Posted on December 8, 2009 - by rfrank

How are things cooking in the Kitchen?

I’ve had a lot of you ask me how things are cooking up in The Kitchen. As you know, last week we launched our first ever year-round curriculum for children’s ministry. You can read my announcement here or learn more about the curriculum here.

Here’s what the last week has been like in a word: amazing! When we announced The Kitchen to the world (or the small part of the world that listens to us!) it started a buzz. This morning in our staff meeting I learned that last Tuesday (launch day) we saw a huge jump in traffic on the website. Many of you, I’m sure, were downloading the sample lesson or watching Tina’s intro video.

The response has knocked our socks off. Literally every day kid’s church leaders and children’s pastors are signing up for this new curriculum. They are talking to us too! Here is some of the stuff we are hearing:

“What a wonderful resource you have given kid’s pastors!  Of course, I was waiting for the announcement yesterday, and looked over the site once it came online.  It looked wonderful.  But last night late, I downloaded the sample and went through it more carefully.  I can say it’s the best curriculum I have seen.” BG

“Just finished watching the videos, reading the sample and I have to say this looks really great. I love how you have given us back the teaching role and yet have enough variety that will help my ‘extra’ energy kids hang with me. I’m going to give a quarter a try! Should be great to kick off the new year!” TB

Today in our staff meeting we prayed, by name, for every church and leader that has purchased The Kitchen and will be using it in their church. We understand the importance of what you are doing and are here to support you however we can.

As a children’s pastor, I understand that there are a lot of great curriculums available. I encourage you to download the sample lesson and see what sets The Kitchen apart from others. If you are looking for something teacher-driven, Bible-based, video-supported, with more stuff in each lesson than you could ever use, this might be what you are looking for.