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The Preteen Connection

October 20, 2010 | Kids Ministry

LifeWay|Preteens has a heart for ministering to preteens in a ever-changing, fast-paced world.

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I am so honored to be able to lead a fantastic team of editors, graphic designers, and writers who have hearts for ministering to preteens. I wanted to take some time to introduce you to the incredibly talented group of people I get to work with.

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  • Cheryl Lewis is our veteran team member, being the team member who has served at Lifeway the longest. She is passionate about preteens and teaches them weekly at her church.
  • Alyssa Reeves is our newest team member and has been on the team for a little over a year. She is fast, efficient, and almost always right. She also conducts all of our artist interviews for Bible Express.
  • Jessica Burnett is graphic designer for BTX: Bible Teaching Experience for Preteens. She has an incredible sense of style. I\’m always amazed to see what she designs. She can take a simple concept and turn it into beautiful art.
  • Andy Scates is graphic designer for Bible Express. He’s got a clean design aesthetic, but also has a great eye for color. I love seeing the page spreads he designs for the magazine. He’s really good at taking a couple of suggestions and turning them into phenomenal graphics.

Our entire team is joining forces to create an amazing new curriculum that will be released in Fall 2011. The new line will replace Everything You Need to Know to Be a Teenager and will have two years worth of exciting curriculum. You\’ll definitely be hearing more about that from me.

A couple of weeks ago, our team (minus Cheryl, who was unfortunately out of the office for surgery) got together to make a video about what it’s like being on the preteen team. I hope you enjoy a comical look into what we do!

Preteen Welcome Video from Jeff Land on Vimeo.

As you can see, we get to have a lot of fun together as a team. In all honesty, we really do try to keep up with what is making preteens tick. We browse Web sites, watch television shows aimed at preteens, and read magazines created for preteens. Our desire is that preteens would have a firm foundation in Christ as a result of being involved in a vibrant ministry to preteens. We’re hopeful that our resources make teaching preteens even more fun!

Now for a little giveaway, leave a comment with 3 words describing preteens and you will be entered to win a Bible Express Prize Pack including a Bible Express t-shirt, CD, and several copies of Bible Express devotional magazine. All entries must be received before midnight on Friday, October 22, so be sure to enter soon.      

THIS POST HAS BEEN HI-JACKED BY BECKY IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE BIBLE EXPRESS PRIZE PACKAGE GIVEAWAY!!! Our comments have not been working correctly, so we are extending this giveaway! All entries must be received before midnight on Halloween night (Sunday, October 31st) to be eligible to win!!! A winner will be chosen at random from the comments on this blog post.

Category: Fun, Media, ResourcesTag: Children's Ministry, KidMin, kids ministry, preteen
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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Bill Emeott

    October 21, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    Crazy, Fun, Confused….

    Reply
  2. Sheila McMillan

    October 28, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    Seeking
    Teachable
    LOVING

    Reply
  3. Melia Tomas

    October 29, 2010 at 9:59 am

    I think everyone is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! Keep up the GREAT Work! ~ God Bless!

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  4. Mrs. Jen

    October 29, 2010 at 10:00 am

    Hope your comments section is working well now! My motto for VBS decorating – if it’s free, it’s for me – feel free to apply that to anything you wish. =)

    Reply
  5. Melia Tomas

    October 29, 2010 at 10:02 am

    emotional, unpredictable, and imaginative

    Reply
  6. Mary Callahan

    October 29, 2010 at 10:02 am

    I think it is great, keep up the good work.

    Reply
  7. Jeff

    October 29, 2010 at 10:03 am

    Testing comments.

    Reply
  8. Melia Tomas

    October 29, 2010 at 10:04 am

    emotional, unpredictable, imaginative

    Reply
  9. Meredith

    October 29, 2010 at 10:04 am

    Unpredictable, awesome, eager!

    Reply
  10. Suzanne

    October 29, 2010 at 10:06 am

    depends on surroundings

    Reply
  11. Karen Bransgrove

    October 29, 2010 at 10:08 am

    Challenging, funny, spontaneous

    Reply
  12. Janice Lavender

    October 29, 2010 at 10:09 am

    Energetic, Loving, Independent

    Reply
  13. Susie Dial

    October 29, 2010 at 10:09 am

    Keeping preteen (not to mention teen) curricula current, fresh, and engaging is a must for ministries. I have two older teens and an eleven year old. I am blessed that the eleven year old is a “Leave It to Beaver” sort of kid and is not phased by his peers as of yet. However, I have had a difficult time with his seventeen year old sister and fifteen year old brother. Both were passionate in Sunday school until their middle school years. The curricula was not that engaging. They were too young for the high school studies and too old for the elementary school studies. Some topics that we adults think they are too young to explore (sex, drugs, etc.) are already being discussed by the time they are in 6th grade. As spiritual leaders and parents, we cannot be afraid to tackle these issues in a Biblical light. Telling them to just say no does not work when they see their friends experimenting with un-Godly behavior with no apparent consequence. Bravo for embracing technology and creating studies for this age group!

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  14. Rob Livingston

    October 29, 2010 at 10:10 am

    Unpredictable, crazy, eager

    Reply
  15. Emi Gowan

    October 29, 2010 at 10:11 am

    Hope you get the bugs worked out.

    Reply
  16. Sabrina

    October 29, 2010 at 10:11 am

    Energetic, Goofball, Friendly

    Reply
  17. Diane Watkins

    October 29, 2010 at 10:12 am

    Bombarded, Searching, Loved.

    Reply
  18. Sabrina

    October 29, 2010 at 10:12 am

    Energetic, Goofball, Friendly

    Reply
  19. J Rochelle Pitts

    October 29, 2010 at 10:15 am

    lovable, emotional, silly

    Reply
  20. Lori Jones

    October 29, 2010 at 10:15 am

    Looks like a very cool and exciting sight! Looks like it is lots of fun!

    Reply
  21. Kim

    October 29, 2010 at 10:16 am

    This is a pretty awesome site! Enjoy the ideas and encouragement!

    Reply
  22. Paul Fraley

    October 29, 2010 at 10:20 am

    Our church’s future!

    Reply
  23. Jon Merryman

    October 29, 2010 at 10:31 am

    Crazy (I totally agree, Bill!), Surprising, Dramatic

    Reply
  24. Angela

    October 29, 2010 at 10:33 am

    Loveable, smart, wonderful!!!

    Reply
  25. Brenda

    October 29, 2010 at 10:37 am

    Energetic, confused, goffy

    Reply
  26. Brandi

    October 29, 2010 at 10:38 am

    exciting, scared, hopeful

    Reply
  27. Jeff

    October 29, 2010 at 10:38 am

    mature, immature, fun

    Reply
  28. Peggy

    October 29, 2010 at 10:40 am

    Changing, Teen “Wannabes,” Fun

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  29. Daniel

    October 29, 2010 at 10:54 am

    Fun
    Nice
    Loving

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  30. Jeri Choi

    October 29, 2010 at 11:06 am

    energetic, forgiving, and impressionable!

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  31. Karen Massingil

    October 29, 2010 at 11:06 am

    Groovy, Man! No, wait….
    Cool, Dude! No, wait….
    Awesome! No, that’s not it….
    Su-Weet!! Oh Yeah, Baby!

    Reply
  32. Karen Massingil

    October 29, 2010 at 11:10 am

    Su-Weet!! Yeah, Baby!!

    Reply
  33. Shay Scofield

    October 29, 2010 at 11:16 am

    Testing comments – invited from Facebook.

    Reply
  34. Connie Zinn

    October 29, 2010 at 11:39 am

    Open – Questioning – Listening

    Reply
  35. Michelle Stutts

    October 29, 2010 at 11:39 am

    GREAT AND FUN

    Reply
  36. Charles Williams

    October 29, 2010 at 11:43 am

    Seekers, engaged, impatient

    Reply
  37. Martha Cook

    October 29, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    sweet, prissy, silly

    Reply
  38. Paula

    October 29, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    Fun, smart, dedicated

    Reply
  39. Terenda Wyant

    October 29, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Seeking, Open, Dynamic

    Reply
  40. Sarah Stinnett

    October 29, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    3 words describing preteens, mmmmm,
    energetic, exciting, imaginative

    Reply
  41. Michelle

    October 29, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    Commenting to check your site. I’d love to win, too. I just like free stuff. 🙂

    Reply
  42. Teresa

    October 29, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    i enjoy reading the blogs.

    Reply
  43. Diana DeBoard

    October 29, 2010 at 6:24 pm

    looks good

    Reply
  44. debbie

    October 29, 2010 at 6:52 pm

    just checking the site ! – love it

    Reply
  45. Leslie

    October 29, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    insightful
    hilarious
    conflicted

    Reply
  46. Anonymous

    October 29, 2010 at 9:13 pm

    relational- meeting them where they are and accepting them how they walk through the door, in the midst of their shock and awe

    Reply
  47. Cheryl

    October 29, 2010 at 9:16 pm

    moody, questioning, fun

    Reply
  48. Iris Quinones

    October 31, 2010 at 12:46 am

    Curious about themselves
    Dramatically imitators
    Carelessly learners but objectionable

    Reply

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