The resources below are not directly connected to us, so disclaimer: We don’t necessarily approve of everything you might find on them.
Resource Libraries
Parent Cue App – designed to help every parent do something each week to help move their child towards a deeper faith and a better future.
Baptist Mission Australia – Missional resources for kids can be found here!
Godly Play – a Montessori method of telling Bible stories using parables, sacred stories and liturgical lessons about religious traditions using simple materials.
MediaCom Education – These guys are ecumenical though pretty much Uniting Church. They are based in Adelaide.
max7.org – An open source ministry resource library “helping leaders disciple children and young people”. Their statement of faith is the Lausanne Covenant.
Children’s/Playgroup Resources – The Uniting Church has this great page for churches that run playgroups. Scroll through for lots of ideas.
Open.Life.Church – Some great free resources to check out!
Scripture Union Webshop – Books, curriculum, multimedia – good stuff.
Ministry To Children – “We are simply an online resource to help you tell kids about Jesus. If your passion is reaching and teaching kids, then this is for you.”
CEP (Christian Education Publications) – Australian resources produced mainly by evangelical Anglicans – lots to browse through.
Curriculum
Kids Sunday School Place
A curriculum used and recommended by Aldgate Baptist: “We use them and I think they are really Biblically sound resources. Our teachers have also found them very useful. $100ish/annum and some lessons available for free … you can easily check the website out without signing up.
Coro Baptist – Bible Stories For Young Children
A resource from Coromandel Baptist right here in SA. Stories from the whole Bible and accompanying notes for teachers. Useful for Sunday Schools, home schooling or for family devotions with young children. Free download & use with standard conditions.
Big Truths for Young Hearts (Years 5&6)
Robyn from Narwee Baptist in NSW has developed a two year program to teach our Years 5 and 6 kids the truths of the Christian faith, based on the Bruce A Ware book Big Truths for Young Hearts. It covers things like … who is God, who is Jesus, who is the Holy Spirit, who are we, how are we saved, what takes place in the end. It is set up for small groups and goes beyond just a Bible story and application. Robyn’s program is excellent and we highly recommend it for those with kids in Years 5 & 6 who are wanting a firm grounding for their kids. Robyn is happy to email you the Word docs for the full 2 year program if you contact her on [email protected].
GodSpace (4-12 year-olds)
This is a resource developed by the New South Wales Baptists. Aussie Bible lessons for 4-12 year-olds. Lesson materials are being used enthusiastically in a number of different settings. These include joint denominational SRE teams in NSW government schools, RI classes in Queensland and CRE teams in the ACT and Christian schools all around Australia. Others who have found GodSpace works well for them are church kids’ groups, multicultural kids’ clubs found in every Australian state and major territory as well as churches in New Zealand and other countries.
Orange
Used by several of our churches. A very comprehensive curriculum that has parental through-the-week involvement as a focus. Says Lorinda from Aldgate: “$600ish/annum You have to purchase before you can see much but lots of things included…TV for parents to watch at home and discuss the weeks topic”.