So, while nothing can replace meeting together in person, we hope that these weekly resources will provide an online option for you and your family to stay consistent, even if COVID-19 is preventing IBC Kids from meeting in our church. We want you to still be able to communicate God’s truth in engaging ways with your children.

Story and Worship Experiences

Here are our weekly video presentations that go along with our current First Look (Bubbles&Bouncies) and 252 Kids (7’Ups) curriculum.  Feel free to use our resources and distribute them with the people you love and care.

Bubbles & Bouncies May Week 3:

When you understand that God loves you no matter what, it makes it easier to love others the same way! I think I’ll go find friends and make sure they are okay. I’ll see you later.

7’Ups May Week 3:

Peter and John were confident and bold. Because of the Holy Spirit, they were able to keep going—even when they were thrown into jail and put on trial. Remember, they hadn’t even done anything wrong! God gave them the strength to keep going. Don’t give up, because good things will come from your determination. God can use your wise choices in big ways.

PDF’s

1. Parent Cues for Story and Worship Experiences easy-to-use guides with fun activities and discussion prompts, so families can review the video presentations and talk about what to do with what they’ve learned.

2. Preschool Place Mats: This printable placemat is designed to sit on the table all month long. These give parents easy access to this month’s bottom line as well as questions to ask each week and hand motions to the Bible verse.

3. Elementary God Time Cards: are devotionals kids can do that will reinforce the content in the weekly video presentations for this Sunday.

Additional Resources

Partnering with parents is always important for IBC, and it can be especially helpful in times of uncertainty. Consistent communication builds trust, and it also equips you, parent, to have spiritual conversations at home. Below are a couple of tools to help you connect digitally with IBC Kids during this time.

• Parent Cue App: This free app gives parents weekly cues that are aligned with the content in the video presentations. https://bit.ly/2wTCNtG
• [PODCAST] Helping Kids Navigate Anxiety: On this episode, Sissy Goff, Director of Child and Adolescent Counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries in Nashville, Tennessee, shares tools for leaders helping kids process anxiety. https://bit.ly/2TZx1OR
• Managing Fear and Anxiety During a Health Pandemic: a blog post for parents on managing anxiety during any number of life disruptions: https://bit.ly/2Q6kJTG
• Anxiety Conversation Guides: Helping a child with anxiety is a challenge. IBC parents can now download these age-appropriate PDF resources to find tips and practical ways to help their children.

A. Preschool 

B. Elementary

Video Lesson

This is a one-week stand-alone message on consent.
THIS WEEK: Honor others, and expect to be honored by others. 

Today we’re going to talk about honor and respect—both when it comes to ourselves and others. We’re jumping into a series that we call Trending, where we talk about some topics that are trending in the world of middle schoolers. Sometimes those trending topics are funny. And other times, those trending topics are pretty serious. Sometimes they’re things that have the potential to impact our lives in big ways. 

See, whether you realize it or not, consent is actually a really big deal. And that makes understanding why it matters so important! It has the potential to change both the way we treat others and the way we let others treat us. 

Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves (Romans 12:10 NIV). 

Parents

Even if we’re unable to meet within our environment, we want you to still be able to communicate God’s truth in engaging ways with your Junior Teens. Here you will find the PDF - PARENT CUE. This file will help you understand what your kid is going to learn during the next weeks ahead. Thus how you can help with meaningful conversations or activities to encourage them during the week to act upon this biblical truth they just learned. Have a look in our Parent Preview Video for this Sunday (May Week 3):

Material

Download your Daily Devotions for this one-week stand-alone “Consent” message here: