Kidz At Heart International

KIDZ AT HEART IS A GLOBAL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY THAT TRAINS, PARTNERS WITH, AND MOBILIZES NETWORKS OF LEADERS TO HELP CHILDREN FALL DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH JESUS.

KIDZ AT HEART INTERNATIONAL AVOIDS THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT RESULT FROM WELL-INTENTIONED INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS BY EQUIPPING LOCAL LEADERS TO WORK WITH THE CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES USING THE RESOURCES READILY AVAILABLE TO THEM. BY DOING THIS, WE AVOID CREATING DEPENDENCY ON WESTERN RESOURCES, WE LEAVE LOCAL LEADERS WITH SKILLS THEY CAN CONTINUE USING AND REPRODUCE IN OTHERS, AND WE LIFT UP THOSE MOST LIKELY TO IMPACT CHILDREN - THE FAMILIES AND CHURCH LEADERS WHO LOVE THEM AND LIVE WITH THEM DAILY. THE UNIQUE KIDZ AT HEART TRAINING PLAN HAS BEEN USED TO TRAIN CHILDREN'S MINISTRY WORKERS IN OVER 50 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE U.S. WHILE IN-PERSON, LIVE TRAINING IS BY FAR THE MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN TEACHING SOMEONE TO TEACH, WE WERE CALLED ON TO CONTINUE TRAINING IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS GLOBALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC. MANY HOURS WERE SPENT ADJUSTING LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF OUR TRAINING MATERIALS TO MAKE THEM EFFECTIVE FOR DELIVERY VIA ZOOM. THIS ALLOWED FOR OUR NATIONAL TRAINING NETWORK COORDINATOR FOR NEPAL TO LEAD ONLINE COURSES FOR THE PEOPLE OF HIS OWN COUNTRY - AND TO DO SO IN HIS MOTHER TONGUE! ONLINE TRAININGS WERE ALSO COMPLETED IN CANADA AND SOUTH AFRICA. OUR GLOBAL LEADERS TOOK GREAT STEPS FORWARD! KIDZ AT HEART SCONTINUED WITH KIDZ AT HOME TO BRING SPIRITUALLY TRANSFORMING PRACTICES TO ADULTS TO FIRST PRACTICE THEMSELVES AND THEN TO SHARE WITH THE CHILDREN THEY LOVE. EACH EDITION OF KIDZ AT HOME FOCUSES ON ONE SPIRITUALLY TRANSFORMING PRACTICE DISCUSSED IN BOTH VIDEO AND PODCAST FORMATS BY KIDZ AT HEART LEADERS AND GUESTS WHO ARE LEADING VOICES FROM THE SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND CHILDREN'S MINISTRY REALMS. ALSO PROVIDED MONTHLY IS A FREE, DOWNLOADABLE, REPRODUCIBLE RESOURCE GUIDE FULL OF IDEAS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY ELEMENTARY, AND PRETEEN/YOUNG TEEN CHILDREN. THESE ARE READY TO SHARE WITH OTHER LEADERS AND FAMILIES. THIS RESOURCE REACHED HOMES AROUND THE WORLD IN 2021 AND CONTINUES TO BE PRODUCED AND TRANSLATED INTO ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES AS WE MOVE FORWARD. KIDZ AT HEART CONTINUED SHARING THE RESOURCE RESOURCE, KIDZ ON MISSION (WWW.KIDZONMISSION.ORG), DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN AND THEIR ADULTS LIVE MISSIONALLY - SHARING THE LOVE OF JESUS WITH THOSE AROUND THEM IN PURPOSEFUL AND PRACTICAL WAYS. EACH SESSION OF THIS RESOURCE SHARES VIDEO CLIPS OF REAL PEOPLE LIVING MISSIONALLY AND SHARING GOD'S LOVE WITH OTHERS ALONGSIDE THEIR CHILDREN. PRACTICAL IDEAS ARE PROVIDED IN THE KIDZ ON MISSION RESOURCE GUIDE TO HELP KIDS "BE CLOSE," "LOVE DIFFERENTLY," AND "REACH WIDE." KIDZ ON MISSION HAS ALSO BEEN USED INTERNATIONALLY, HELPING COUNTLESS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES "LOVE THEIR NEIGHBOR AS THEMSELVES."