Tag Archives: go resources
Unreached people groups kidmin curriculum
Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 by Kenny.
Now that missions week is pretty much over, what about curriculum? “What if I want to teach some of this stuff to my kids? What if I’m still new to this unreached people’s stuff, who am I going to teach it?”
Great question! Actually, there is some pretty descent stuff out there. Let me point you to one resource called “Kids Around the World.”
About 6-7 years ago, I came across this curriculum and used it for a midweek breakout class and it was a big hit. Let me preface this though. I’d probably not use this curriculum on a Sunday morning. It’s good stuff, but not the high-energy content I’d prefer for a Sunday experience. Some of the music and such is already a little dated, but the content really is good.… Read the rest
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What you can do now!
Posted on 31. Mar, 2011 by Kenny.
For days now you’ve read my posts that have been building a case for a new way of thinking about missions. Maybe there are some of you who who learned something you didn’t know before. Maybe some of you desire to resource and fund project among the unreached. If that’s the case, I’m very glad. Be sure to let me know. 
So, if you want to do something, where can you start? You understand that the 10-40 Window is where the need is the greatest and within the 4-14 window is where the efforts are most effective. So, what can you do?
Conveniently, I’m going to point to my advertiser on the right. Compassion International is an amazing organization that has been working with kids for decades.… Read the rest
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Global Missions – Aim lower!
Posted on 31. Mar, 2011 by Kenny.
Below is a somewhat tongue in cheek  but very informative video about this idea of reaching the world’s most unreached by focusing on the kids. Enjoy!
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CMO:GO – Mission resources for kidmin
Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 by Kenny.
Over the years I have written quite a few posts about missions in general, missional resources for kidmin and practical ideas for getting kids excited and passionate about international missions. You can always use the handy search bar on the right to find such posts, but when writing the “Kids on Mission” article for K, I decided to gather all the posts I’ve written about missions and put them in one place where things are easier to find. That places is CMO:GO which is simply childrensministryonline.com/go. This site has always been about resourcing kidmin leaders and if content is too hard to find, then I’m not serving kidmin well. So, if you’re looking for ideas on missions, check out childrensministryonline.com/go.… Read the rest
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Sample Forms: Fundraiser Letter
Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 by Kenny.
One of the most effective ways to raise money for a mission trip is a letter. Have families leverage personal relationships to raise funds for the trip. between parents, grandparents, teachers, friends, aunts and uncles, raising the money won’t be that hard. Here is a sample letter that my wife put together from a kids perspective. The kids could then take this letter and make it personal.
Click here to download the fundraising letter.
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Sample Forms: Facts and Information
Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 by Kenny.
At the first meeting I had with parents, I provided a facts and information sheet like the one included here. It told all the dates of meeting, deadlines for deposits and costs for the trip, passports and other items. Every trip is different, but use this as a template for your families.
Click here to download the Facts and Information form.
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Sample Forms: Mission Overview
Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 by Kenny.
When I held my first meeting with parents about Surge, I gave every parent an overview. Essentially, what we hoped to achieve and what they could expect. Looking back on it now, we didn’t do many of the things I mentioned on the overview, but we certainly accomplished what we set out to do.
Click here to download the overview.
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Sample Forms: Packing List
Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 by Kenny.
We gave every participant a packing list. We needed kids to only take the essentials and for there to be no question on what they could or could not bring. This packing list allowed parents to literally check things off the list as they picked things up at the store and packed their bags. Feel free to use as a template for your own list.
Click here to download the packing list.
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Sample Forms: Permission Slip
Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 by Kenny.
This wasn’t just a duplication of the liability release. This permission slip was an important document. It is what gave the trip leadership authorization to take kids across the boarder and such. It was for parents who sent their kids on the trip alone or possibly a parents who couldn’t travel (think worst case scenario) and I needed to get the child across the boarder quickly. If questioned, this permission slip, that was signed by the parent and notarized gave me permission to take their child across the boarder, and because every child had a passport, we could link permission slips to each child. We also had copies of birth certificates which officially linked the parents who signed the permission slip to the kids we had passorts for.… Read the rest
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Sample Forms: Press Release
Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 by Kenny.
When I took a group to Mexico, I worked for a church that had a pretty strong communications department. A few weeks before the trip, the communications director asked me if I wanted to issue a press release? Sure!
So, why issue a press release? To let people know about what you’re doing. It’s good for your church and good for the community. With a trip like this, many people were interested in knowing what we were doing and in the end, it could mean people coming to visit a church that reaches out to other communities… with kids.
Click here to read the press release.
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