Powerful Online Tools for Kids and Leaders: "Pray, Give, Go!"
Marshall
Bruner, compassion ministries coordinator
Through
BGMC, kids across the nation are becoming missionaries to their world (where they live), and to the world (by praying, giving, and going).
Spread the word to your kids and help them get started in becoming the new generation of missionaries.
BGMC now offers two powerful tools that are packed with free resources: BGMCKids Web site and the E-LIFE Web site.
BGMCKids is a new, one-of-a-kind Web site just for kids. It's designed to help kids
learn how to PRAY, GIVE, and GO. Kids can now go
online to learn about BGMC and about missionaries and their
ministries. Pray: Kids learn to pray for the lost who need Jesus, for the
missionaries who are reaching the world, and that God will use them. Give: Kids learn how to give of their time, talent, and offerings to reach the world
for Jesus. Go: Kids learn how to become missionaries to their world
through E-LIFE and how to reach the world through BGMC.
BGMCKids has a new video series on "Pray, Give, Go" that helps kids learn how to pray; how to give of their time, talent, and money for BGMC; and how to go by reaching their world (where they live) and the world for Jesus Christ. These short one-minute clips are fun to view while teaching valuable lessons to the kids. Click here to view these one-minute "Global News Report" videos. To download the videos to computer, for presentation at church, click here.
E-LIFE is a BGMC Web site for leaders that teaches kids to GO. It offers free downloadable activities, videos, games, and much more-ideal for any children's ministries activity.
The downloadable Theme Activities teach kids how to live out the "Five Commitments of an E-LIFE Kid."
- Seek: Seek the Spirit's help to help
others
- Show: Show kindness and friendship
- Share: Share "The Story" about Jesus Christ
- Invite: Invite others to church and to know Christ
- Invest: Invest in the lives of others
These commitments are taught through five-minute theme activities:
- Get Real: role-playing scenarios kids may find themselves in at school
- High Octane: exciting object lessons with a devotional slant
- SnapShots: key Scriptures learned through "Scripture picture" style
- E-xtreme Fun: games with a gospel/moral lesson
- Instant Replays: illustrated stories and Bible stories portrayed through drama
The online Theme Activities empower children's leaders (involved in any children's ministry at the local church level) to "coach" children on:
- How to share the E-LIFE Plan (plan of salvation)
- How to show kindness and friendship to other kids
- How to build relationships with schoolmates and those in need
- How to share their faith with other kids-to share their story (how they came to Jesus) and "The Story" (how Christ lived, died, and rose again for everyone)
- How to live out the Five Commitments of an E-LIFE Kid
E-LIFE is not just a program, it's a lifestyle you can instill in the lives of every child in your church, particularly upper-elementary students. If children's leaders will take advantage of this free online resource and understand the dynamic potential of E-LIFE, the Matthew 19:14 principle [let the children come to Jesus] will be lived out across this nation, and children by the thousands can come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
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