Faith Alive Christian Resources

As schools start up, here's an important "textbook" for parents to consider reading. This book encourages parents as they help their children to find their place in God's family, know God's story, live in hope, and discover their calling.

Dear Parent - Laura Keeley, Robert J Keeley | Faith Alive Christian Resources Studies show that parents are the most influential people in the faith formation of their kids. Using the framework of four "Building Blocks of Faith," this book encourages parents as they help their children to find their place in God's family, know God's story, live in hope, and discover their cal...

Have you made your curriculum order for the fall yet? It's not too late to try DWELL. Get Lesson Samples or Order Now.

Order DWELL Children's Ministry Curriculum Find out what to order at each grade level and learn more about Faith Alive Christian Resources, the publisher of DWELL children's ministry and Sunday school curriculum.

Ever wondered just what the Lord's Supper is all about? Why the pastor holds up the food and drink and says special words? This week long devotional looks at some of these questions and helps kids and families prepare for communion.

You're Invited - Leonard Vander Zee, Karen DeBoer, John Bouwers, S R Larin | Faith Alive Christian Resources This one-week devotional helps parents or caretakers explain what the Lord's Supper is all about, get children ready to participate, and encourage the whole family to respond in gratitude for this very special gift from God.

If you're a seasoned churchgoer, this book will refresh your understanding of your faith and help you share it with others. If you're a seeker or a newcomer to the church, this book is a great introduction to the basics of the Christian faith.

Christian: What It Means, Why It Matters - Alfred E Mulder | Faith Alive Christian Resources The basics of the Christian faith described in easy-to-understand words and ideas.

Money is only one of the gifts God gives us to manage. "What Do I Owe?" is a 5-week study that reflects on how we can use the gift of time, the gift of the creation itself, and the gift of God’s grace in thankfulness to God. Check it out!

What Do I Owe? - Rolf Bouma | Faith Alive Christian Resources Discover how we can use the gift of time, the gift of the creation itself, and the gift of God's grace to say thank you to God.

Summer is here! That means the fall church season is just over the horizon. Check out DWELL Digital for your Sunday School. It's a flexible, more convenient way to access all leader resources online.

DWELL Children's Ministry Curriculum DWELL curriculum for preschool through middle school (grade 8) approaches the whole Bible in a way that ignites the imagination and engages kids on a deeper level. DWELL is written from a Reformed, God-centered perspective.

The DWELL team will hold three opportunities for training that help coordinators and leaders prepare for the coming year of children’s ministry. This year's trainings will be held in July and August 2024 on Zoom. Learn more at in the article posted below.

DWELL Leader Trainings: Everything You Need to Know for a New Ministry Year When my son was 3 years old, he turned to me one day at lunch and said matter of factly, “God doesn’t like bad guys.” Immediately I responded that no—God, of course, loves everyone! To which he replied, “But he had David kill Goliath!” This conversation happened years ago, but I think of...

If you really want to know your neighbors and love them like Jesus would, don't invite them to church. BE the church. This flexible guidebook will help you, your small group, or your church get started in neighborhood ministry.

Don't Invite Them to Church - Karen Wilk | Faith Alive Christian Resources This flexible guidebook will help you, your small group, or your church get started in neighborhood ministry and missional living.

Many churches are celebrating Pentecost Sunday this week. Here are a few creative ways you can bring this celebration home and get kids excited about the "Birthday of the Church"

Creative, Simple Ways to Make and Use God’s Big Pentecost Story Symbols One of my favorite things about our DWELL at Home devotionals is all the fun, creative ways you can use the story symbols. This is especially true with God’s Big Pentecost story, as it’s a chance to prepare for an important holy day that we don’t always anticipate as much as Easter or Christma...

This book can be used in small discussion groups or for individual study. It's a fresh look at the doctrines of grace through the lens of Scripture.

F.A.I.T.H. Unfolded - Jim Osterhouse | Faith Alive Christian Resources The revised version of this popular book takes a fresh look at the five points of Calvinism (traditionally summarized by the acronym T.U.L.I.P.) using the helpful new acronym F.A.I.T.H.

Searching for a high school graduation gift? This book contains 238 powerful one-page devotions based on Bible verses and Heidelberg Catechism excerpts and will help teens answer the question "Who am I?"

Every Bit of Who I Am - James C Schaap | Faith Alive Christian Resources A great profession of faith or graduation gift, this book of short meditations helps teens answer the question

Pentecost is a month away! Do you and your kids know its significance? DWELL at Home has a resource to help explain what it is and how families can celebrate it! Check out the free download "God's Big Pentecost Story"

God's Big Pentecost Story: A Celebration for Families The story of Pentecost is an exciting one. It’s the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise to send his Spirit to be with all believers—including kids! It also provides a great opportunity for families to grow in faith together as they celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the church...

This article highlights a variety of ways to celebrate Easter with children whether at home, in a children’s ministry context, or within your broader church community. Read more to get some great suggestions!

Easter Activities for Families, Churches, and Communities Celebrating holy days is an important way to help children experience God’s redemptive activity through the rhythms of the church year. Revisiting the Christmas and Easter stories year after year are a way for all ages to rehearse key moments in God’s redemptive plan as told in Scripture. This i...

This two-week unit offers a unique take on Palm Sunday and Easter—and you'll find everything you need in one book with lessons tailored for grades K-3 and 4-8.

Were You There? (Easter Book 4) | Faith Alive Christian Resources Through eyewitness accounts of Jesus' death and resurrection children learn how much Jesus loves us and how we can show that love to others.

As we look ahead to Easter and the spring of the year, it’s a wonderful time to discover (or rediscover!) the story of new life in Jesus. This six session guide would make for a great small group study during Lent.

Discover Easter (2nd) Study Guide | Faith Alive Christian Resources Available in print and digital. This study is based mainly on the accounts of Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection in the gospel of Matthew.

Lent season has started! Here is an arts-and-crafty creation to help kids track the days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Enjoy this wonderful way to count down to Easter!

Pathway to Easter: A Simple "Lent in a Bag" Activity for Families I’ve found that one of the most difficult concepts for kids to grasp about Lent is the length. At 40 days (46 if you include Sundays), the season is nearly twice as long as Advent, and without the normal rhythms of preparation we experience during the Christmas season. But those 40 days are meant ...

Are you prepared for Lent? Check out the devotions, children's programs, and worship ideas we have for this season and Easter! This year, Ash Wednesday is Feb 14, with the first Lenten Sunday on Feb 18. Easter is March 31.

Resources for Lent and Easter : Faith Alive Christian Resources Devotions, children's programs, and worship ideas for Lent and Easter.Also check out the articles from Reformed Worship back issues.

Are you on a hiring committee at your church? Read this book that covers topics like writing vision statements and job descriptions, forming personnel committees, setting salaries, finding joy in ministry, and working with pastors and councils.

The Church Staff Handbook - Laura Keeley, Leonard Vander Zee, Henry Kranenburg | Faith Alive Christian Resources This handbook will help church staff and those who hire and supervise them to build a better and more focused ministry together.

When your Advent devotions end, what's next? This article has some good, no cost ideas for how to keep family faith formation rolling into the new year! Take a look.

Equip Families By Sharing These Fabulous (and Free!) Dwell Resources One of the great blessings of the Advent season for my family is that it’s always provided a structure that allows us to succeed at daily family devotions. My kids were pretty young when we first added a daily Advent reading into our Christmas countdown, and I’ll never forget what happened when ...

'The Promise Keeper' is a special 2-week Christmas session for kids (grades K-6). It examines the promises God made to us in the past, promises fulfilled, and promises whose fulfillment is yet to come. This book offers a variety of ideas and options for large group sessions, small group sessions, and a Christmas program.

The Promise Keeper (Christmas Book 4) | Faith Alive Christian Resources This unit looks at promises made to us in the past, promises fulfilled, and promises whose fulfillment is yet to come.

Check out our Quick & Easy Christmas Dramas! Pull them off with only ONE rehearsal for a Christmas program that both kids and adults will love!

Christmas Dramas : Faith Alive Christian Resources Looking for a Christmas program that kids and adults will love and that you can pull off with only ONE rehearsal? Sounds impossible, right? Not with our Quick & Easy Christmas Drama series!

Advent begins in four days! Through drama, readings, and a whole-church Jesse tree project, WE: Expectations will help your church prepare for the coming of the Christ child.

WE: Expectations - Laura Keeley | Faith Alive Christian Resources Get Advent off to a meaningful start by celebrating with your whole congregation!

Looking for a short, small-group Bible study for Advent? This 4-session study guide encourages you to discover the real meaning of the Christmas story and come face to face with the Christ of Christmas.

Discover the Gift of Christmas Study Guide - Deb Fennema, Diane Averill | Faith Alive Christian Resources Available in print and digital. Come face to face with the Christ of Christmas and discover together the real meaning of the Christmas story.

The FREE resource "Jesse Tree: God’s Big Advent Story" was released in 2019 and is still popular. Read all about it and get the free downloads at the following link. It's a great project to celebrate the Advent season!

This Might Be the Best Jesse Tree Set Ever Ever since Faith Alive developed the popular God’s Big Story cards as a faith formation tool for churches to share with families, I’ve been dreaming of a way to use the cards’ beautiful story symbols and simple devotional style in a Jesse Tree format. So today I’m thrilled to announce that t...

The first Sunday of Advent is December 3rd! Order this great Advent-season small-group study course now and use the sessions during the 4 weeks leading up to Christmas.

Christmas: Light Splits the Night - Diane Averill, Amy Brown | Faith Alive Christian Resources Use this 4- or 5-session study during Advent to remember the strange and wonderful time when light split the night and God became one of us. Optional Advent activities are included.

This Bible Study is the first of a two-part series on the life of Jesus. The 7 sessions here focus on Jesus' life from his birth through his transfiguration and are largely taken from the gospel of Mark.

Jesus: His Powerful Life Study Guide - James A Meek | Faith Alive Christian Resources The first of a two-part series on the life of Jesus.

With pictures, testimonies, hymn texts, and reflections on the meaning of communal worship, this study will help any local congregation celebrate the larger body of Christ with whom they are joined every time they gather together.

Wise Church - Emily R Brink, Paul E Detterman | Faith Alive Christian Resources Based on the document

Every church education director should keep a supply of these on hand. This 16-page booklet provides ideas for first-time church school leaders on how to prepare to be an effective leader, tips from experienced teachers, and more.

So You've Been Asked To Teach Church School (Set of 3) - Jessie Schut | Faith Alive Christian Resources An excellent resource for first-time Sunday school leaders.

DWELL Flex is an adaptable multi-age curriculum any church in flux should consider. The 4th year of these lessons has just been published! Each lesson stands on its own so you can choose sessions to line up with sermons or church seasons.

Welcome to DWELL Flex DWELL Flex is a new edition of DWELL, built specifically for the challenges and changes many churches are facing right now.

[Great Read!] Dear Parent: A guide for Family Faith Formation.
This engaging book encourages parents as they help their children to find their place in God's family, know God's story, live in hope, and discover their calling.

Dear Parent - Laura Keeley, Robert J Keeley | Faith Alive Christian Resources Studies show that parents are the most influential people in the faith formation of their kids. Using the framework of four "Building Blocks of Faith," this book encourages parents as they help their children to find their place in God's family, know God's story, live in hope, and discover their cal...