Year Round Resources for Children’s Ministry Leaders
Regardless of the time of year, we know you’re looking for fresh ways to serve kids, families, and leaders. Whether you’re searching for curriculum, training tools, or resources that spark creativity in your programs, we’re here to partner with you every step of the way.
Explore these special offers from our trusted partners and friends, designed to equip you with the right tools, ideas, and inspiration for a fruitful ministry year.
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For Leaders
Children’s Ministry Handbook
Calling all ministry leaders! You can use this guide as it comes or edit to make unique for your ministry. This extensive, 24-page resource is free to you and your ministry today!
- David C Cook & Ministry Spark
Kid's Ministry Resources
Tyndale offers engaging kids’ resources with storytelling, interactive elements, and strong Bible teaching, all rooted in our mission to make God’s Word understandable.
- Tyndale House Publishers
Special offer: Get the free GO Bible Easter Curriculum here!
Child Safety Resources
Actionable best practice information from KidCheck to improve child safety in your ministry, including eBooks, flip books, webinars, and a video series.
- KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In
Trauma-Informed Abuse Prevention in the Church
Authentic relationships heal. Counterfeit relationships harm. Learn to spot the difference and build safe, caring connections with trauma-exposed kids in this collaborative video.
- Reach Hurting Kids Institute
When Tragedy Strikes: Guidance for Children's Ministry Leaders
When tragedy hits, people turn to the Church. Learn how to respond with calm, clarity, and care in this practical video on supporting kids and families through crisis and grief.
- Reach Hurting Kids Institute
Teaching Empathy to Children
Empathy is powerful in both everyday discipleship and in welcoming inclusion. Teach the kids at your church how to welcome & include all kids through this collaborative curriculum.
- Reach Hurting Kids Institute
Digital Discipleship 101
Genuine relationships with caring adults help kids and student leaders develop into long-time followers of Jesus. This resource will help you do that safely and effectively!
- FaithSpark
Children's Ministry Hub
Here you will find hundreds of resources shared by KidMin leaders including handbooks, volunteer applications, VBS action lists, job descriptions and so much more!
- GO! Curriculum
Volunteer Appreciation Planner
Keep organized and consistent when showing appreciation to your volunteers.
- RenewaNation
Special offer: Use the code 50VOLUNTEER to get it half off!
Team Apparel
We have various, affordable options for your Team Apparel this year! We’d love to work with you in creating a customization or design to meet your needs!
- Mr. Mark's Classroom
Special offer: Use the code “IWANTBULK” at checkout for $2 off EACH shirt (with orders of 15 or more).
Ages and Stages
As kids grow, their understanding of foundational truths grows with them. Levels of Biblical Learning covers 10 biblical concept areas that children and students can learn.
- Kids Hope USA
Engage Your Church in Ministry Ebook
Discover practical and versatile ways you can empower your church to engage in meaningful, transformative ministry.
- Kids Hope USA
Toolkits
Toolkits are designed to be a one-stop-shop of curated resources for ministry leaders, all concerning a particular theme.
- Center for Faith and Children
Disability Ministry Training
Practical, faith-based training to help churches welcome and support children with disabilities through inclusive ministry.
- Miracle 139
Partnering Church and Home Book
The authors present survey data collected from over 900 Ministry Leaders and Parents around the globe, along with ways the church and the home can respond to this vital information.
- Nurturing Faith Collective
Special offer: Free download of the Introduction and Chapter One.
Color Creation
Color Creation uses AI to craft custom, faith-based coloring pages, making it easy for ministries to engage kids with creative, biblical learning activities.
- Kingdom Creations
QRMAKR
QRMAKR makes it easy for children’s ministry leaders to create QR codes and short links for sharing lesson materials, event info, and parent updates—no sign-up required!
- Kingdom Creations
AvatarGen
Create fun, personalized avatars for kids ministry with AvatarGen! Engage children by transforming their photos into playful, unique characters. Great for activities and lessons!
- Kingdom Creations
Making an Impact in Your Children’s Ministry
This guide was created to help you dive into some of the topics facing your ministries today and understand why your curriculum matters so much.
- David C Cook & Ministry Spark
CHUMS "Smarter Check-In. Safer Kids."
CHUMS is free and built for ministry—church management, secure check-in, allergy alerts, parent paging, attendance tracking, and easy guest setup.
- ChurchApps
For Your Ministry
30-Day Trial
Planning Center’s tools help your ministry stay organized, connected, and on the same page with what needs to happen for families to feel cared for and children to be kept safe.
- Planning Center
Ideas Gone Wild
Each week, we provide various FREE resources for you: Bible skills games, classroom tips, craft ideas, decorating ideas, apparel options, and a leadership article too!
- Mr. Mark's Classroom
Special offer: Plus, get a FREE idea book download!
200+ Games
Tired of googling games? Need new, creative games for your kids? Look no further! Our free gamebook has it all!
- Kidz Blitz
Crafts & Games
From volunteer appreciation ideas, to coloring pages, to exciting activities, Lifeway Kids provides an abundance of free activities and resources for you to utilize.
- Lifeway
Open-Source Presenter Software
FreeShow is a feature-rich, nonprofit alternative to ProPresenter—built for churches, always free, and made possible by generous donors who share our mission.
- FreeShow
Musicals and Songs
From full Christmas musicals to individual songs, we have everything your kids’ choir needs to celebrate Jesus all year long!
- Kid Min Productions
Special offer: Use the code “25in25” to receive 25% off all single song selections and Christmas musicals.
66 Short Bible Verses Perfect for Kids to Memorize
Memorized verses are the rails the Spirit’s instructions run on. How much track have we laid? With 1 verse from every book, kids will learn to hide God’s Word in their hearts!
- David C Cook & Ministry Spark
Curriculum
GO! Preschool and Elementary Curriculum
The chronological curriculum that gets kids out of their seats and into the storytelling action. GO! is not just fun, it is Bible-driven and God-focused.
- GO! Curriculum
Special offer: Sign up for free and gain access to a small library
Journey Today Show (JTS) Video Lessons
The Journey Today Show videos for elementary kids are a fun, zany and Biblically deep show where anything can happen!
- GO! Curriculum
Special offer: Sign up for free and gain access to a small library
Wonder Ink Curriculum
Empower kids to understand the fullness of who they are in God’s Big Story with 4 core truths: Known by God, Loved by Jesus, Led by the Holy Spirit and I am a Child of God.
- David C Cook
Special offer: Get 4 free lessons with a trial account!
Bible-in-Life Curriculum
Faith for Everyday Life. With our 4-step lessons, teachers can focus on engaging kids, youth, and adults to discover God’s Word and bring it to life.
- David C Cook
Special offer: Get 4 free lessons with a trial account!
HeartShaper Curriculum
With easy-to-follow lessons, teachers can focus on kids’ unique needs while helping them hide God’s Word in their hearts.
- David C Cook
Special offer: Get free lessons with a trial account!
13 Bible Lessons Sharing Jesus' Love
Help kids discover the faith-building, life-changing love of Jesus tucked into 13 stories of Jesus’s famous friends and how He loved them.
- David C Cook & Ministry Spark
Elements Kids Worship
Low-prep, large group, children’s ministry curriculum.
- D6 Family Ministry
Special offer: Get 4 free lessons with a trial account!
Brite Curriculum
Help kids grow biblical literacy with Brite. Each passage and character, from Old Testament to New, is connected to the Gospel, pointing to Jesus as our Redeemer, Savior and Lord.
- Awana
Special offer: Try a FREE month of Brite preschool & elementary lessons!
Lessons.church
Lessons.church offers free curriculum from top contributors like The Ark Church—featuring 3 years of The Ark Kids curriculum—plus content from Ozark Christian College.
- ChurchApps
Events
Inspiring Action-Packed Unicycle Show
This exciting unicycle show performed by World Champion Dustin Kelm delivers a powerful Gospel presentation while challenging students to use their abilities to impact the world!
- UniShow - OM SportsLink
Special offer: Mention CPC when booking and each student in attendance will receive a Dustin Kelm trading card with his story and the Gospel!
9 Square in the Air
9 Square in the Air is fun for all ages and skill levels, this game is a great tool to bridge the generations with smiles and laughter. Height adjustable, portable, quick set up and easy storage. This will be the gathering place at your next event!
- 9 Square in the Air
Special offer: Use the code “” for $150 off either the Deluxe Game or Neon Deluxe Game
Woodlands Freestyle
We bring everything you need for a week of camp for kids to your location. Get ready for the most impactful and unforgettable week ever!
- Woodlands Camp
Special offer: Schedule a phone call about camp here and receive a $5 Starbucks gift card!
Extra Child Care
SitterTree is the app for churches to book and pay child care providers for services, events, and more. Get child care covered and get back to growing the heart of your ministry.
- SitterTree
Special offer: Receive $20 off your first job with this offer from INCM!
For Families
Quarterly Digital Magazine
Free quarterly digital magazine focusing on supporting Latino parents and ministry leaders. It includes articles written in Spanish, as well as separate articles in English.
- Entre Niños
Special offer: View past magazine editions here!
My Faith Box
A resource for parents to guide their child’s faith journey and capture spiritual keepsakes. Great gift for new parents or for churches to give at Parent Dedication.
- Building Strong Families
Special offer: Use the code “FB10” for 10% off your order.
The Child in Our Midst Podcast
This podcast is for parents & ministry leaders who want to help their children feel loved and valued by God, going beyond rules and seeing their children with kindness and empathy.
- Center for Faith and Children
Special offer: Get a free digital workbook here!
Family Conversation Starters
Encourage family conversations and laughter. They’ll appreciate these small ways of creating connection with each other. Set includes 21 cards (2” x 2”) in a plastic carrying case.
- CTA Kids
Special offer: Get a free lunchbox notes download for parents to send along to school here!
Remembering My Special Someone Grief Book for Children
Help children process grief and draw closer to Jesus when someone they love dies. Created with Christian counselors, this book contains 32 full-color pages of thoughtful content.
- CTA Kids
Special offer: Download a free preview PDF on the page!
Fun-Sized Family Devos
Help equip your families to start faith conversations with these devotions that encourage families to dig into God’s Word together.
- David C Cook & Ministry Spark
Family Prayer Challenge
Send home these weekly challenges to encourage and help families spend time praying together!
- David C Cook & Ministry Spark
7 Ways to Encourage Today’s Parents as Spiritual Influencers at Home
Parents are often unsure of what to do and where to start when it comes to their kids’ spiritual growth. This resource will help you guide families in their most important task.
- David C Cook & Ministry Spark
Parent Recharge
A weekend of breakout sessions and Q&A time full of real talk, real compassion, and simple – yet not easy – solutions for parents and families.
- David C Cook & Ministry Spark
Special offer: Get the “I Want My Kids to Argue” parenting ebook here!
Children's Bibles
Adventure Bible
The Adventure Bible will get kids excited about reading God’s Word! Your kids will be captivated with the full-color features that make the Bible engaging and fun.
- Zonderkidz
Special offer: Get 11 topical activity packs that include Bible reading plans, a devotional, and a fun activity here!