Picture the Bible’s “Kid Lit” – a Bible study for children – is now complete. Created by the Rev. Stacy Johnson Myers, minister of Christian education at First Congregational UCC in River Falls, Picture the Bible is a set of 52 images depicting 52 individual Bible stories. The images and corresponding student engagement pages offer a creative approach to Bible study that fosters biblical literacy and interpretation and encourages people to see connections between their lives and the biblical story. The program, designed especially for children from kindergarten through sixth grade, can be adapted by Sunday schools of all sizes.
“If we don’t provide for Christian education for our kids when they’re small, we won’t have a church to worry about in the future,” Stacy said. The goal is to raise up a generation of young Christians who can think critically about Scripture.
“One of the things we’re anxious to get away from is telling kids what to think,” she said. “It’s cliché, but the future of the church is in the children. If we don’t do this work now, the church will not find its identity in the gospel.”
She is eager to help church educators across the Conference adapt “Kid Lit” to their settings. “If I’m invited, I’ll go,” she said. “This is something that belongs to the Conference.”
Email Stacy to learn more or to invite her to your congregation.