Episode 113: Resourcing Parents With Lindsey Whitney

In this episode, I talk with Children's Pastor, Lindsey Whitney. Lindsey does a great job resourcing leaders and parents at her church, and she shares those resources on her blog GrowingKidsMinistry.com.  In our conversation, she walks through a lot of those resources – from Bibles for different age groups, to books and apps – and […]

In this episode, I talk with Children's Pastor, Lindsey Whitney. Lindsey does a great job resourcing leaders and parents at her church, and she shares those resources on her blog GrowingKidsMinistry.com.  In our conversation, she walks through a lot of those resources – from Bibles for different age groups, to books and apps – and how they share those resources at her church.

Lindsey Whitney
Links Mentioned in This Episode

GrowingKidsMinistry.com

Resourcing Parents with Bibles/Apps by Age Group

Infants and Preschool

Preschool Bible by V. Gilbert Beers (detailed review here)
Sweet Dreams Princess: God’s Little Princess Bedtime Bible Stories, Devotions & Prayers
Goodnight Warrior: God's Mighty Warrior Bedtime Bible Stories, Devotions and Prayers

Kindergarten

Storytime
Jesus Storybook Bible

Early Elementary

International Children’s Bible
365 Classic Bedtime Bible Stories: Inspired by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut's Story of the Bible

Later Elementary/Preteens

Action Bible (detailed review here)
The Kids’ Devotional Bible by ZonderKidz (2nd-4th grade)
The Almighty Bible (divided into individual books of the Bible)
The Action Study Bible 

Teens

NIV Youth Quest Study Bible: The Question and Answer Bible (detailed review here)
The Story

Audio Bibles/Apps

Little Kids Adventure Bible (CD) – Audio Bible for young kids
Life at the Pond – 30 minute episodes teaching young kids godly values
Jelly Telly App – Devotions and stories for kids
Adventures in Odyssey – Stories that help elementary-aged kids understand biblical principles
StreetLights Bible  (available through Spotify or the Streetlights app)
Kids Bible Stories – A podcast with Bible stories for kids
Superbook Kids Bible App – Search for stories, watch videos, play games
The Bible App for Kids YouVersion – Interactive Bible stories with games
Scripture Typer – A memory verse learning tool

Talk Now and Later – Brian Dollar helps parents explore how to lead kids through life's tough topics

Truth in the Tinsel – Amanda White helps families engage daily with the Christmas story throughout the holidays

Action Items

Make a resource list for the parents in your ministry
Communicate with parents regularly
Make a plan for resourcing parents and create a rhythm or schedule to promote those resources

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