|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The Discipleship Place:
The mission of Sunday School Ministries (SSM) is to carry out the Great Commission to everyone, including children and youth, in preparation for a lifetime of Christian holiness.
What is the BIG DEAL about Sunday School? Sunday School is the place to teach the vital importance of Scripture to our children, teens, and adults and to disciple them in their Christian walk. Sunday School remains one of the church's most powerful ways to affirm the Word of God as the foundation for living the Christian life. Sunday School is the place where disciples of all ages can be taught the doctrine of holiness, enter into the experience, and be guided in their process of becoming more like Jesus through regular Bible study and personal spiritual accountability. Sunday School is the place where we help each other live the holy life through mutual support, Christian fellowship, and loving accountability. John Wesley said, "God has given us to each other to strengthen each other's hands." NPH Sunday School Curriculum Choices All of these describe Faith Connections children’s Sunday School curriculum offered by the Church of the Nazarene through WordAction Publishing Company. This curriculum is designed to build strong Christians and to raise everyone’s expectations about what a dynamic Sunday School can be and do! Faith Connections is a complete line of curriculum for children from birth through sixth grade. The following chart will help you identify the age-group materials written specifically for your students. The Teacher also includes reproducible Parent Connections pages and the colorful center insert, Teacher Connections (preschool/Kindergarten—preteen). • Faith Connections Teaching Resources — This quarterly packet of materials contains lesson–related visual aids and student–involving learning activities. These include bulletin board aids, Bible memory activities, games, discussion pieces, Nu–Vu storytelling figures and more. • A special feature in Early Elementary Teaching Resources is the Faith Words banner (to be provided in the September 2007 packet) and Faith Words cards (provided in every quarterly packet). Faith Words are Christian vocabulary words that acquaint boys and girls with the terms they need to know to understand the Bible and Christian teaching. • Connections — Each page in these student books contains one or more age– appropriate activities that use the children's emerging skills to help them learn Bible stories and truths and apply them to life. Look for lots of fun things to do! The Preschool/Kindergarten age-group has two Connections books —one for three and four year olds and one for kindergarten children. • Babies First is a monthly newsletter for parents of infants to age 1. It includes a monthly poster with the Bible story, Bible verse, and helps for parenting. • Toddler Time is a monthly newsletter for parents of toddlers ages 1 and 2. It includes a monthly poster with the Bible story, Bible verse, and helps for parenting. • My Bible Book is a 26 page, full-color, board book with all 12 Bible stories for Toddlers, Twos and Babies too! in one sturdy book. • Celebrate, Adventures, Discoveries, Passport – The colorful and attractive takehome papers contain lots of fun features geared to children in each age-group. Activities include Bible and modern-day stories, things to make, puzzles, trivia, and more. Discoveries and Passport include devotions for the middle elementary children and preteens. • Bible Trek Time Lines – These teaching tools provide colorful Bible pictures in chronological order. There is a time line for early elementary and another time line for middle elementary and preteens. One copy of the time line was provided in the Resources packet for September 2005—November 2007. Information for ordering additional or replacement time lines is provided on all (early elementary through preteen) Resources envelopes. TopWhat are some unique features of Faith Connections curriculum? These exciting features are integral to the curriculum and contribute to effective learning experiences: Bible Reading Success Plan - This is an exclusive feature designed to help children discover they can read and study the Bible for themselves. The plan begins with helping preschool and kindergarten children fall in love with Bible stories. Early elementary children go on to become well-acquainted with Bible stories and Bible characters both in class and as they read simply-worded Bible stories in Adventures. Middle elementary students discover they can read and understand the Bible itself. This is achieved by using actual NIV text as much as possible in their Bible stories and highlighting those portions in color. Preteens learn how to use Bible study tools to allow the Bible to answer their questions. They also receive instruction for personal devotional reading. Verse-a-Month Club – Faith Connections fun Bible memory plan for elementary children encourages students to memorize key scriptures. Top What about music resources to accompany the curriculum? Sunday School Ministries also partners with Lillenas Music Company, one of the largest publishers of religious music, to produce curriculum related tapes and songbooks for each age level. Once you have these songbooks and tapes, you have all the music you need!
Top How can parents know what their children are learning? Check Out connect! This all-new, full-color, full-size magazine is packed with interactive family devotions and parenting articles. Each weekly two-page spread provides helps for weekdays plus a weekender activity. Look for connect! on your Sunday School order blank. WordAction’s Faith Connections curriculum also includes weekly parent newsletters that summarize the Bible lesson children have just experienced, provide ideas for lessons related family activities, and give other parenting tips. Check out! Celebrate from preschool/Kindergarten. This weekly take-home paper has Bible stories for families and children. My Bible Book is new for Faith Connections. This 26 page, colorful toddler’s board book has all 12 Bible stories for parents to read with their little ones. Use these resources to supplement connect! Top As we continue to update Faith Connections curriculum, we work hard to stay true to our Wesleyan roots while seeking new methods for communicating with a new generation. It is our desire to stay informed by the culture in order to reach young people for Christ. Your input has been greatly appreciated. May we make every effort to be united in Christ for His glory and to save the children. Top Faith Connections Curriculum for Children:
Top
Top
Top Outreach Ideas to Grow Your Sunday School Class We want our Sunday School classes to grow! You are encouraged to invest time and money in planning and hosting successful outreach events. Need help coming up with ideas? Here are a few ideas to help you get started. Come back and visit frequently as more event ideas will be posted soon! Join our Message Board for more ideas and discussion.
Top Event Evaluation A good Children’s Director isn’t afraid to accept constructive criticism. Use these Event Evaluation points to determine what needs to be changed before you plan another Sunday School outreach event.
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
Home | About Us | Contact Us| Sign Guestbook | View Guestbook | ©2006 Starry-Eyed Graphics |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
