NOW - Church
In fulfilling our mission and vision as the Children's Ministry of CrossRoads Community Church, we choose to primarily use purchased (or sometimes free) curriculum and resources produced by reputable leaders in Children's Ministry. This allows us to take advantage of the experience and expertise of others and gives us opportunities to do more of what matters - relating to our kids and building our own faith.
Our Sunday kidz EXperiences of all ages use curriculum following a strategy known as ORANGE by the ReThink Group. We believe this is the best curriculum available. Follow along below to view current samples for all age groups.
Our Sunday kidz EXperiences of all ages use curriculum following a strategy known as ORANGE by the ReThink Group. We believe this is the best curriculum available. Follow along below to view current samples for all age groups.
Nursery (Birth - Age 2) & PreSchool (Ages 3 - 5 / PreK)
Our ORANGE curriculum for the Nursery and PreSchoolage groups is called First Look. We want our kids to get a First Look at our heavenly father at a young age and at a level they can understand... when they are in the Wonder stage.
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Each month we focus on a Basic Question, a Bottom Line answer and a Memory Verse. One or more Bible stories will be used to address these issues of question and bottom line. Each month has a fun theme and focuses one 1 of the 3 Basic Truths. By the time the PreSchooler has reached elementary age, we want them to be solid on these 3 foundational truths.
Three Basic Truths: 1. God made me. 2. God loves me. 3. Jesus wants to be my friend forever. |
The following are samples of the curriculum we use in the Nursery and PreSchool from a prior month.
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Elementary (Kindergarten - 4th Grade & Preteens)
3 Basic Truths – 3 things we believe every kid needs to know and understand based on Luke 2:52:
Life App – Something God does inside of us to change the world around us. Because we discover the character of God in the story of God, 252 Basics content is organized into a different biblical life application each month such as love, faith, and wisdom.
Bottom Line – The learning aim for the lesson; the one thing we want kids to understand and take away from their time this week.
Faith Skills – Got skills? We believe every kid needs to master these four things:
- I need to make the wise choice.
- I can trust God no matter what.
- I should treat others the way I want to be treated.
Life App – Something God does inside of us to change the world around us. Because we discover the character of God in the story of God, 252 Basics content is organized into a different biblical life application each month such as love, faith, and wisdom.
Bottom Line – The learning aim for the lesson; the one thing we want kids to understand and take away from their time this week.
Faith Skills – Got skills? We believe every kid needs to master these four things:
- HEAR – Listen to God’s Word
- PRAY – Dialogue with God
- TALK – Articulate your faith
- LIVE – Worship with your life
The following are samples of the curriculum we use with our Elementary and PreTeens from a prior month.
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