Kidology - Children's Ministry Ideas, Resources, & Curriculum for Kid's Church, Sunday School, and Vacation Bible School

Defying the Impossible

Discover how trusting God's promises can transform your perspective, just like trusting science reveals the impossible—an engaging object lesson that connects faith and action.

The Abyss Rescue Relay: A Gospel Game

A fun interactive team game that illustrates reaching others to rescue them by sharing the Good News of Jesus!

Kidology Lab Notes: Abraham Lincoln - An Example for Today's Children's Ministry Leaders

5 practical applications that can inspire us to be “Honest Abe’s” for the children of this generation.

How Well Can You Spell Your Name?

How easy is it to write your name? Should be fairly easy but this lesson complicates it and has a surprise ending for a volunteer.

Kidology Lab Notes: A Rational Faith - What I Learned from Josh McDowell

Josh McDowell’s story is compelling. A former atheist, he set out to disprove Christianity.

Karl Honored in Moody Alumni Magazine

Pastor Karl Bastian, children's pastor and founder of Kidology.org - and graduate of Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, Illinois, was honored in the Moody Alumni Magazine in the Winter 2025 edition.

Why Yosemite Summit?

Why did Pastor Karl start his UN-Conference called Yosemite Summit for men in children's ministry?

Kidology Lab Notes: D.L. Moody - A Life Devoted to Reaching the Lost, Starting with Children

Dwight L. Moody is a name that stands tall in the history of evangelism.

Stuck in Sin

This object lesson is a different take on the egg in the bottle effect. Instead of an egg, it uses a balloon that gets sucked in a bottle to teach the importance of saying no to temptation.

Armor of God Activity Sheet + Mini Lesson

A Mini Lesson on the Armor of God featuring an Activity Sheet with BOTH a male and female soldier in the Armor of God and the armor listed (out of order) so the kids have to draw a line to match the armor name with the correct armor on the Soldier of God.

Fresh Ideas

From the Kidologist Karl Bastian

March 2nd - Bible-O-Rama Super Sunday - updated with new graphics and bonus material!

This Super Sunday helps kids learn about the Books of the Bible and its structure. It’s a fun day of games to help the kids explore their Bible and review the various Books of the Bible.

Jesus is Still Doing the Impossible Today!

MIRACULOUS - Marveling at the Miracles of Jesus! is an 8-week magic-themed series that teaches kids about the true Miracles of Jesus!

Theme Passage: The kids will memorize John 11:25-26

MIRACULOUS INCLUDES:

Easy Prep Lessons Teachers AND Kids will love!
Theming ideas for the series
Fun intro skit for puppet or leader
A funny video intro
Games that enhance the lesson
Creative Bible story teaching ideas
Simple illusions to illustrate the point
Kids need their Bibles to look up verses
Theme Bible passage for the month
Paper and/or digital take home tool
TONS of helpful presentation images
Bonus files, downloads, and ideas
Editable presentation graphics

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Watch It Videos:

In this series, Mike and Ike from Miracle Busters TV Show set out to disprove the Miracles of Jesus but always end up concluding they are true! Kids will love these lesson intro videos!

Watch a Sample Video from Lesson 1!

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