The Jesse Tree: A Family Devotional and Craft for Advent
This devotional eBook includes printable tree ornaments that will help you and your family explore the Bible from Genesis up to the birth of Jesus, as well as 31 devotionals.
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This devotional eBook includes printable tree ornaments that will help you and your family explore the Bible from Genesis up to the birth of Jesus, as well as 31 devotionals.
Advent is a great chance to connect your Dwell time with Sunday worship! One simple way to do this is to create an Advent wreath for your Dwell space.
God’s stories are not boring—they’re alive, exciting, and possess the power of a two-edged sword. Here are suggestions for storytelling that represent the true nature of God's stories.
Picture books bring stories alive in a way that words alone cannot. Here are five picture books that tell God's Big Story.
If you haven’t yet subscribed to Dwell Digital and would like to learn more, we’ve created a handy video that walks you through some of the features of the new site and highlights improvements.
It's important to stock every Dwell space with the right supplies. Here are five things I reached for the most in leading Dwell.
Where are the seeds of faith first planted by the Holy Spirit? Within the family! Children first learn what it means to be a child of God by being part of a faith-filled family.
Images are the simplest and most effective way to make sure that information is stored as a long-term memory. Here are five ways to display the Dwell story symbols that will help you tell God's story in a way kids will remember.
Join our NEW Dwell leaders Facebook group, a place where teachers and coordinators can connect with one another, share ideas and resources, ask questions, and suggest ideas for improvement.
Use this pep rally idea and commissioning litany to send your Sunday School kids into a new year of learning about God with excitement and encouragement.
Owen Wigger and his family sent a letter to his first-grade teacher and classmates. Because he does not speak, this letter will help pave the way for their relationships with him.
Even in our most desperate recruiting moments, we don't just want any warm body to lead Dwell. We want the right people to step into the role. Here's a quick script you could use for a church announcement as you look for quality Dwell leaders.
While leaders do bring fun into the classroom, they’re not clowns. Their fun has a serious purpose, and it’s carefully planned to land in square in the hearts of children.
As parents and school officials, we need to give our kids real help when it comes to bullying. A new ebook from Kids Corner offers some tools, grounded in Scripture, in this effort.
Given the power of story, it’s no accident that much of God’s Word comes to us in story form. Here are some resources for using picture books to help build faith, both at home and in children’s ministry.
Your church can now sign up for Dwell Digital—a new, more convenient way to access all leader resources from Dwell curriculum.
When you are intentional about building community, God is pleased. Do your best and ask God do the rest.
To close out the series, the Office of Social Justice invites you to engage deeply in three ways: Listen, Learn, and Love. Use the stories and provided questions for your church's adult education classes.
If you’re a children’s ministry leader looking for new ideas for your ministry, check out Faith Formation's Children’s Ministry Newsletter. This month's edition focuses on the power of story.
This summer the CRC will release the most significant upgrade to Dwell children’s ministry and Sunday school curriculum since its creation nearly a decade ago.
If you’re a children’s ministry leader and are looking for new ideas for your ministry or ways to connect with other leaders, check out this Children’s Ministry Newsletter from Faith Formation Ministries.
The Broken Pot is a seven-week children’s message series designed to help kids understand and participate in the season of Lent.
What do kids do best? Talk and move! Yet what do teachers often want them to do? Be quiet and sit still. What’s wrong with this picture?
It’s time to look at how to use basic storytelling techniques effectively to help your kids enter and live into God’s big story as it’s presented in Dwell.
These Nativity Sticker sets are so fabulous they may sell out before you finish reading this post. Here's why.