Archive for • Kidology
• Add a Spoonful of Fluff
It is easy to be tempted to add some “marshmallow fluff” to our programs. Marshmallow Fluff is a real product, it has been around for almost a hundred years. It is made of marshmallows, kind of whipped into a cream. It is mostly air and sugar, not really much substance. It can be a [...]
• Kidology Coaching Update
Currently, I am now working with Seventeen Internet Protege’s. That’s right, I now have seventeen students that are learning children’s ministry from me. We are using a curriculum that took me four years to write. I now spend about 25 hours a week either phoning or Skyping each student. Those interested in knowing more about [...]
• Best Bargain in Tough Times
Karl Bastian, the Kidologist, writes…”As I hear about churches cutting budgets and individuals tightening their financial belts, I just want to remind you that Kidology.org remains your BEST INVESTMENT in tough times.For what you would pay for a magazine and one good children’s ministry book, Kidology.org gives you access to more help, ideas, resources and [...]
• Kidology Coaching Update
This is Eric Ward, my first on-line Kidology Coaching protege with Karl Bastian, the Executive Director of Kidology, Inc. Karl was invited to conduct children’s meetings at Eric’s church, William’s Lake Church of the Nazarene, in Waterford, MI. Karl tells me that Eric was quick to display his new Kidology Coaching Manual to the “head [...]
• Kidology-Button Man
Yep, I became a Kidology Button Man. This week I traveled all the way to San Diego (100 miles) just to get my own Kidology Button. I found out the Karl Bastian, the Kidologist, was going to be at the Children’s Pastors’ Conference, so I arranged to see him for lunch and hang out with [...]
• Kid Helper Resources, LLC
We have formed a new Resource Company called Kid Helper Resources, LLC. My Board of Directors has authorized me to relinquish my involvement with the daily task of making of our products. I have been struggling with how to do this for some time. This last summer we finally came up with a [...]
• On-Line Coaching Update
Yahoo! We now have FOUR “On-Line” protege’s in the Kidology Coaching Program. This is exciting for me, because I have invested so much effort in the last four years in writing and developing this mentoring model. I have been mentoring over twelve students “face to face,” from the Los Angeles area, but now we are [...]
• Speaking Like A Fish?
I was giving my grandson, Benjamin, his first fishing lesson.
Jesus said, “follow me and I will make you fishers of men, and little wigglers!” I added the last part. However, it’s true that if you want catch fish you have to know something about the fish you want to catch. Or guess what? You [...]

