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This moment brought to you by SANDSTORM!

By | April 30, 2012 | Ministry Ideas | Comments Off
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This month, we’ve been talking about how life is like a puzzle — we only see one piece, but God’s got the BIG PICTURE.  Naturally, in order to make the theme come alive, we had to do a few puzzle games.  One game was having two kids race to put together their own 24 piece puzzle.  They had a minute to do it, and they were blindfolded.  This week, I decided to go out on a limb and use some music to liven things up a bit.

As I called up two volunteers, I started playing the Sandstorm track (which, by the way, I got for FREE on Freegal — more on that later!).  It starts out quiet and just as I announced the participants would blindfolded, the music picked up, throwing all the kids into a frenzy.

The timing was perfect.   I couldn’t have planned it better if I planned it.  Which I didn’t.

Then, the gamers got to work putting together their puzzles.  Of course, neither of them got a single piece put in place, but it was still super exciting because of the music.  Kids were hyped and involved and it was a great intro to the lesson.

Normally, I avoid using music and sound effects because it is just too much work (and too many potential glitches!), but once in awhile, it really amps up the program. I was watching the Orange Conference live last night as a guy told the Big God Story in 6 time periods.  In each time period, he had a little song or a ditty and it really gave the performance an edge.

So this week, step out an add a little something extra to your lesson time and let me know how it goes!

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Little Praise Party is a Big Hit!!

By | March 26, 2012 | Resources | Comments Off
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I received Yancy’s new CD “Little Praise Party” a few weeks ago and have been so busy jamming to it that I forgot to write a review!  Which is a total shame because the CD is AMAZING!   I had listened to Yancy’s “Stars, Guitars, and Megaphone Dreams” when it came a year or so ago and wasn’t especially impressed.  The music itself was good, but I couldn’t see it being used in our Children’s Ministry program or even with my own kids.  Just a little too complicated.  It was designed for preteens, but even that seemed like a bit of a stretch to me.

Little Praise Party, however, is catchy, fun and easy to pick up after listening only a few times.  My two year old was singing a few of the words after listening a few days and I had the songs stuck in my head (in a good way) for a weeks!  We sang “One, Two, Three (Jesus is Alive)” in our Wednesday Night kids’ club the other day and the kids jumped right in. Even the leaders commented on how much they liked the song.

I was desperately searching for some fun music we could all listen to together as a family (please, no more Lion King!) that wouldn’t be annoying after the second song.  Though nursery rhymes are fun at times, I wanted something with a little more substance and meaning.  Little Praise Party fit the bill perfectly and I am so glad I had a chance to look it over.  It is going to be our go-to CD for awhile.

Want your own?  Head on over to Yancy Not Nancy and use the coupon code growingkidsministryyancy for 25% your total purchase.  Got your own favorite Yancy song?  Let me know about it in the comments!

Morning Worship CD

By | September 26, 2011 | Bible Study, My Thoughts, Prayer | 3 Comments
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I’ve been working on “maximizing my mornings” based on a recent e-book I discovered (check out how my first week went). Based on Kat’s suggestion (and some of the songs she mentioned) I made a Morning Worship CD.    I connect well with God through music, so I can’t believe I never thought of using this tool at home.  Music has always been one of my favorite parts of summer camp or church, and now it will be part of my daily quiet times as well.

Here are the songs I added to the CD:

  • Invade by Watermark
  • I Lift by Hands by Chris Tomlin
  • Indescribable by Chris Tomlin
  • Here I Am to Worship by Hillsong Live
  • Carry Me by Jenny and Tyler
  • Take Me In by Kutless (my fave)
  • The Power of Your Name by Lincoln Brewster (another fave)
  • Saved the Day by Phillips, Craig, and Dean
  • Faithful by Chris Tomlin
  • When the Saints by Sara Groves
  • Captivate Us by Watermark
I’ve been listening to it almost every morning, as soon as I get up and as I read my Bible and it has really helped to set a mood of worship in the house.  It gives us a calmer start and helps me to focus on the importance of connecting with God, taking care of my family, and reaching out to those around me.   I would encourage you to do the same!
If you were going to make a Morning CD — what songs would you put on it?

 

Final 2 Weeks in the Music Giveaway!

By | August 2, 2011 | Elementary Age, Preschoolers, Resources | Comments Off
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Just got an email from Bob at God’s Kids Worship.  Here’s what he said:

Just a short note to let you know that we’re in the final 2 weeks of our summer kids ministry music give-away. We anticipate that we’ll give away around $5,000 worth of DVDs, CDs & downloads in these last 2 weeks, alone. We’re picking up the pace and value as we push toward the beginning of a new year for kids ministries all over the world.

The response has been tremendous. We’ve given away around $10,000 worth of stuff in the first month and a half, and we’ve been hearing great stuff back from our kids ministry friends!

In these final two weeks, the daily prizes will increase in value and ministry impact. Could you please let your ministry readers know that we want them to be eligible? Just tell them to go to our Facebook page, and “like” us. That’s all. They’ll get notices about the daily give-aways until it ends on August 15th with our biggest give-away ever.

Well, what are you waiting for?  Get on over to facebook and win some great stuff!

Children’s Ministry Music Giveaway!

By | June 9, 2011 | Elementary Age, Resources | Comments Off
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From June into August 2011, God’s Kids Worship will be giving away free kids ministry music every day starting June 15th. “Like” their Facebook page, and get automatically entered into the daily drawings. Here’s the link to our Facebook page:

God’s Kids Worship Facebook page for free music.

They will  be giving away CDs, DVDs and downloads during our “Free Music Summer” program. “Like” them and win some great music and resources for your kids ministry.

Spring Song Line-up

By | March 17, 2011 | Parents, Resources | 1 Comment
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We’ve been talking  about praising God when we sing during Kids for Christ (Wednesday nights) and Children’s Church (Sundays).  Even though we often have fun while praising and worshipping God, we want to make sure the kids know it’s all about God, and not about us.  We also want families to have the opportunity to praise and worship God at home, in the car, or wherever they are!  We’ve made a Spring song list (below) for the Children’s Ministry and we’ll be concentrating on these songs for the next few months in order to help the kids learn them better.  We are planning to make a CD that families can purchase with the Spring song list as well.  Many of the songs can be found on Amazon or Group.com, if families want to get a head start!

  • Better is One Day by FFH
  • Better than Life by Seeds Family Worship
  • Bible Book Bop by the Go Fish Guys
  • Blessed Be Your Name by Group Publishing (check out this video!)
  • Coming Back To You
  • Do Not Fear by Group Publishing
  • Forever by Group Publishing
  • Here I Am to Worship by Hillsong Live
  • I Love my B-I-B-L-E by Church on the Move
  • Indescribable by Chris Tomlin
  • Nothing is Impossible
  • O What a Lovely Noise
  • Our God by Chris Tomlin
  • Praise the Lord by Group Publishing
  • Heart of Worship by Matt Redman
  • I Will Praise by ShoutPraises Kids
  • God’s Not Dead by Ronnie Caldwell
  • He is Risen
  • I Sing the Mighty Power of God by Group
  • Jesus, Jesus by Group Publishing
  • Must be Done in Love by Group Publishing
  • You Gave Your Life by Group Publishing
  • Plans for You by Group Publishing
  • He is Risen by Group Publishing
  • Jesus is Alive by Group Publishing
  • Those Who Hope by Seeds
  • Trust in the Lord
  • Worried About by Seeds

What’s your favorite praise and worship song?  Maybe we’ll add it to the Summer line-up!

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