The Internet can be a source for a wealth of information. However, sometimes it's hard to find the quality resources you are looking for. Use this guide as a start for your christian education information.

Publishers

Group Publishing, Inc.

http://www.grouppublishing.com/cat_child.asp

This vendor produces education material for children's, youth, volunteer, and adult ministries. You can order a free catalog of their products from this site. There are also resources specifically for pastors. You can learn about the history of Group Ministries and what they believe.

Kids Kount Publishing

http://www.kidskountpublishing.co

Featured on Children's Ministry.com's children's website showcase page, this website is a children's christian education curriculum vendor. They have an offer to receive 6 weeks of free lessons, along with a free video. They give information about the different sets of curriculum they offer (currently being "Kingdom Quest," "Kids' Church," "Christmas Service," Jesus the Sacrifice," and "40 Days of Purpose." There are also testimonials, FAQ's and contact information.

Gospel Light Publishing

http://www.gospellight.com/children/index.html

This publishing company have age appropriate curriculum for nursery/toddlers, 2-3 year olds, 4-5 year olds, 6-8 year olds (1st to 2nd grade), 8 - 10 year olds (3rd to 4th grade), and 10 - 12 year olds (5th to 6th grade). They have catalogs and free samples available. Some of their link headings include "Children's curriculum," "Sunday school," "Summer Sunday school," "2nd hour/ all-purpose," "Discipleship resources," "Weekday preschool," Children's ministry resources," and "Honor your teacher." This fall their featured Sunday school curriculum for grades 5/6 is called "The Edge." They also have links to resources for youth and adult curriculum, and vacation bible school information.

Standard Publishing

http://www.standardpub.com/

This christian publisher has resources for christian ministry, vacation bible school, books, toys and games, and church supplies. You can also find out more information about their authors, about Standard Publishing events, You can also read a daily devotional online.

Concordia Publishing House

http://www.cph.org/

This publishing company sells bibles (also ones for youth), bible studies, books, bulletins, church supplies, curriculum, gifts, home schooling materials, mazagine, music, seasonal items, software, sunday school materials, teaching resources, outreach, vacation bible school supplies, youth ministry, and more! There is a downloadable and searchable teacher resource index if you're trying to find a certain kind of activity.

CharismaLife - Children's Ministry Curriculum and Youth Ministry Resources Online

http://cl.strang.com/

CharismaLife provides christian curriculum for ages 1-5, grades 1-6, and grades 7-12. They also have training resources and puppets and costumes available. Their curriculum is for children's church, midweek programs, youth church, vacation bible school and bible brain games.

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Children's Ministry Sites

Children's Ministry.com

http://www.childrensministry.com/

This website is a branch of Group Publishing, Inc. This site gives tips for Children's Church, decorating ideas, holiday/seasonal ideas, insights for families, leaders and teachers, leaders of volunteers, lesson ideas, mid-week programs, and vacation bible school. On the "links" section, they have provided pathfinders to information about craft ideas, home school and education, music/musicians, organizations, and sermons.

Fishers of Kids

http://www.fishersofkids.com/

This site has a large page of christian education resources ready at your fingertips (under links). It also says it has over 1 year of free chrisitan curriculum. Put together as a ministry tool by Dan Harris, a veteran Sunday School teacher of 17 years, this site provides resources for curriculum, skits, puppets, stories, sermons, games and more! There are also tips on how to have a more effective
Sunday school program. There is a contact email address if you want to email Don Harris directly.

Children's Bible Teaching Resources

http://www.sschool.com/children/index.htm

Written by Thomas J. Cook, a Sunday School teacher at Jersey Baptist Church, this website covers many topics. This site has been updated recently, so it is a maintained website. Some of the topics include "children's topics," "curriculum guide," "children's ministry," "Vacation bible school," "Technology and the Sunday School," "Sunday School software ministries," and "Other WWW resources." Links are also filtered through the text of the pages. The layout is easy to read.

Mission Arlington Metroplex: Taking church to the people

http://www.missionarlington.org/resources/curriculum/

(Quoted from the website)
"We discovered early on that much of the curriculum written for the church was developed with the “already churched person” in mind. Mission Arlington/Mission Metroplex Curriculum is written specifically for the unchurched child, teenager, and adult.

New curriculum is added each week. It is our privilege to make this curriculum, in its various forms, available to you. It is our hope and prayer that this will be helpful for you in your setting.
Curriculum files are in Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF). Adobe® Reader® is required to view all curriculum files."

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Children's Music Vendors

Karen and Kids

http://www.karenandkids.com/

Featured on Children's Ministry.com's children's website showcase page, this site sells original worship music and highlights a radio ministry for children. You can buy a songbook of sheet music for 25 of Karen's favorite original songs. There is also a kids' club that children can join.

Lillenas Publishing Company (kids section)

http://www.lillenaskids.com

Featured on Children's Ministry.com's children's website showcase page, this website is a christian music vendor. In the children's section, you can search for resources on musicals, collections, program resources, songbooks, keyboard, and drama. As an added feature, there is free downloadable clip art for use to promoteLillenas musical performances.

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Children's Christian Education Magazines

Children's Ministry Magazine

http://www.cmmag.com/

Connected to Group Publishing, Inc, this site hails itself as "the leading resource for people who serve children in the church." Through the website, you can subscribe to the magazine, explore the magazine features, and learn how to reach children with disabilities or allergies. Different articles are geared for reaching different age groups of children. There are ideas for leaders and parents. From this site you also can use an archive to search 14 years of Children's Ministry Magazine (for current magazine subscribers only.)

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Miscellaneous Christian Vendors

Celestial Inspirations

http://www.celestialinspirations.com/

Featured on Children's Ministry.com's children's website showcase page, this vendor specializes in party supplies with religious or
inspirational themes. Some of the themes include "Rupert the Righteous Robot," "New Tales of David," and "Adam and Friends."

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