Sunday School Lessons

Where Can I Find Free Sunday School Lessons Online?

2008-05-05T23:14:00.003-04:00

The internet is a great place to find teaching resources for Sunday school. It takes a little looking and some discernment, but the material is out there. Over on my other blog, I've been building a resource list that points to free Sunday school materials and lesson plans online. I wanted to post a few of the highlights here.

Wycliffe Bible Translator has made several series of bible lessons available on their website. These are top quality studies on prayer, missions and the Bible. They can be downloaded for free to use in your children's Sunday school class.
Calvary Chapel offers kid's Sunday school lessons from the whole Bible on their website. From what I've seen these are well done and include many helpful activities. This is a great resource to find ideas if you need to supplement your Sunday school curriculum.
My children's Ministry website is where I keep the whole list of free resources for children's Sunday school. I've listed eight different places to find free Sunday school lessons, but I would love to make the list longer. If you know of Bible story lessons online for free, leave me a comment below.
You won't want to miss the lesson plans from Christian Answers. Net

Church Nursery Articles

2008-04-29T23:54:00.002-04:00

On my other children's ministry website, I've been getting some great feedback on the posts I've written about the church nursery. It seems like there is a real need for encouraging articles on this topic. Here are some that I've written so far. Feel free to leave me a comment or email me if you find these helpful. TonyKummer@gmail.com

7 Reasons Why Your Church Nursery Service Is Vital To Your Church: This is a post that I originally wrote for our church newsletter. I wanted to communicate to our nursery workers that their service was important.

God Is In The Church Nursery: This has been the most popular article I've ever written. It doesn't get the most traffic, but it constantly gets positive reader feedback. I'm even thinking of submitting it to one of the children's ministry magazines. I've posted a Word document you can download and print too.

Writing A Church Nursery Manuel In A Small Church: After looking into the process of writing a church nursery manual, I was concerned that most of the advice online would be impossible for small churches to carry out. So here are my thoughts about putting together a volunteer handbook for your church nursery.

Church Nursery Volunteer Guidelines: Here are some sample job descriptions I wrote for our church nursery volunteer training. They are not too complicated, but I was trying to make the expectations very clear.

Sunday school lessons

2008-04-01T22:20:00.003-04:00

I've been working slow and steady at my new Children's ministry blog to build resources that help parents, pastors and children's ministry workers. I wanted to post them here for the few stray readers who haven't discovered my new website.

Children's Sunday School Lessons & Ideas

My listing of free Sunday school lessons available on the internet. This is a great way to cover an odd week of Sunday school.
Some ideas for Mother's day Sunday school
My thoughts on Sunday school safety and security.
Here is a resource page to help you find and download Sunday school crafts on the internet.

Links About Vacation Bible School

2008-02-01T13:06:00.000-05:00

On my new Children's Ministry website, I've been busy putting together resources and reviews for this summer's Vacation Bible school. I am posting links here too because I want to get the word out about these resources. Too many churches invest hundreds of dollars in bible school curriculum without really checking out the options. I hope my articles about vacation bible school can help.

Vacation Bible School Information

Web Links December 2007

2007-12-20T13:44:00.002-05:00

Web Links

Christmas Craft, Sunday School and Bible Verse Links

2007-11-27T18:01:00.000-05:00

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Check out some posts I've written over at my Children's ministry blog in advance of this season.

Free Christmas Crafts, Sunday school lessons, and Bible Verses

Christmas Bible Verses from Scripture

Free Sunday school crafts for Christmas

Some Links From The New Kummeropolis

2007-10-30T07:26:00.001-04:00

I am building the new Kummeropolis around a directory of Christian web links. Here are the first handful of pages I've built.

Video - Mark Driscoll Is Evil

2007-09-28T00:15:00.000-04:00

Listen to Mark Driscoll explain why he needs Jesus.

Video - Multi-Generational Promise

2007-09-20T11:51:00.000-04:00

"Multi-Generational Promise" is the first part in Dr. Voddie Baucham, Jr.'s two-part series entitled "Legacy." From the cover: "What legacy will you leave your children? Your grandchildren? Will you be remembered for the wealth and possessions you leave behind, or for the example of faith you pass down? While our culture stresses the importance of living for today, God wants us to focus on building a spiritual foundation for the future generations of our families. "In this two-part series, Voddie Baucham emphasizes the importance of leaving a multi-generational legacy. And he provides practical insight into how you can begin investing today in the spiritual future of your family." Uploaded gratefully, with permission from Voddie Baucham Ministries.

Vacation Bible School Preview Page

2007-09-14T12:21:00.000-04:00

On my new website, I've written an extensive guide to VBS 2008 Themes and Curriculum. I have links to all the major VBS 2008 publishers.

Ed Stetzer Rebukes The SBC

2007-09-07T15:02:00.000-04:00

The most talked about sermon from last Summer's SBC convention. Watch Dr. Stetzer offer his take on the Southern Baptist Convention.

Preaching that message was a challenge... Honestly, I was quite nervous. But, I felt that I had a message that God had laid on my heart and tried to be faithful, honest, and encouraging. But, it was a bit intimidating to preach to such a great group of pastors and leaders.

Video - Reading The Bible With Understanding

2007-08-31T22:35:00.000-04:00

Why can't I do this? Because I am too lazy to really saturate myself with God's Word. Watch this guy recite Hebrews 9-10 from memory giving it sense. It's like watching Paul (or Apollos) preach.

HT: barwal1 on Stumble

Authentic Versus Religious

2007-08-30T16:48:00.000-04:00

Here are some funny videos that caught my attention. What do you think?

HT: That Jeremy Guy

One brother doesn't like them and offers this Gospel Rant.

home school curriculum

2007-08-29T23:09:00.000-04:00

I've started looking into Home school curriculum. I want to see what is out there and think more about homeschooling. Any suggestions?

Derek Webb Video - This Too Shall Be Made Right

2007-08-17T23:22:00.000-04:00

Here is my most recent video project. It is based on the song "This Too Shall Be Made Right" by Derek Webb. You can buy the CD at The Ringing Bell website.

On Being A Liar

2007-08-17T08:14:00.000-04:00

Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
-- Mark Twain

Quote On Statistics

2007-08-15T08:22:00.000-04:00

"Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable."
--Mark Twain

Weekend Workload - I wish I had a pressure washer

2007-08-13T23:03:00.000-04:00

I really need to do some work around my house. I've been really busy this summer and have neglected the Kummer ranch. Now that school is back and soccer season is begging it seems a little out of control.

The brink on my house is getting dusty and my newly stained deck is dusty from this heat wave. My care really needs washed. The driveway too. I wish I had a pressure washer around the house.

But school is back in - and that will have to wait. I need to get caught up on my reading and get to bed. So that is all the random thoughts for today.

Homeschool People - please lighten up

2007-08-10T13:12:00.000-04:00

I recently posted on my Children's Ministry blog about our choice not to home school my son this year. I was amazed to hear how vocal some of the homeschooling people were about my "failure" to be a good dad. Is Christian Homeschooling the answer?

So, in honor of the all the "home schooling is always right" people out there. I offer this video response from Rhett and Link. (No home school hate mail please - this is called humor)

Kenya?

2007-08-10T13:09:00.000-04:00

Someone watch this Kenya video and tell me this isn't what Kenya is really about.

MacArthur Versus Emerging Church

2007-08-04T23:40:00.000-04:00

I found this video slide show on YouTube. It is a short interview clip with John MacArthur explaining why humility doesn't always cut it when sharing the Gospel.

I signed up for PPP!

2007-08-02T23:18:00.000-04:00

We here at The Kummeropolis want to keep our readers informed. (Don't ask why I am using "we" and "our" to refer only to myself, I guess it's getting late.) So, I want to let you know a little about the monetization of my blogging empire.

I've been hearing about a blog marketing company called payperpost for several months. Some of the probloggers who I follow swear by this service to make a little side cash on their blog. Recently, I wrote about how AdSense is junk. So I thought you guys would like to hear about Pay Per Post.

But first let me detail some blog $$$ that don't really work:

Amazon Associates. It makes a lot of sense, but the only stuff I ever get commission on is my own purchases.
ad sense: There are so many people shooting low bids and "made for ad sense" pages that most publishers are making pennies on the click.
Text Link Ads: You need a PageRank of 5+ to get anyone interested.
Donation Buttons: Never tried it but I am really skeptical.

How does payperpost work? You sign up your blog and they give you opportunities to get paid for writing reviews of products or services. I was only approved a few days back and haven't seen any compelling offers yet. But if they want to pay me to review something I think it's a good deal. There are also some disclosure requirements, which I think makes for a better service. When I look back at all the hours I've been blogging, I wish I had more $$$ to show for it. Maybe an occasional paid host will improve that.

The user interface for payperpost is very clean and intuitive. Once your a member you can see all the available offers. They even show offers that would have been available if the other "Posties" hadn't grabbed them first. I can see at least a few that would fit in with my blog here. As you prove yourself you get better opportunities. It's kinda like gaining street credit. Looking over the list again, I think I will be able to make some money from this deal.

So, I'll keep you posted on the big money. Although it looks like you need decent traffic and PageRank to get the bigger offers. Most of the stuff I've seen so far is between $5 - $20 per post. I guess that will buy a new book for Fall Semester.

$$$ Affluenza Video Clips $$$

2007-08-02T21:59:00.000-04:00

Joshua Harris (and 2 others) preached a sermon series titled Affluenza in January 2006 at Covenant Life Church. They just posted some video clips with statistics on America's wealth. I was amazed to see how filthy rich we really are.

Affluenza Video Clip #1

Affluenza Video Clip #2

Affluenza Video Clip #3

Video - Where Did CJ Mahaney Come From?

2007-08-02T21:46:00.000-04:00

If you've ever wanted to know the story behind Covenant Life Church and CJ Mahaney - You can watch this short video documentary now on You Tube. I was very encouraged to hear how God used this small church plant and what it has become today. A 2 part documentary on Covenant Life church made for the Church's 25th Anniversary in 2002 by Scott Riddlesberger.

You Linked To What #2

2007-08-02T21:32:00.000-04:00

Thanks for all the recent links to The Kummerololis. I really appreciate your links to all my blogs.

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