if your church finds it is not able to afford our pricing, please email me and I will send it to you for free. The most important thing to me is that children remember - and genuinely understand God's Word - and know how to live it in their everyday lives. I believe kidz Connection will provide the tools for churches to see this happen in their children's ministry and I will give it to churches unable to afford it.

Along with helping kids learn God’s Word, kidz Connection is committed to provide the tools for children to put, "Feet to their Faith" by incorporating quarterly over-arching service projects so children are able to truly live what they learn! Some of our projects involve children with ministries such as:

1. Angel Tree
2. Angel Tree Camping Ministry
3. Bible League Children Caring for Children Project
4. Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child
5. Samaritan’s Purse Clean Water Project
6. World Help Bibles for China
7. World Help medical supplies project

...and more!

Feel free to contact Lynda with your questions at:

Lynda Freeman has over 30 years of experience working in Children's Ministry. She has served as children's director for churches of 1600 people - as well as in churches of 100 people - so she understands first hand the needs of small, average and large church Children's Ministries. Lynda worked as a consultant for Gospel Light, Group and ZonderKidz/Big Idea, ZonderKidz/Promiseland. Currently, she is the editor of 'round about the church.com, an on-line webzine, and is known for her reviews of curriculum and church resources. For nearly a decade, Lynda taught children's ministry workshops across the country in addition to her work with churches as a consultant and trainer for Kregel Bookstores. Lynda is one of the writers of the VeggieTales Connections Preschool Curriculum and she contributed to the Group Publishing Humongous Book of Bible Skits for Children's Ministry! Additionally, Lynda's writing credits include articles for Children's Ministry Magazine and Your Church Magazine (article found under heading of "Special Downloads"). Be sure to follow Lynda's new blog, aboutthechildrensdepartment.blogspot.com for everything about children's ministry!