http://kidologist.com Karl Bastian's Personal Site and Blog Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:17:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I was surfing the web tonight, I stumbled upon an article about how deep the Congo river is: Evolution in the Deepest River in the World. As often happens if the word "evolution" is used, an evolution debate broke out in the comments. I get both amused and frustrated ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/e2Nqcs19lGI/ http://kidologist.com/2009/11/08/secret-two-navigating-evolution-debate/ As promised on Facebook and Twitter, here is the picture I posted and the captions that were entered in my "CAPTION THIS" contest: [caption id="attachment_2360" align="aligncenter" width="415" caption=""BUZZ BUZZED" (my caption)"][/caption] OTHER ENTRIES: To manyz donutz hurted my tummiez... (Allison Waters) "i said KRYPTONITE!" not krispy kreme! (Barbara Neiger) Luke became overwhelmed after learning that ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/kX4QagHGPUo/ http://kidologist.com/2009/11/05/buzz-buzzed-caption-this-contest-winner/ I'm EXCITED to announce the release of the The Kids Church Cookbook, a project I have been working on for OVER 3 YEARS! This is a 7-PART massive RE-WRITE of my classic Kids Church Book, but this time with 7 TRAINING VIDEOS TOO! Just as I rewrote my classic Kidology ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/NNHYbYNR2z4/ http://kidologist.com/2009/10/21/called-to-be-a-chef-of-gods-word/ It is no secret to those who have been on Kidology.org for awhile that I am a HUGE fan of Speed Stacks. Perhaps you've seen my 32,000+ views YouTube video, or me beating then world champ Emily Fox, or challenging NFL Roookie of the Year Chicago Bears Tommie Harris, or ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/YSTBSZJPstI/ http://kidologist.com/2009/10/20/big-news-from-speed-stacks/ For the last two Sundays I've visited a church with an ATARI logo on the side of the building: Compare to: (Actually, it was my wife who pointed out the comparison!) and it made for a great twitter post. While we are "church shopping" and I've been posting comments on churches on facebook, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/B30oM-UsprU/ http://kidologist.com/2009/10/19/the-church-with-the-atari-logo/ If you follow my blog or facebook or twitter (especially recently) it is no secret that I love the mountains! It is one of the reasons I moved to Colorado. But I was reminded by my mentor Oswald Chambers that it is how we live in the valleys that truly ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/SuMwSx21FiA/ http://kidologist.com/2009/10/04/mountains-are-great-but-the-valley-matters/ Yesterday I spent most of the day at the Garden of the God. (I leave the 's' off on purpose!) I went to see the sunrise and to work in my new office: Colorado! This was my view for my morning staff conference call. Not too shabby! It was a little chilly, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/8JtTpUrNQmc/ http://kidologist.com/2009/10/02/the-cave-was-calling/ As I was sweeping up the empty Kidology HQ I noticed a favorite (and heavy!) puppet prop that I almost left behind! I had stashed it under the sink in the utility area so we missed it while packing. It is a pair of Gus, my puppet's, shoes stuck in ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/PCvHBVP-JBw/ http://kidologist.com/2009/09/30/leave-the-shoes-behind/ I travel to many churches as a guest speaker or trainer and am very often stunned by how little need there is for Bibles in most children's ministries. I consider teaching with and out of a Bible to be the fundamental basis of my instruction to kids. While I use puppets, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/YngUO5Ed4fw/ http://kidologist.com/2009/09/29/teach-kids-how-to-use-my-bible/ On our two day drive from Chicagoland to Colorado, I anticipated at some point our three year old would have a melt down from being strapped in a car seat for hours on end! And while frequent Rest Stops helped pace the trip, I knew sooner or later, the tears ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/9_6LcG9hdFY/ http://kidologist.com/2009/09/28/broken-trucks-and-our-heavenly-father/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="238" caption="Luke Loves Rest Stops!"][/caption] As we are driving across the country on our move from Chicago to Colorado we stop at almost every Rest Stop. Not only for the obvious reasons, but also to give our three year old a break from the car seat to run ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/slDCc8x3W5g/ http://kidologist.com/2009/09/26/rest-stops-in-life/ Yes, we are packing everything up and moving to Colorado this month! In his book Visioneering, Andy Stanley makes the following statement: “Everybody ends up somewhere in life.  A few people end up somewhere on purpose.” I have been in Chicagoland since my parents brought me here in 1985. My wife has been ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/W_9mo7rm5pE/ http://kidologist.com/2009/09/01/were-moving-to-colorado/ As my blog readers probably know, I wrote a novel for kids called The Order of the Ancient. You expects kids to love a good novel, but I'm always so extra encouraged when I get notes from parents and adults on how my novel for kids impacted them as adults... ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/y5w4QYP8XQ0/ http://kidologist.com/2009/08/10/order-of-the-ancient-impacts-families/ There is just something amazing about these images of water captured with a high speed camera... Every time I come across them, I star at them... and study every detail... every ripple and splash... every color and reflection... knowing that if not for the camera's super fast shutter... I could never enjoy this captured moment... stolen out ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/DW142Cvmtnc/ http://kidologist.com/2009/08/06/moments-in-time/ While we are excited about moving to Colorado this fall, we won't deny we will miss Chicago. (We just won't miss driving downtown or paying to park downtown!) Today we decided to brave both and visit Millennium Park and our nephew Parker tagged along for the fun. (Click on any ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/UAr-XQhLbsk/ http://kidologist.com/2009/08/04/a-giant-shiny-jelly-bean/ By pre-ordering the very first DiscipleTown unit, How To Worship, you can be the very first to get this BRAND NEW children's church curriculum from the creator of Kidology.org and DiscipleLand Bible Curriculum as soon as the final touches are ready... and its close! This completely downloadable curriculum includes beautiful PowerPoint ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/XI3qiH2tzb0/ http://kidologist.com/2009/08/02/be-the-first-to-get-discipletown/ I am excited and honored to be the first to tell you about a BRAND NEW curriculum for children's church! It is called DiscipleTown! While it is part of the comprehensive children's discipleship strategy from DiscipleLand, it is a highly creative and fliexible children's church curriculum that will work in ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/GyP1_7HYTak/ http://kidologist.com/2009/07/26/a-brand-new-kids-church-curriculum/ (Reprinted from Kidology Home Page Update for archiving) Don't Read Any Further! Because if you do, you will discover the best deal on Kidology.org in years! We are facing a significant need that just might present YOU with a significant opportunity! These are tough times. Your family feels it. Your church feels it. And ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/sU6i44_nojQ/ http://kidologist.com/2009/07/25/dont-read-this-post/ My life online is changing. I used to blog a lot more than I do now. I love my blog and I do have people bug me to "blog more" - but the reality I connect in other ways, and I do have this other little site where over 20,000 ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/KcxFMBGZDKQ/ http://kidologist.com/2009/07/24/life-online/ Leadership Training has never been so easy, so affordable, and so FUN! I have been honored to be invited to speak on children's ministry leadership at conferences all over America (and overseas). I've written on it in books and magazines, and been a personal coach for pastors, a consultant for ministry ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/JXdMvKQWa90/ http://kidologist.com/2009/07/20/leadership-training-easy/ I recently was blessed to spend a week with Pastor Todd McKeever, a true champion of children's ministry, ministering at a kids crusade at his church in Arkansas. I appreciate Todd for a variety of reasons, and not just because he has been a member and supporter of Kidology.org nearly since ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/guX2gMw1yg0/ http://kidologist.com/2009/07/14/a-leader-and-a-friend/ Over on Kidology.org there is a discussion about kids leading kids church, as well as one asking for samples of different children's church services. So, I decided to kill to forum birds with one stone, er, one post! I've led over 1000 children's church services and all of them have been ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/UXtlIZwnC0c/ http://kidologist.com/2009/07/13/when-the-kids-take-over-kids-church/ Welcome to the 3rd Kidology Home Page Update!  This week, I'd like to encourage you to check out the brand new Kidology Surveys. This is YOUR PLACE to voice your opinion as well as see what others are thinking on various topics in children's ministry. We'd love for leaders to weigh in the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/pT1E5AG_hQo/ http://kidologist.com/2009/07/12/your-turn-chime-in/ Most likely, not many of you are subscribers to YFC Alumni News, but if you were, you'd have seen Kidology Coaching's Barney Kinard featured! Here is the article in full, including a perhaps never-before-seen picture of Barney as a young student! From Preacher Boy to Preacher to Boys and Girls: Barney Kinard's ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/1yUWpk-c9Ks/ http://kidologist.com/2009/07/12/kidology-coach-recently-featured/ Regardless of whether you love this guy and think he's the best thing since sliced bread, or think he's bankrupting us into socialism... chill out and enjoy this video: (in other words, I'm not trying to start an argument... just relax and learn to laugh if you get bent out ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kidologist/~3/NaRUn6U890Q/ http://kidologist.com/2009/07/12/hes-barack-obama/