Our Resources
We created One Story resources to equip and resource leaders and parents. We all need tools to adapt to our ever-changing world (like you know, how to disciple kids and youth in the midst of a global pandemic). We’re a church too, and the resources below have been created as we work with families and leaders to journey together in our collective mission to develop lifelong followers of Jesus.
Leader Resources
We recognize that curriculum in the hands of just anybody is simply words on a page. It’s through leaders that the teachings become real for kids and youth. That’s why we care so much about training and equipping leaders well. We know that it is through leaders who model and engage kids and youth with their own life experience that kids and youth will be pointed towards Jesus. That’s why One Story Leaders Resources are an integral part of this experience.
Lesson Plan Samples
Want to check out our lesson plans before signing up for a subscription? You can find samples for Early Years, Kids, and Jr High below.
Download SamplesCOVID-19 Resources
As it turns out, life can look different during a pandemic, so we’ve curated some resources and adapted some others so you can continue to disciple kids and youth in your community in new and innovative ways.
Church at Home
In a time when many of our churches are not running “normal” kids programming, we want to do our part to ensure that families are able to keep using One Story resources at home as part of kids’ discipleship journey.
We took our existing Early Years and Kids content and modified the lesson plans and activities so that it would be simple and easy for parents and caregivers to understand and run for their kids at home. These lesson plans include all the instructions the parents need to run a full morning lesson at home, including when to play the video content that is available on Youtube. Welcome to One Story Church at Home.
How to run Kids ministry during a pandemic
Like many other churches, our church has not gathered in person since March 2020. This forced us to start thinking about how we continue to disciple our kids and youth and build meaningful relationships with them even if we aren’t able to meet with them in person. The Meeting House's Kids Pastor, Jennifer McWilliams hosted a webinar recently sharing how they've adjusted to COVID-19 restrictions.
Free Resources
Free resources? We have those too. Some of the stuff we make is so good, we have to give it away.
Parents Blog
The One Story Parent Blog is for every person who spiritually parents. Posts will prompt parents to consider what it looks like to raise children in a Jesus-centred way. With healthy doses of humour, wisdom, and hopefully, heaps of authenticity, feel free to journey along with us as we seek to raise our kids to know, love, and experience Jesus every day.
Visit the blogWebinars
Watch and learn. We’ve made a number of videos about our curriculum available for free to help you raise the kids in your care. Even more are available when you sign up for a One Story subscription.
Jesus Centric Teaching for Kids Amidst a Pandemic
We've never been here before. Pastoring our kids and families amidst a pandemic is not only new to us, it is a challenge like we've never experienced before. That being said, there is also great opportunity during this time for us to really partner with parents in a fresh way and help support them as they raise disciples of Jesus. This 60-minute webinar will dig into helpful practices, support resources, and ways to engage in Jesus-centred teaching for kids as we live in a brand new world.
How To Run Kids Ministry During a Pandemic
Jennifer McWilliams, Kids Ministry Pastor at The Meeting House shares about how she used to run her kids program and her experience with transitioning to a new online setup as well as the challenges she's faced.
Subscribe to One Story
Natalie Frisk walks through the transition process to One Story. Find out how to navigate the new website, sign up for a subscription, and access curriculum from the Jesus Collective platform.