Get Connected

• Dwelling—subscribe to our e-newsletter created just for DWELL coordinators and leaders. See back issues here.
• Interact with other DWELL users on our Facebook page and group.
• ​​Check out the helpful posts on DWELL and children’s ministry topics on The Network.

Have Questions?
Click here for personalized support regarding content, ordering, DWELL Digital and children's ministry best practices.

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Leader Resources

If you're new to leading DWELL, check out the About DWELL page to watch the short videos that introduce the curriculum components. And check out these great tools to help you understand your group.

• Age-level Characteristics of Kids and Young Teens. These pages provide insight into what you may anticipate from students in the DWELL age groups:
  • Preschool
  • Kindergarten-Grade 1 
  • Grades 2-3 
  • Grades 4-5 
  • Young Teens​​
• The Learning Style Quiz: Discover How the Kids in Your Group Learn. Use one of these learning style quizzes to help figure out which learning styles are most prevalent in your group.
• Leading a Child to Jesus. These questions and answers will encourage you to make the most of the opportunities that God’s Spirit provides.
• Welcoming Children of All Abilities. These are great tips and suggestions for welcoming children with disabilities into your group.
• Helping Children Celebrate Diversity. God's family is wonderfully diverse. Encourage your DWELL group to celebrate that diversity with this helpful resource.

Planning Resources

• 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
• Scope and Sequence—View the lessons included in DWELL. Each year builds on the previous one—from preschool all the way through grade 8.

Coordinator Support
Are you in charge of the DWELL program at your church? See our For Coordinators page.

Training Resources

• 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. ​

DWELL at Home Family Connection Resources

DWELL at Home is a series of helpful and FREE resources designed to help families connect what happens in children’s ministry to faith formation at home. Learn more here.

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Downloads by Level

 

Download materials to print and use with your group. Parents can also download the memory challenge and story symbols to use at home. Story symbols provide kids with a pictorial timeline and help them see how all God's stories fit together in one big story. These symbols are included in each Leader's Guide (in black and white only).

NOTE: The black and white story symbols can be found in the printable pages for each unit, usually appearing right after the memory verse.

Flex (multi-age, multi-setting)

• Full Color Story Symbol Set: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4​
• B&W Story Symbol Set Year 1: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6
• B&W Story Symbol Set Year 2: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6​
• B&W Story Symbol Set Year 3: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6

Play (Preschool)

• Story Symbol Set
• Customizable Dear Family Letter
• Printable Pages​

Imagine (Grades K-1) 

• Imagine Memory Challenge
• Corresponding God's Big Story Cards
• ​Story Symbol Set: Year 1, Year 2​
• Customizable Dear Family Letters
• Printable Pages Year 1: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6 
• Printable Pages Year 2: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6

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Wonder (Grades 2-3)

• Wonder Memory Challenge
• Corresponding God's Big Story Cards
• Story Symbol Set: Year 1, Year 2
• Customizable Dear Family Letters
• Printable Pages Year 1: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6​
• Printable Pages Year 2: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6

Marvel (Grades 4-5)

• Marvel Memory Challenge
• Corresponding God's Big Story Cards
• Story Symbol Set: Year 1, Year 2
• Customizable Dear Family Letters
• Printable Pages Year 1: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6
• Printable Pages Year 2: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6​

Dive (Grades 6-8)

• Dive Memory Challenge
• Story Symbol Set: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
• Customizable Dear Family Letters
• Printable Pages Year 1: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6​
• Printable Pages Year 2: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6 
• Printable Pages Year 3: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6

Other

• ‘I’m Part of God’s Story’ ​Design
• Christmas Coloring Page
• Easter Coloring Page
• Jesus Coloring Page

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Music

For Preschool to grade 5, we've provided great music, including songs written to help kids memorize key Scripture passages. Families can purchase albums, songs, or the entire CD with all of the songs from DWELL to continue learning at home.

• iTunes US
• ​iTunes Canada
• ​Amazon
• ​CD also available

• iTunes US
• iTunes Canada
• Amazon
• CD also available​

• ​iTunes US
• iTunes Canada 
• Amazon 
• ​CD also available