DWELL Children's Ministry Curriculum
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For Coordinators

This page features resources and tools that will help support you as a DWELL coordinator in your church's children's ministry or Sunday school program. 

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Resources for Planning and Training Leaders

Tools to help launch your DWELL program including leader training resources.
  • Take a Tour videos on the About DWELL page - introduce each component of DWELL with these videos
  • DWELL Planning Guide - you’ll find all kinds of information to help you get started in this guide
  • Planning Checklist - advanced planning makes any job easier, which is why we’ve included this handy checklist
  • Commissioning Litany - use this in your church service to celebrate a new season of faith nurture 
  • Presenting ... DWELL! Leadership Training Event - this simple outline will help you set your leaders up for success
  • Presenting ... DWELL! PowerPoint Slides - these slides accompany the above training event
  • ‘I’m Part of God’s Story’ ​Design (T-shirts, Posters, etc.)​ - check out this post on The Network for ideas on how to use this ‘I’m Part of God’s Story’ ​design in your church
  • Dwelling - a bi-monthly e-newsletter created specifically for DWELL coordinators and leaders, including helpful articles, creative tips, and more. See previous issues.
  • ​God's Big Story cards - these at-home faith formation activity cards encourage families or groups of kids to have fun as they learn about God's story together. Read a sample or order copies. Introduce God's Big Story cards to the families at your church with this free God's Big Story Cards Family Event. Consider ordering a box for every family in your church to use during family devotions! Check out this video to see how it works. 
  • Welcome (or Welcome Back!) to DWELL Family Event - kick off your education year, connect with families, and get everyone excited about the God’s Big Story cards,  
  • God Loves Me storybooks - The Bible in 52 storybooks! This set of of 52 colorful storybooks is designed for children ages 2-3. 
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"This is CE 101, with oodles of touching chapters covering nearly everything anyone would need to know to be a better church school educator. From stages of faith development to multiple intelligences, from how to pray with children to the role of creativity and arts, from dealing with unruly kids to helping students learn the Bible, there is just great, solid, helpful, basic, good information."​ ​—Byron Borger, Hearts & Minds Bookstore
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“​It's simple and fun yet it can help children, small groups, and families dig deeper into God's story and help make it their story. Great for young families, small groups of children, Sunday school classes, children's liturgy groups, and more! Whether you're using DWELL curriculum or not, this is a fantastic tool for families, kids, and junior high students.” --David Csinos, founder and president of Faith Forward and coauthor of Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
“Resources like the box of questions in God's Big Story help children think about the story in new ways. 'Remember a time when something you made was ruined or broken and you had to start all over again. Wonder how God felt at having to start all over again.' A question like this one invites children to connect their own experience off loss and starting again with this ancient story.” —excerpt from I Wonder: Engaging a Child's Curiosity about the Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell, Adjunct Faculty in Religious Education at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, Tenn

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Check out this post on The Network for ideas on how to use this ‘I’m Part of God’s Story’ ​design in your church.
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