In this episode, I talk with Children's Pastor, Lindsey Whitney. Lindsey does a great job resourcing leaders and parents at her church, and she shares those resources on her blog GrowingKidsMinistry.com. In our conversation, she walks through a lot of those resources – from Bibles for different age groups, to books and apps – and how they share those resources at her church.
Lindsey Whitney
Links Mentioned in This Episode
Resourcing Parents with Bibles/Apps by Age Group
Infants and Preschool
- Preschool Bible by V. Gilbert Beers (detailed review here)
- Sweet Dreams Princess: God’s Little Princess Bedtime Bible Stories, Devotions & Prayers
- Goodnight Warrior: God's Mighty Warrior Bedtime Bible Stories, Devotions and Prayers
Kindergarten
- Storytime
- Jesus Storybook Bible
Early Elementary
- International Children’s Bible
- 365 Classic Bedtime Bible Stories: Inspired by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut's Story of the Bible
Later Elementary/Preteens
- Action Bible (detailed review here)
- The Kids’ Devotional Bible by ZonderKidz (2nd-4th grade)
- The Almighty Bible (divided into individual books of the Bible)
- The Action Study Bible
Teens
Audio Bibles/Apps
- Little Kids Adventure Bible (CD) – Audio Bible for young kids
- Life at the Pond – 30 minute episodes teaching young kids godly values
- Jelly Telly App – Devotions and stories for kids
- Adventures in Odyssey – Stories that help elementary-aged kids understand biblical principles
- StreetLights Bible (available through Spotify or the Streetlights app)
- Kids Bible Stories – A podcast with Bible stories for kids
- Superbook Kids Bible App – Search for stories, watch videos, play games
- The Bible App for Kids YouVersion – Interactive Bible stories with games
- Scripture Typer – A memory verse learning tool
Talk Now and Later – Brian Dollar helps parents explore how to lead kids through life's tough topics
Truth in the Tinsel – Amanda White helps families engage daily with the Christmas story throughout the holidays
Action Items
- Make a resource list for the parents in your ministry
- Communicate with parents regularly
- Make a plan for resourcing parents and create a rhythm or schedule to promote those resources
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