Jeremy Carroll, Author at Kids Ministry

Bible Study, Kids Ministry, Leadership, Teaching Kids

May 9, 2019

5 Ps for Productive Planning: Part 4

So far we’ve looked at the first three of our 5 Ps for productive planning. If you haven’t read parts 1, Pray about the Upcoming Session, 2, Prepare your Heart for the Session, and 3, Plan the Session be sure to read those posts to catch up. Let’s jump in for the final 2 phases:

Play Out the Session

We can see from the previous phases that our session really begins before whatever our scheduled session time is. This section of our conversation will be shorter since these are posts about planning. In this phase, we are putting all of our preparation and planning into action.

A few thoughts about the actual session though may be helpful. Remember to arrive early, whenever possible. Many KidMin leaders ask their teachers to be ready to receive kids 15 minutes before the scheduled session start time. This is a great habit. Not just to put a smile on the face of the ministry leader, but also for that first child who arrives. Being prepped and ready when the first child arrives communicates to that first child and her family that you are excited to teach the important truths of the Gospel. It coveys that the children are valued and that you believe the time spent in Bible study is important. Use this time wisely and get to know your kids and allow your kids to get to know each other. This is a great time for building relationships.

Everything we have talked about up to this point demonstrates that having a plan is strategically important. So have a plan, but be flexible and sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s movement in your group. You’ve been praying for God to move in the lives of your kids throughout the planning process, so don’t miss an opportunity for the Spirit of God to work because you’re stuck in your plan.

Pursue Session Follow Up

Finally, just as the session begins before the scheduled start time, follow-up may continue the session beyond the time the last child is picked up. In our Plan the Session phase, we made a plan for follow-up. Now is the time to work that plan.

Even in our digital age, kids love to get cards in the mail. Mail cards to your class regularly. This may not be every week, but determi9ne a strategy. Here is one card strategy to consider:

First-time Visitors receive cards early during the week following their first visit.
Regular attenders receive cards once a month and on their birthdays. Don’t wait for a faithful attender to be absent before she receives mail.
Absentees receive cards.
Parents receive cards once a quarter.

Another part of follow-up includes the parents of the kids in your group. Many parents are longing for resources to continue their kids’ learning at home and to help disciple their children. Regularly including parents would be a great part of your strategy for follow-up.

Bonus “P”

Pray again. Hopefully your whole planning process has been saturated with prayer. As a bookend, remember to whisper a prayer of thanksgiving after your session ends to thank God for working in you and through you to reach the kids in your church and community. What a privilege we have of serving the next generation of God’s Kingdom.

Jeremy Carroll is the team leader for LifeWay Kids Discipleship Resources. Before coming to LifeWay, he has been active in local church ministry for nearly 20 years in TN, TX, and AL. Jeremy earned a Master of Arts in Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. A Middle Tennessee native, he and his family live in Murfreesboro, TN.

Bible Study, Kids Ministry, Leadership, Teaching Kids

May 8, 2019

5 Ps for Productive Planning: Part 3

By Jeremy Carroll

So far we’ve looked at the first two of our 5 Ps for productive planning. If you haven’t read parts 1, Pray about the Upcoming Session and 2, Prepare your Heart for the Session be sure to read those posts to catch up. Let’s jump in with phase 3:

Plan the Session

After you’ve become familiar with the Bible story and key ideas and sifted through the activities for the ones you believe will work with your group, move on to choosing the activities you will use and in which order you will do them. If you’ve starred any activities, start by going back to those first. Note: curriculum will often have a suggested order for activities and flow, but don’t feel obligated to follow that flow if it doesn’t fit your church schedule or if you believe another flow of activities will work better for your group.

Pro Tip: Don’t forget “early arrival” activities. Teaching begins when the first child arrives. Try to have meaningful ways for kids to be engaged as soon as they enter your room.

Also, consider transitions from activity to activity. Having a plan for how you move from one activity to another will put you at ease during the session. Consider the timing of each activity within the session. The big idea here: Don’t leave these to chance. Have a plan before your session begins.

If possible, use this phase of preparation to gather and organize any needed supplies or, at least, make a plan for when you will gather supplies. It may be to gather supplies later in the week or arrive early on the day of your session. The point is to go ahead and think about it early so it doesn’t sneak up on you later on.

Next, practice telling the Bible story. And practice out loud. I cannot stress the importance of this too much. The Bible story is one of, if not THE most important part of each session, so practice telling the story. The first time you read or tell the story out loud should not be on a Sunday morning in a room full of kids. By spending time practicing telling the Bible story aloud, you will have greater confidence during your session to communicate the truth of Scripture to your kids. In addition, the more you practice telling the story, you will find the best rhythms and tone of voice for different parts of the story.

I know it can be awkward. But practice. Practice while looking in a mirror. Practice sitting in your car on a lunch break at work. Practice telling the Bible story to your spouse, grandkids, or the cat. Just verbalize it and practice. Then, during your session with a group of onlooking kids, you will be more comfortable and your passion for God’s Word will be more clearly heard through the clarity of your storytelling.

Finally, plan follow-up. Follow-up with attendees, parents, visitors, and absentees. More on this later, but if at all possible, lead out on follow-up. Relationships built through activities and reading the Bible together will be a great avenue for meaningful gospel conversations. The kids we serve find deeper appreciation, even if they don’t know how to communicate it if we as their teachers take ownership of follow up instead of leaving that to paid church staff.

Come back tomorrow for the next “P” for productive planning.

Bible Study, Kids Ministry, Leadership, Teaching Kids

May 7, 2019

5 Ps for Productive Planning: Part 2

By Jeremy Carroll

Last time we looked at the first of our 5 Ps for productive planning, Pray about the Upcoming Session. If you haven’t read part 1, be sure to catch up on that first phase. Let’s jump in with phase two:

Prepare (Your Heart) for the Session

As noted before, the Holy Spirit stands ready to help us understand God’s Word and apply it to our lives. Before you begin thinking through the logistics of planning your session, begin with a personal reflection on the passage of Scripture you will be teaching. Read the Bible Story. Read it early. If you are preparing for a Sunday session, I would encourage you to consider to start this phase of preparation at the beginning of the week, maybe Monday morning during your personal devotional time. Note that this is not the time to start considering “how to teach.” Here, all we want to do is let God’s Word speak to our hearts.

Beginning reading the Bible, not with the mindset of teaching but for personal edification. Spend time preparing our own heart for what God is saying in the focus passage, allowing the Spirit of God to move in you first. This will also give you context for the other parts of preparation as you move into the leader guide.

After you’ve spent time with God and allowed Him to speak into your heart and you have context for what you’ll be teaching during the session, start working through the leader guide, familiarize yourself with the main points of your upcoming session. (Note: this is still not the time for planning specific activities or logistics. Let the key ideas resonate in your heart first.)

Many curricula begin with a summary section containing the big ideas to be covered during that session. Familiarize yourself with these big ideas to help you know where you’ll be going throughout the session. Then skim through activity choices, noting which ones stand out to you, but don’t get bogged down in the details yet. I like to put a star by any activity I want to come back to and explore further.

Some ministry trainers/advisors recommend memorizing the Bible story, transitions, and activity instructions word-for-word. While it can be helpful, word-for-word memorization is not necessary, as long as you are familiar enough with the session content that you are not constantly worrying about what you’ll say next and how you will say it. This level of familiarity reduces stress and allows you to focus on other things happening in the room, such as a child’s understanding of the gospel and movement of the Holy Spirit. It’s hard to recognize those things when you’re not comfortable with the content, timings, and transitions. However, If you are going to work on memorizing part of the teaching session, this is the stage in which memorization should begin.

Remember: this phase is mostly about preparing your own heart and letting God teach you first. By allowing the Word of God to speak first to your heart first, you will have a much deeper understanding of the biblical truths of the session and will be able to teach from the overflow of what God has already taught you.

Come back tomorrow for the next “P” for productive planning.

Kids Ministry, Leadership, Teaching Kids

May 6, 2019

5 Ps for Productive Planning: Part 1

By Jeremy Carroll

Does putting together a Sunday School or small/large group lesson seem intimidating? Does it ever feel like your leader guide just isn’t exactly what you need, but you don’t know how to modify it? How can you break down this overwhelming task to manageable bite-size chunks?

If we met for a soda one day and I asked you “what is the most important part of your ministry role?” our conversation would likely end up somewhere around the opportunity to teach kids. Many of us are in KidMin roles because we love to teach kids the gospel and biblical truth. But if you are like me, and I really pray you are not, preparation time for my teaching sessions can be the first and easiest thing on which to compromise.

I have found that just because I say the time I am teaching kids is important, doesn’t mean that core belief always translates to my active priorities. Below are the first two of “5 Ps” for breaking down your planning strategy into easy-to-handle phases.

Pray about the Upcoming Session

Paul says “pray constantly.” (1 Thess 5:17) We need to remind ourselves that prayer must not be neglected. Doing so may undercut the spiritual impact of our teaching.

In James 1:5, we are instructed to ask for wisdom if we lack it. I can’t speak for you, but there are many times, and often while I’m preparing to teach, I find that I am lacking the wisdom I need. And therefore, I need to pray and ask God for wisdom. He has promised to give it generously.

One of my favorite recorded prayers in Scripture is found in Psalm 25:4-5. David asks God: “Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me.” I find that praying this prayer when I am preparing to teach leads me to a posture of humility and strategically positioning me to hear from God’s Word.

Part of the Holy Spirit’s role in our lives is to help us understand God’s Word (John 16:12-14). We must not take this for granted. We are doing spiritual work, and we must make spiritual preparation. Prayer is not limited to just before planning. No, prayer should permeate each of your preparation phases. It should be the current that carries us along as the Holy Spirit uses us to help kids fall in love with Jesus and His Word.

Here are a few specific prayers I have found helpful to pray as I begin to prepare for a session:

To prepare my own heart to receive God’s Word
That I would rightly understand and handle God’s Word
That I would be able to prepare and plan well and be able to clearly communicate the truth from God’s Word
That the Holy Spirit would prepare the hearts of the children who will be in my group this week to be ready to hear and receive God’s Word (pray by name whenever possible)
That this session’s biblical truth would take deep root in each child’s heart
That I would be sensitive to the movement of the Holy Spirit for when to follow my plan and when to adjust our course if needed (more on this later)

Family Ministry, Kids Ministry, Leadership, Teaching Kids

September 26, 2018

One Big Story

By Jeremy Carroll

Few would argue that storytelling is a highly useful tool when working with or teaching kids. The availability of hundreds of thousands of children’s books gives testimony to the commonly understood reality that kids connect with stories. In fact, it’s not just kids. Storytelling is a powerful means of communicating with just about everyone. Whether you are 9 months old, 9 years old, 39 years old, or 90 years old, nearly everyone loves a good story.

Of course, there are stories, and then there is The Story—that is, God’s one big story. While we should be very careful not to place the stories of the Bible next to fictional stories of many children’s books, we can redeem the craft of storytelling for helping children begin to see and understand the most important story of all. It is to the next generation’s advantage that we lead children to begin understanding the Bible as one story with Jesus as its central figure. We must see the Bible as God’s story with a beginning, middle, and end. There is one focus throughout the narrative. His name is Jesus.

In Gospel Centered Kids Ministry, Brian Dembowczyk notes, “Jesus interpreted Scripture, not as a collection of random stories but as one big story about Him.” (p. 34) And just as Jesus began “with Moses and all the Prophets … [interpreting] … the things concerning himself in all the Scriptures,” we should too. (Luke 24:27) Jesus was communicating to the disciples of Luke 24 that it is only by understanding the whole story that we can truly understand His work on our behalf. In his article “4 Reasons to teach the Bible’s Storyline,” Trevin Wax put it this way: “The story of the Bible gives context to the gospel message about Jesus.”(1) To begin to grasp the fullness of our salvation, we must understand—and help the kids and families we serve to understand—that every story points to the One, making the Bible one big story about Jesus.

When we see the Bible as Jesus’ story, we are freed from implying (or outright expressing) kids carry an unrealistic, unhealthy, and impossible burden of being more courageous or more faithful or even more obedient on their own. We will begin to see God’s immeasurable grace radiate off every page as we look to His Son who loves us, took the punishment we deserve, and now empowers us to live holy lives for His glory. We will see that God is faithful to carry on what He began in the garden to its completion in the new heavens and the new earth—creation’s final restoration.

Toward this goal, we want to help kids ministry leaders and parents have a framework by which to read the Bible this way, as one big story. We have included a section in our new resource Big Picture Questions and Answers for Kids called “Seeing Jesus in the Bible.” In this resource, we have included six “lenses” that can help us when studying individual stories of the Bible. Each lens gives readers a way to understand both Old Testament and New Testament stories in light of the gospel. We pray this resource will be another tool your ministry toolbox as you point your kids to Jesus.

Impacting Visual Learners with the Gospel

By Jeremy Carroll

If you haven’t read William Summey’s part 1 of this post, you can find it HERE.

Having great visuals seems to be critical to effective teaching today. Some kids may be more prone to be engaged visually than others, but well-designed visuals, as William describes, can be an incredible way to engage kids of all ages as they consider the people, places, and events of the story each picture represents. In addition to using teaching picture visuals to help connect kids with Bible stories, many resources also include larger visuals. Sometimes these are large posters to place in a foyer or hallway, or maybe they are smaller posters that can be placed side-by-side almost like puzzle pieces. Whatever format these larger visuals take, they can be a major asset in helping kids connect to Bible stories.

Large visuals can provide a larger-scale wow factor. When space permits, using large versions of curriculum visuals can really make a space pop. Because of their size and bright colors, large-scale visuals will draw the attention of both kids and parents. They can be great discussion starters for parents to connect with their kids. If you don’t have space for the largest versions of available visuals, you can often use a piece of a poster set in your space to give extra cohesiveness between your space and what your kids are learning.

Large visuals often attempt to give a broader understanding of the content being studied. Like connecting pieces of a puzzle, large-scale visuals often try to tell a bigger story than what their classroom-size counterpart is able to do. Large visuals can tie together sessions into a bigger picture.

With the Fall 2018 release of The Gospel Project for Kids Volume 1, we are excited to include two brand new large visuals: (1) Giant Timeline and Genealogy of Christ and (2) our Small Group Timeline and Map Set. Each of these resources is beautifully colored, graphical poster sets to help remind kids (and adults) that the stories we are learning are about real people who lived in real places at a real time in history.

With The Gospel Project for Kids’ Giant Timeline, children can begin to see God’s one big story as it unfolds from session to session and volume to volume. Children can track the progress from Genesis to Exodus and all the way to Revelation. Each volume is on its own poster so if space does not permit displaying all 12 posters, a single volume’s poster can be used in a common space. Our new Genealogy of Christ four-poster set is included with the purchase of our Giant Timeline. This poster set graphically depicts Jesus’ family line from Adam and Eve down to Joseph and Mary. It’s a large four-poster set that shows both Matthew and Luke’s accounts of Jesus’ family line.

With The Gospel Project for Kids’ Small Group Timeline and Map Set churches can equip classrooms with 36 11-by-17-inch posters to display in classrooms. With each unit on a page, leaders could use one page at a time if space is limited or display all the posters side-by-side for large-scale impact. Our brand new oversized Map Set comes with four different maps: two for the Old Testament and two for the New Testament. In addition, a sheet of pin drop icons is provided to be able to place on a map and track the real places events occurred.

Most people, and it seems kids in particular, are drawn in by things they see, and there is so much information fighting for their attention. When we can make use of large-scale visuals to bring focus and cohesiveness to our teaching sessions and kids ministry space, we are able to help drown out the noise with a more singular focus, even if only for an hour or two.

Jeremy Carroll is the team leader for The Gospel Project for Kids. Before coming to LifeWay, he has been active in local church ministry for nearly 20 years in Tennessee, Texas, and Alabama. Jeremy earned a Master of Arts in Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. A Middle Tennessee native, he and his family live in Murfreesboro, TN.

Kids Ministry, Leadership, Missions

May 28, 2018

Missions Moments in Kids Ministry

By Jeremy Carroll

With Vacation Bible School, camps, and mission trips during the summer, many of our ministries naturally include some sort of missions emphasis. And this is good. But if the generation of kids we serve is going to see themselves as being “on mission,” the missions strategy within our ministries needs to be more intentional and year-round, when possible.

Many KidMin leaders see value in educating and training the kids in their ministries about mission work, both locally and globally, and desire to equip kids to live on mission in their homes and schools, on their sports teams, and in their neighborhoods.

But the problem is that this needed information is not readily available to most children, and most children do not find this subject matter itself engaging enough to seek out on their own. So the question stands before us: How do we raise awareness about and equip kids for the kingdom work happening around us? The answer, at least in part, is for us to be intentional about looking for ways to create regular missions moments in our kids ministry flow.

Here are a few suggestions listed from most involved to least involved.

Implement a full missions education program. With this approach, you would allot one of your program times each week to a full missions education curriculum. Every week kids in your ministry will get a concentrated dose of seeing God’s mission at work all around the world.
Integrate a missions component as a part of your ongoing curriculum/program. In this strategy, you build a mission moment into the regular flow of your existing curriculum during one of your program times.
Continue to use summer events to emphasize missions. Summer events are a natural time to talk about missions with kids. If you do not have the ability to employ one of the two methods above due to time or structure limitations, strategically make the most of your summer emphases to raise awareness of God’s mission work.

As you consider how missions education or missions awareness fits into your ministry, remember that we, as Christians and even more so as church leaders, are called to be faithful “managers of the mysteries of God” (1 Corinthians 4:1-2). In other words, we have been entrusted with the gospel and commanded to “make disciples of all nations,” and we should work diligently to help the generation of kids we serve to see their role in God’s mission work. A question I have had to ask myself: if I don’t tell them, who will? As KidMin leaders we will serve the next generation well by strategically and intentionally encouraging kids to live on mission.

One of the key distinctives of The Gospel Project for Kids is that we hope, as kids learn about God’s one big story as told through Scripture, they will be saved and energized to actively join in God’s story as they live out their lives. With our new 3-year study plan launching this Fall, we have completely revamped our included missions awareness strategy. During each unit, preschoolers and kids will learn about a missionary or people group where mission work is being done. Each session will contain a “missions moment” that may include videos or activities related to that work. We have built this strategy directly into the flow of each session to equip church leaders with a method of helping children see what God is doing all around the world.

God’s one big story is still being told throughout the world. God’s mission is happening now and He invites us, and the kids we serve, to be part of it.

Jeremy Carroll is the team leader for The Gospel Project for Kids. Before coming to LifeWay, he has been active in local church ministry for nearly 20 years in TN, TX, and AL. Jeremy earned a Master of Arts in Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. A Middle Tennessee native, he and his family live in Murfreesboro, TN.

Apologetics, Bible Skills, Discipleship, Kids Ministry, Leadership, Resources

April 25, 2018

3 Ways Q&A Format Encourages Learning

By Jeremy Carroll

Many KidMin leaders agree that it is critical for us (adults) to begin now helping lay a solid theological foundation in the kids we serve. We want kids to have a right understanding of who God is, what He has done, and what He is doing according to solid biblical truths. But how?

One approach to systematically teaching theology that has seen renewed interest over the last several years is a return to a question-answer format. In this approach, kids are taught to respond to a specific question with a formulated, concise answer. For example, when prompted with the question “Who is God?” Kids would respond with “God is our Creator and King of everything.”

Is a question-answer format the right approach for you? Here are three reasons a question-answer format encourages theological learning.

A Q&A format leans into a child’s inquisitive nature. Children are naturally inquisitive, curious, and are passionate pursuers of answers. Many children seem to ask questions incessantly and feel a great sense of accomplishment once they’ve run through their gambit of questions to get their answers. A question-answer format draws kids in by feeding this part of their nature.
Memorization and repetition are bridges to understanding. When we commit biblical truths to memory, they become a resource for the Holy Spirit to use in our lives for real-life transformation. Few ideas will truly change us if they are not deep in our hearts. A systematic Q&A approach is built on children memorizing answers. As children mature, these memorized statements can be fleshed out with deeper understanding and application. “I have treasured your word in my heart so that I may not sin against you.” (Psalm 119:11)
A Q&A approach gives a systematic framework for processing both simple and hard-to-understand ideas. Our Bibles contain so much information that it can be overwhelming to figure out where to start and how teach it. Though a Q&A approach is not intended to teach the Bible comprehensively, using a simple question-answer format, like Big Picture Questions and Answers for Kids (see below), provides both a starting point and a structure that become manageable for adults and kids.

Bonus: Employing a Q&A approach can be fun for kids. With just a little bit of effort, a Q&A format can quickly:

Be made into various games.
Be made into a rhythmic beat.
Be used in creative call/response ways like using different voices, volumes, and so forth.

Bonus +

Adding hand motions for kids to do while saying the answers can add another layer of fun while further helping memorization by including physical activity.

To equip church leaders and parents who want to implement a question-answer format for teaching theological truths, the team behind The Gospel Project for Kids has developed Big Picture Questions and Answers for Kids. This resource contains over 70 big picture questions and answers organized into six categories: God, People, Jesus, The Bible, The Church, and The Christian Life. Click here to learn more about Big Picture Questions and Answers for Kids.

Discipleship, Kids Ministry, Leadership

December 1, 2017

3 “Whys” for Practicing Generational Discipleship

By Jeremy Carroll

You may have heard a sermon or read an article based on Deuteronomy 6:4-9. This familiar “go to” passage for family ministry is an important one for both church leaders and parents. It is a beautiful, albeit challenging, set of instructions for parents, and it is a great model for which parents to strive. Specifically referring to the family, this passage sets up an expectation that older generations are to train up younger generations. As we read through the Bible, we see that this generational disciple-making relationship is not limited to parents and children.

To help our conversation, let’s set out a working definition of generational discipleship. Generational discipleship is happening when a follower of Jesus who has reached certain spiritual, physical, and chronological mile markers in life intentionally helps others follow Jesus where they are to reach their next spiritual mile marker. In other words, someone who has “ been there, done that” helping others who haven’t.

Let’s take a look at a few reasons why Christians should be strategically involved in generational discipleship.

Discipling others reveals the object of our worship. (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)

From Deuteronomy 6, the first few verses are statements of worship. There is only one God and He alone is to be worshiped (Deut. 6:4), and we worship Him by loving Him with everything we are: heart, soul, and strength (Deut. 6:5). Of course this isn’t limited to the Old Testament. When Jesus was asked “Which command of the law is the greatest?” in Matthew 22:34-40, He quotes these verses from Deuteronomy reemphasizing that we need to be “all in” as we worship and follow Jesus.

Discipling others reveals obedience to our mission. (Deuteronomy 6:5, Matthew 28:19, Acts 1:8)

You are probably familiar with Matthew 28:18-20 in which Jesus gives a commission to His disciples: Go and make … disciples. That’s right! To be obedient to our mission as followers of Jesus, we must be active in disciple-making. God requires us to be faithful managers of the gospel (1 Corinthians 4:2). To be found faithful, we must not leave the gospel sitting on a shelf. We must share it’s power for salvation.

God has chosen the people of God, empowered by the Spirit of God and equipped with the Word of God, to be about the mission of God. Those in younger generations are desperate for older generations to authentically show them the way. This is your mission, do you choose to accept it?

Discipling others reveals our ongoing hope for God’s church to outlive us. (Psalm 78:2-8, Judges 2:6-11)

All of us who are actively serving the church, particularly in Kids Ministry, are doing so with the hope that God is raising up a future generation to continue His work long into the future. For many of us, it is this hope that compels us to work tirelessly to serve kids, students, and their families. Discipling relationships are the key for our own personal contribution to this future.

The Old Testament gives us two pictures of the outcome when the people of God either did or did not take their mission seriously.

In Psalm 78:2-8, we see an example of when the people of God DID take their mission seriously. Take a moment to read those verses, taking special note of verses 6 and 7. The psalmist gives us two “so that” statements:

“so that a future generation—children yet to be born—might know”

“so that they might put their confidence in God”

Verse 6 challenges us that our investment in younger generations should not be limited to the children in our lives. Yes, we should invest in them, but as we invest in this group of kids and teenagers, let’s pray for their children and grandchildren … “children yet to be born.” And verse 7 reminds us that the goal is for younger generations to “put their confidence in God.”

We see the second picture back in Judges 2:6-11. Here we read some of the most devastating, heart-wrenching verses in the entire Bible: another generation rose up who did not know the Lord or the works He had done for Israel. The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.

So how can we be involved in generational discipleship? We’ll have to save that for another time …

Here is a prayer I pray often: God, grant me wisdom to learn from those who have gone before me and intentionally invest often in those that follow.

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