MD:BASICS

MISSIO KIDS CURRICULUM

As we strive to be the Church Jesus has called us to be, we recognize we have a huge responsibility in teaching our kids. In an effort to unite as one Family training our kids to live in their identity as God’s children, we offer this four week curriculum.

This curriculum follows four questions, one each week:

  1. Who is God?

  2. What has He done (particularly through Jesus)?

  3. Who are we (in light of this)?

  4. How can we now live?

The order of these questions is everything! We want our kids to know that their identity is baed in who their Creator is and what the King has accomplished, not in what they do in their own strength.

COMPONENTS

Each week will have the following components for your use with the kids. This is meant to be a resource. Please feel free to adapt as needed.

  • Big Idea: The main point of this week’s story, mainly for the teacher to have in front of them as they lead

  • Question: Ask kids a question to get them engaged and setup the big idea of the text

  • Starter: This may be an illustration, game, or some type of ‘ice breaker’ to help introduce the lesson

  • Scripture: The actual lesson from the Scripture, as well as some points for teachers to explain it to kids

  • Prayer: A corporate prayer provided that is simple enough for kids to pray along, or understand as the teacher prays

  • Craft: Suggested activities or craft ideas for teachers to use following the story

  • BLESS Activity: Challenge the kids to live out one of the BLESS (Bless, Listen, Eat, Speak, Sabbath) rhythms during the week that is related to the Story

Click on the week you are teaching to download the guide

Here’s an optional worksheet kids can use each week to follow along

Week One - Who God Is

Week Two - What God Has Done

Week Three - Who We Are Now

Week Four - How We Can Live

(some of the content from these lessons have been adapted from Saturate’s Gospel Basics for Kids)