Mission Education Resources for Children and Youth
A selection of United Methodist resources that educate children and youth for mission.
Claim the Name: Confirmation Teaching Plans for 6-15 Weeks
This confirmation resource is designed to help kids make a decision for Christ in the United Methodist Church. However, one module called “The Body of Christ in Action” teaches the UM social principles, the concept of social justice, and service in the world.ISBN-13/UPC:X727189/ Cokesbury
AGE GROUP: Youth
http://www.cokesbury.com
$22.00
Seasons of Faith
For Intergenerational UseThis resource is excellent for use in intergenerational worship. It provides teaching on each holiday or season of the Church and activities that reinforce those teachings. Included is a list of liturgical colors for the season and the dates of the holidays.
ISBN-13/UPC:9780687037360/ Abingdon Press
AGE GROUP: All ages
http://www.cokesbury.com
$13.60
Live It! Building Skills for Christian Living
Making a World of Difference
This segment of a series of short-term studies challenges tweens and their families to find their own mission to promote peace, justice, and/or beauty around the world using the talents of all family members.
ISBN-13/UPC: 9780687053414/ Abingdon Press
AGE GROUP: Children from grades 4-6
http://www.cokesburg.com
$15.95
Welcome, Brown Bird
On a farm, a boy waits to welcome the brown bird each spring. In a southern rainforest, a boy waits to welcome the brown bird each fall. The boys live thousands of miles apart and speak different languages, yet they are connected across continents by the small brown bird who comes to them each year.
#1913/ Harcourt, Inc.
AGE GROUP: Children from grades 1-6
http://www.missionresourcecenter.org
$8.00
Synago—Light in the Dark
A small group curriculum designed to help youth grow closer to God, build community and minister to one another, this material teaches values such as being inclusive of all people and reaching out to those persons whom society has marginalized. One session is devoted to service and mission.
ISBN-13/UPC: 9780687049332/ Abingdon Press
AGE GROUP: Youth and Adults
http://www.cokesbury.com
$12.00 (Leader's Guide)
Bookmarks: Bible Explorations for Older Youth—Vol. 1
This curriculum keeps youth focused on God's mission and purpose in the world, and invites them to explore what it means to be a part of that story. Mission theology under-girds all the sessions and many deal specifically with the church's mission to the world. ISBN-13/UPC: 9780817013318/ Judson PR
AGE GROUP: Youth from grades 9-12
http://www.cokesbury.com
$16.00
Mission: Christmas
This resource contains a mission component with theological concepts of the mission of love and service to the world in the name of Christ interspersed throughout the programs. Suggested service projects are listed in the back of the curriculum providing hands-on ideas for youth to be involved in mission.
ISBN-13/UPC: 9780687740529/ Abingdon Press
AGE GROUP: Youth
http://www.cokesbury.com
$12.80
My Name is Yoon
Yoon's name means Shining Wisdom. When she writes it in Korean, it looks like happy dancing figures, but in English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States. Will she find her place in this new country?
#1923/ Farrar Straus Giroux
AGE GROUP: All ages
http://www.missionresourcecenter.org
$8.00
Say Something
The young narrator of this story sees children who push and tease and bully at school but remains silent. Then something happens that shows her that being a silent bystander is not enough. Resources at the end of the book help adults and children address the issue of bullying.#1953/ Tilbury House Publishers
AGE GROUP: All ages
http://www.missionresourcecenter.org
$8.48
Bird
Thirteen-year-old Bird runs away from home to find her stepfather and convince him to return home. While hiding, she becomes entwined in the lives of three people who also have holes to fill. Through these unique voices, a story unfolds about warmth, kinship and love. #1932/ Penguin Group USA Inc.
AGE GROUP: Youth
http://www.missionresourcecenter.org
$8.00
