Treasure Chest

Children's Ministry Network WA produces a great free quarterly newsletter called "Treasure Chest". If you attended "Pass the Baton" conference earlier this year you would have heard about this and perhaps received a copy via email.

If you'd like to subscribe to this newsletter email wa@cmn.org.au. Check out the website at www.cmn.org.au/wa.

Christmas Gifts For Everyone!

Ok, so TEAR do it, Compassion do it, Amnesty do it, Oxfam do it (probably the best campain in my opinion).

BUT - Now our own Churches of Christ, Global Mission Partners are doing it.

The Christmas gift catalogue for the poor.

COCOA Great Gifts catalogue
Most of us have everything we need. But there are plenty of people in the world who don’t. If you are agonising over gift choice this year, COCOA (Churches of Christ Overseas Aid) can make it easy for you with a whole catalogue of Great Gifts. Gifts such as these share with others our abundance and God’s love and compassion. To make someone else feel great, check out these Great Gifts. “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40 TNIV)

It really is a good idea, many of you already do it for friends and extended family every year.

GMP actually have a temporary website up for the next few weeks, but if you can handle the not so functioning site before we launch our sweet new one, you can buy some gifts for people this year that will keep on giving…think - GOAT (milk for a long long time), think - Well (water for a community that keeps on running!) And many many more gifts to choose from. GO ON YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO

Web resource

Sharon from Kalgoorlie sent this web site through ... check it out for yourself! Music and discipleship materials.

http://www.alanroot.com/kidzblitz.php

Building a Playgroup Ministry

"Connecting Families with Jesus - Building a Playgroup ministry On Purpose" , by Yvette Wynne who ran a playgroup at Kingsway Community Church.

To order go to http://www.crsonline.com.au/

This book is a journal that is to be used with a resource DVD and a Guide that can be purchased separately.

Quote from the introduction:

" I see a future of Christian plygroups that will awaken a nation. I see mothers, children and fathers falling in love with Jesus for the very first time. A successful playgroup is not about how many women attend, how creative the craft, or tasty the morning tea. Its about how many women ar meeting Christ through you? Do you shine out his love and acceptance of them? Do you see women as God sees them? do you really get to know them, their hurts and pains? "

It requires you to take the people working with you through a 5 part small group process using the journal - with 6 daily readings each week individually. The leader being the guide and facilitator watching a small part of a DVD and discussion.

Brilliant New COCWA Missional Discipleship Tool

Welcome to OnEARTH!
Welcome to a new way of looking at mission and discipleship.

OnEARTH is a discipleship experience in missional living.

The aim of OnEARTH is to challenge followers of Christ who are hungry for His mission through an integrating experience.

Jesus asked his disciples to pray that His Father's will be done and His Kingdom come OnEARTH as it is in heaven. Click on the links above to discover more about what is involved.

Kids Church Programming

There is so much material available for kid’s church leaders to choose from when it comes to programming and sometimes it takes an “emergency” situation to get us to experiment with new products.

We do not use this site as a venue for pushing products but for those of you who like me can get stuck on “one-way” of doing Kids church and you feel you would like a change. ( I think it’s a guy thing) Here is one I am currently using for the first time and I highly recommend it.

I was unable to get my usual material on time from my provider for the first week in January so I called on KidsReach and its been great. This comes in 4 week plans and is inexpensive at $35 for all you need – PowerPoint’s, photocopiable worksheets, stories, object lessons and craft ideas

Check out www.kidsreach.org.au This is the organisation David Goodwin is involved with.

Danny Marwick
Kids Pastor
Baldivis Church

Christmas Resources

Looking for ideas for the Christmas weeks? The Kidology site has heaps of great teaching ideas and video downloads. Check out the Kidology website and click on Toy Box Tales for some great Christmas stories to download and show your kids.

While you're browsing on the web, you might like to check out this very cool site and have some fun. I just made a total elf of myself. Check it out by clicking the link below.
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9625283693

Merry Christmas!