Missions
We help you equip the children you work with to follow Jesus!Our hearts break for children with limited resources to help them grow in their faith in Jesus Christ.
We provide curriculum that will translate across context and culture and get to the heart of every child.
What People Are Saying About A Heart Like Jesus A-Z
"Sunday school teachers keep teaching A Heart Like Jesus Curriculum every week in our rural villages, and they are really happy to have this curriculum."
Pastor Henok
Ethiopia
"We are starting a Christian English school in Italy and we have been using materials from A Heart Like Jesus both in our weekly after school "Kids' Clubs" and also in the school during the daily Biblical Character class. The materials are great in that they clearly teach Biblical character in a fun and entertaining way, and the teachers love how easy it is to teach and prepare."
Paul
Founding Board Member for the Christian English School of Torino, Italy
"We enjoyed every letter of this curriculum with our neighborhood bible kids club! Before we knew it, the children were memorizing the specific verses and proudly reciting them to us!! I can still hear my own daughters using Joshua 1:9 “Be strong and brave, do not be afraid. The Lord goes with you wherever you go!” Joshua 1:9.
Kristen
Ministry Team Leader
Lighthouse Community Outreach
The Problem
So many children around the world lack access to resources that bring Jesus directly into their culture and unique situation.
This can leave mission leaders feeling overwhelmed and concerned about the children they are called to reach.
What We Offer
We provide curriculum that translates across contexts and reaches the heart of every child.
We also provide opportunities for our curriculum to be translated into other languages and contexts, and we believe that our focus on having a heart like Jesus provides a meaningful message all children, no matter language, culture, or context can benefit from.
How We Reach the Heart of Your Children
We focus on TRAINING THE HEART
- Cultivating a love for Jesus, so children will naturally want to be like Him, rather than trying to be good out of obligation or to please others.
- Cultivating a need for Jesus, so children will rely on the Holy Spirit to display Christ-like character, rather than trying to be good in their own strength.
Our Three Goals
Children Will...
- Fall in love with who Jesus is
- Desire to be like Jesus
- Realize their need for a Savior and dependence on God
How the Goals are Accomplished
Children Will...
Learn 29 character traits of Jesus’ beautiful heart from God’s Word
Memorize 30 scripture verses to hide God's Word in their heart
Be given the opportunity to hear and receive the gospel each week
Realize how to depend on God by asking for His help in prayer
Learn to apply God's Word through puppet shows, scenarios, and family discipleship activities
Our Curriculum
Who Is It For?
Any ministry desiring to use this curriculum for local or world missions outside of the church, for example after school programs, neighborhood kids clubs, and orphanages.
Ages
A Heart Like Jesus A-Z has lesson components for children Pre-K through 8th grade. It is all-inclusive and easy to pull out the materials for the age-groups you need! Small group lessons are divided by age level, making it engaging and very applicable for even older children! Large group time is primarily for preschool and elementary ages, but it can be easily adapted for older children. Older children will also enjoy leading the younger children in worship, puppeteering, and other large group activities during large group time!
Length: School Year
This 30-lesson curriculum, along with review lessons, works perfectly with a typical school year. A review template is included if additional lessons would like to be added. If a review lesson is done every 5 weeks, this curriculum will be a 36-lesson curriculum, the typical length of a school year. Review lessons are highly recommended to reinforce each lesson!
Calendar Year Adaption
If each of the character lessons A-Z (not including the three bonus lessons) are taught for two weeks using the Review Lesson template for the second week, the curriculum will last a full calendar year!
Join Our Mission!
1. Make a donation when ordering any of our resources to help us bring more Christ-centered resources to children and families in need around the world.
2. Translate any of our resources into your native language and share it with us. We will review it and consider adding it to our website for others to use as well. Contact us for a more translation-friendly version.
Translations
Please contact us for more information about translating our curriculum into other languages.
Additional Resources
For more encouragement and resources in raising children to know, love, and follow Jesus, click here.