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Resources for Pastors and Children’s Ministry Leaders

Whether you are teaching a Sunday School class, running a Children’s Ministry program, or pastoring a whole church, God has put you in a leadership position. This page will introduce you to Praise Factory resources that are both thought-provoking and practical in helping you create a Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry at your church.

    Praise Factory Pitch Book

    Praise Factory Pitchbook

    colorful, overview materials

    The Praise Factory Pitchbook is a great way to get a basic grasp of Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry, as well as the Praise Factory family of curriculum. These very colorful pages are based off of the Praise Factory booth used at conferences.

    This book contains overview materials to help you BEGIN to:

    • Understand Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry
    • Implement Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry
    • What Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry looks like at Capitol Hill Baptist Church
    • Think about How to Care Well for Your Teachers
    • Understand the Praise Factory family of curriculum
    • Custom-fit Praise Factory curriculum for your setting

    Praise Factory Pitchbook pdf for download

     

    From the Field: What Pastors Say about Children’s Ministry

    From the Field

    what pastors say about Children’s Ministry

    I interviewed many pastors from around the world (but especially the U.S.), asking them what they had learned about Children’s Ministry in their church setting. Filled with lots of insight. The appendices are packed with even more helpful information.

    This book contains:

    What pastors have to say about:

    • Common Children’s Ministry issues in their church setting (church planting, overseas churches, revitalization and healthy churches)
    • How they lead their congregations in spiritually nurturing their children
    • Words of wisdom to those starting out, trying to change, and in the middle of Children’s Ministry

    It also includes:

    A history of Children’s Ministry: through biblical times, through church history, and up to today

    Lots of depth on these topics:

    • Understanding Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry
    • Implement Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry
    • Example of Capitol Hill Baptist Church of Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry
    • Children’s Ministry “health” questionnaire
    • Curriculum search questionnaire
    • Thinking about how to care well for your Teachers and your Children’s Ministry Administrator
    • What to look for in choosing or creating curriculum
    • Understand the Praise Factory family of curriculum, overview and by curriculum
    • Choices in how to custom fit Praise Factory curriculum for your setting
    • Family-integrated versus family-equipping church article
    • Baptism of children article

    Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry Workshop Book

    Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry Workshop Book

    extensive materials from our workshop

    This is the text we use at the Children’s Ministry Workshop we hold three times a year. Filled with lots of thought-provoking and practical information about Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry and the Praise Factory family of curriculum, too.

    This book contains extensive resources on these topics:

    • Understanding Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry
    • Implement Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry
    • What Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry looks like at Capitol Hill Baptist Church
    • Children’s Ministry “health” questionnaire
    • Curriculum search questionnaire
    • 25 Things I’ve learned with discussion questions for your setting
    • Thinking about How to Care Well for Your Teachers
    • Resources for parents to use at home with their children (including an extensive book list)
    • Child Protection Policy and related training
    • What to look for in choosing or creating curriculum
    • Understand the Praise Factory family of curriculum, overview and by curriculum
    • Choices in how to custom fit Praise Factory curriculum for your setting
    • Classroom discipline advice
    • Family-integrated versus family-equipping church article
    • Baptism of children article

    Books by Deepak Reju, Our Pastor for Children and Families

    Books by Our Pastor to Families and Children

    great resources (but not downloadable from the website)

    Build On Jesus by Deepak Reju and Marty Machowski

    Wonderful resource covering many aspects of Children’s Ministry, reflecting many of the Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry ideas. As many practical resources as wisdom from years of experience. Available through Amazon and others.

    On Guard by Deepak Reju

    One of the most in-depth resources on protecting against child-abuse in churches. Lots of examples from different church sizes and settings. Available through Amazon and others.

    From the Ground Up:

    Making a Great Start in Children’s Ministry and Praise Factory Curriculum

     Praise Factory Tour Books

    a visual walk through the Praise Factory family of curriculum

    These books are a great way to get to know each curriculum and what resources are available for use in each.

    The Praise Factory Tour book includes:

    • Simply an overview of Praise Factory as a whole and the basic layout of each curriculum.

    The Praise Factory Tour Book: Extended Version includes:

    • Everything in the basic Tour book, plus
    • a walk-through the whole lesson plan as if watching a class. Very helpful in seeing what’s there and helping you decide what you might want to use (or not use) for your setting.

    Praise Factory Tour book:

    Praise Factory Extended Tour book:

    From the Ground Up:

    Making a Great Start in Children’s Ministry and Praise Factory Curriculum

    From the Ground Up: Making a Great Start in Children’s Ministry and Praise Factory Curriculum

    curriculum samples and lots of step-by-step help and ideas

    Ok… this book is thick, and some would say intense. That’s my warning. However, it does contain not only curriculum samples of all three curriculum, but extensive help in understanding and implementing the curriculum. You might not need this much. But who knows, it might be super helpful. It’s free, so take a peek and figure out if it’s for you.

    The text of this book is also reflected in the “Getting Started” slideshows on this website. You can download sections of the book there; or, you can download the whole book here or purchase it through amazon.com.

    This book contains:

    • ideas that may help you implementing any curriculum
    • samples from all three Praise Factory curriculums
    • In-depth help in implementing each Praise Factory curriculum

    Games for Use in Any Curriculum

    Great Games for Preschool Kids

    used with ages 2-7

    Games to help reinforce truths that can be used with any curriculum, any Bible story or Bible verse. These are a compilation of the games used in the Hide ‘n’ Seek Kids and Deep Down Detective curriculums.

    Download Here

    Games for Elementary School Kids

    used with ages 5-12

    Games to help reinforce truths that can be used with any curriculum, any Bible story or Bible verse. These are a compilation of the games used in the Praise Factory Investigators curriculum.

    Download Here 

    Truths to Teach, Stories to Tell

    Truths to Teach, Stories to Tell  

    A compilation of books for babies through high school aged kids and their parents. Also includes a useful articles in how to use books to encourage your children spiritually. Based off of the book fair held at Capitol Hill Baptist Church annually. Only offered for download because the resources get updated annually.

    2019 Bookfair Booklist pdf

    Get Started Slideshows and Resources

     

    Getting Started Children’s Ministry Slideshows

    a quick, visual way to get  to think about Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry

    This section is dedicated to helping you make a great start where you are. Whether you are creating a new Children’s Ministry, trying to make your current programs be more effective as is, or you’re wanting to launch the Praise Factory curriculum, there’s something to help you here.

    We’ve made a series of slideshows about Church-shaped Children’s Ministry Below each slideshow are some pdfs that will give you even more information. They provide some of our favorite materials from the Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry Workshop book.

    New Introductory Slideshows:

    Getting Started Slideshows:

    Getting Started in Children’s Ministry

    Getting Started: The Praise Factory Family of Curriculum

    Getting Started: The Hide ‘n’ Seek Kids Curriculum

    Getting Started: Deep Down Detectives Curriculum

    Getting Started: Praise Factory Investigators Curriculum

    Anchors Away: Practical Tips for Launching

    Praise Factory Curriculum

     

    Anchors Away

    resources to help you implement a Praise Factory curriculum

    This section is dedicated to helping you make a great start where you are. Whether you are creating a new Children’s Ministry, trying to make your current programs be more effective as is, or you’re wanting to launch the Praise Factory curriculum, there’s something to help you here.

    We’ve made a series of slideshows about Church-shaped Children’s Ministry Below each slideshow are some pdfs that will give you even more information. They provide some of our favorite materials from the Church-Shaped Children’s Ministry Workshop book.

    New Introductory Slideshows:

    Getting Started Slideshows:

    Getting Started in Children’s Ministry

    Getting Started: The Praise Factory Family of Curriculum

    Getting Started: The Hide ‘n’ Seek Kids Curriculum

    Getting Started: Deep Down Detectives Curriculum

    Getting Started: Praise Factory Investigators Curriculum

    A Little This and That