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CHILDREN'S MINISTRY CURRICULUM CREATED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE NEXT GENERATION THAT’S GOING TO LAST A LIFETIME

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252 Kids is a weekly, web-based children’s ministry curriculum and strategy designed for Kindergarten through 5th grade.

As a children’s ministry leader, you want your kids to grow up:

Making wiser choices
Building stronger relationships
Developing a deeper faith

That’s why Orange strives to provide you with the tools to make life easier and a strategy for both church AND home to give kids a faith that will last forever and make your church a place they want to be.

252 Kids is a children’s ministry curriculum that weaves music, communicator scripts, small group discussions, video presentations, and creative activities together to reinforce one clear and simple bottom line each week so kids can walk away and remember what matters most.

To learn more about preteen curriculum or to purchase individual series:

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252 PRETEEN is created for 10-12 year old kids and meets the unique challenges facing this age group as well as the challenges facing those who lead them. There are elements of 252 PRETEEN included for FREE in the Starter and Basic packages of 252 Kids, with the entire offering included in the Premium package.

CLICK HERE to see the 2019-2020 Scope & Cycle for preteens

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252 Kids offers an add-on SPANISH TRANSLATION CURRICULUM. It’s a great addition to your new or existing 252 Kids license that helps you connect with the Spanish-speaking kids in your church and better connect with their parents.

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THE 252 STRATEGY

Combining child development and theology to create a comprehensive children’s ministry curriculum and strategy for every phase of a kid’s life to influence their faith from birth to graduation.

ANCHORED TO THE GOSPEL OF JESUS Jesus reprioritized what was important when he said… “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it. Love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments.” That’s why Orange wants every kid or student to trust in Jesus in a way that transforms how they love God, themselves, and the world around them. We want them to make wiser decisions, build stronger relationships, and develop a deeper faith. And we want them to be in a small group of peers connected to a consistent adult who can guide their spiritual growth.
COMPREHENSIVE FROM BIRTH THROUGH COLLEGE You can’t have an effective strategy if you can’t get leaders on the same page. Many age-group curriculums work independently from each other—what happens in the preschool environments seems disconnected from what happens in elementary, middle school, and high school—and the organization can drift into a collection of random programs that don’t really compliment each other. But Orange provides a strategic curriculum that aligns leaders and programs so that every child in your ministry grows up with an authentic faith in Jesus. In each curriculum, practical content and applications are provided that are unique to each phase of a kid’s or teenager’s life. Although each curriculum has a unique age-group focus, every lesson recycles an essential idea that is connected to a master plan. Together all of these curriculums create a comprehensive strategy from birth to adulthood.
DEVELOPMENTALLY RELEVANT FOR EACH AGE GROUP Although God’s story remains the same, every age group understands and responds to the Good News in their own way. If you hope to translate the essence of Scripture to the heart of a kid or teenager, you need to understand how they are wired. A 6th grader has different spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental needs than a high school senior. Biblical truth needs to be presented in a way that is personally relevant if you want it to stick. For the past three years, Orange has partnered with the Phase Project to conduct hundreds of hours of research, interviews, surveys, and conversations with leaders who invest in the lives of kids and teenagers. Our writers, editors, video producers and creative directors continually seek new, innovative ways to say, show and teach timeless Biblical truths to every age-group from birth to graduation.
SIMPLE FOR PARENTS TO IMPLEMENT AT HOME Whereas a church only has 40 hours of potential influence with kids each year, the average parent or guardian has 3,000 hours of potential influence. You increase your potential to influence a child when you tap into a parent’s influence. That’s why all Orange curriculum includes tangible cues parents can use at strategic times throughout the week to reinforce what was talked about on Sunday. Over the past decade, Orange has partnered with research organizations like Fuller Youth Institute and Barna to discover what is changing about the landscape of families in our communities. No matter where your church is located, we know this is true: You are surrounded by married parents, single parents, re-married parents, adoptive parents, unchurched parents, and grandparents who are parenting again. We are more committed than ever to create resources that will inspire and mobilize every parent to do something more for their child’s faith.
SUPPORTED BY A NETWORK OF EXPERIENCED LEADERS Each church is assigned an Orange Specialist to personally assist in implementing curriculum and strategy. These specialists have real world experience as a family ministry leader, and each one has helped hundreds of churches just like yours. They are well-equipped to provide innovative solutions for every ministry context. Whether your church has 250 regular attendees or 25,000, the Orange Specialist assigned to you will be trained and experienced to help churches of your specific size. The team at Orange works with specialists in child development, parenting, leadership, education, and service organizations to make sure we are always learning from other learners. And Orange Specialists talk to over 48,000 leaders every year who do what you do in churches of every size, denomination, region, and demographic. In fact, for every hour of time you give a kid, Orange gives you over 100 hours of research, writing, and support.
EASY TO CUSTOMIZE FOR YOUR CHURCH Orange was the first curriculum to launch an online, fully-customizable church curriculum over ten years ago. From the beginning, our mission has been to make it as easy as possible for churches to win in their community. That means that we want to give you the resources you need, in the way you need them, with a high level of flexibility. Bend it, shape it, make it your own. Because it’s web-based, the material can be crafted to fit your environment, using editable text files and customizable graphics. Based on weekly conversations with leaders in small churches, large churches, city churches, and rural churches, Orange is innovating once again. This year, Orange launched an all new curriculum delivery system for so that it’s faster, easier, and even more effective with your particular community.
DESIGNED FOR RELATIONAL DISCIPLESHIP The Orange strategy emphasizes a relational approach to ministry by providing resources for consistent adult leaders to engage kids and teenagers every week. When you put a trusted adult (beside a parent) in the life of a child or teenager, you provide an additional voice reinforcing core values. That’s why Orange curriculum not only provides activities and discussion questions for a small group setting, but it also systematically trains leaders every week of the year. Every month, Orange writes over a million words and produces over 25 videos all with one purpose: to connect kids and teenagers with a consistent leader who can help move them to make wiser decisions, build stronger relationships, and develop a deeper faith. We create the resources so you can focus on building relationships.

We make it easy to implement the Orange strategy in your ministry to children:

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Sign up for the 252 Kids children’s ministry curriculum package CUSTOMIZED to your unique needs including church size and budget.

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Quickly and easily DOWNLOAD all of your children’s ministry curriculum resources for large group, small group, take-home, and more

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We connect you with an ORANGE SPECIALIST — your very own personal assistant who is trained and experienced to help churches of your specific size.

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We continue to provide the EVENTS & RESOURCES you need to invest over time in your staff, your volunteers, your parents, and yourself.

252 KIDS CURRICULUM
PACKAGES

THREE EASY STEPS TO CUSTOMIZE
YOUR CHILDREN’S MINISTRY CURRICULUM FROM 252 KIDS:

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252 Kids offers children’s ministry curriculum packages created with your church size, budget, and unique needs in mind. Check out these children’s ministry deals!

Based on the unique needs of leaders in small churches, large churches, city churches, and rural churches, we’ve provided pricing packages to give you the resources you need, in the way you need them, with a high level of flexibility.

HERE’S A QUICK EASY GUIDE TO HELP YOU DECIDE WHICH PACKAGE IS RIGHT FOR YOU:

DO YOU…

  • Have under 15 kids in your K-5 ministry and you combine all ages together?
  • Need video resources that can help supplement a limited amount of volunteers?
  • Need an easy and structured “step by step” format that you can pull off with limited time, resources, and budget?

Then STARTER is created with you in mind.

DO YOU…

  • Have more than 15 kids, and you combine them for large group but separate by age for small groups?
  • Need additional videos for multi-hour programming (or just for more video options)?
  • Need options to customize your programming?

Then BASIC is created with you in mind.

DO YOU…

  • Separate both large group AND small groups by age?
  • Need even more video & music options for a high level production?
  • Need the ability to customize graphics?
  • Have a production that uses ProPresenter or PowerPoint?

Then PREMIUM is created with you in mind.

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Customizable Curriculum Documents

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Monthly Planning Documents

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Multi-age Large Group Experience
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Monthly Worship Song

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Multi-age Small Group Activities
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GodTime Devotional Cards for Kids
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ParentCue Take-Home Resources
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Social Media Plan for Parents

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Family Experience (FX) Scripts

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Studio252.tv - Online Interactive Experience

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Multi-age Large Group Experience
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Age-specific Small Group Activities
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GodTime Devotional Cards for Kids (K/1st, 2nd/3rd)

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Monthly Life App Song

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Age-specific Large Group Experiences (K/3rd, Preteen)

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Add-OnSTARTERMedia Package
Add-OnBASICMedia Package
Add-OnPREMIUMMedia Package
Themed Countdown Video
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252 Kids Motion Graphics & Loops
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Dance Motions Video for Monthly Worship Song
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Host Intro & Outro Videos
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252 Story (Bible Story Video for K/3rd)
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Video Facilitator Script
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Production Files in Pro Presenter & PowerPoint
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252 Movie (Bible Story Video for Preteen)
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Life App Music Video
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Live Loud Video
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252 Preteen Motion Graphics & Loops
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Discovery Video
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Dear God Video
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One Thing Video
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MC Haggis Video
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Themed Audio Transitions
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Customizable Theme Art Files
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REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY
When a church purchases a year license, the price is discounted significantly from the monthly cost. The Cancellation of the license nullifies that discount, and a fee of $200 for each downloaded month (full or partial) by any user on your account will be deducted from your refund. There is also a $50 cancellation fee. Cancellations are accepted within 60 days of account sign up or renewal with the following fees imposed: 1) $50.00 cancellation fee 2) $200.00 for each month’s curriculum previously downloaded. Only one cancellation per curriculum license is allowed per organization. The total refund due will equal the original license fee payment, less the $50 cancellation fee and any applicable download charges.

WHAT PARTNERS ARE SAYING

“Orange is just not a curriculum, it’s a vision! Orange gives us training and resources to train others, helps us partner with parents and helps our kids grow in their relationships with Christ. Orange helps us achieve our goals!”

LAURA POOLE // EMMAUS BAPTIST CHURCH // POQUOSON, VA

“The developmental research that goes into 252 Kids is unlike any other. The quality of the graphics, videos, apps and extras is excellent. The leadership development resources that tie into what we present on Sundays means that we are not just presenting information in the form of a curriculum but we have an entire strategy to offer. Orange is bringing the best of the best when it comes to church leaders and writers. Kara Powell, Andy Stanley, Kristen Ivy, Carey Nieuwhof, Reggie Joiner….these are some of the best leaders out there. Their team is comprised of church leaders, teachers, psychologists, researchers, and parents. It is so much more than a curriculum!”

KIRSTIN VLODICA // NEW HOPE CHURCH // BEND, OR

“Thank you Orange for providing relevant, current, kid friendly, Bible based material that our kids can relate to! It is a blessing to serve God using this tool!”

DEBBIE MONTELL STOUGH // GREENSBURG, PA

“The Orange Strategy is not just a strategy, it’s a partnership between churches and families. By “thinking Orange” our staff can focus on helping families become their best while connecting them back to the truth of God’s Word.”

MATT FERGUSON // CROSS TIMBERS CHURCH // ARGYLE, TX

252 KIDS LEADERSHIP TRAINING
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LATEST 252 BLOG POSTS

  • April Editor’s Notes
    Humility is putting others first by giving up what you think you deserve. WEEK 1 Key Question: How do you put others first? Learning to put others first is an important skill for preteens. For most preteens, it’s all about them most of the time. We hope that through this ... Read More
    3 days ago
  • Volunteer Pre-Service Pep Talk for February 23
    Sunday mornings are like game day for children’s ministry. Just like any good coach, gather your team of volunteers for a pre-game pep talk. Answer any questions about the curriculum and ask for prayer requests. Then read the following devotion to kick the morning off: Jesus said that the greatest ... Read More
    5 days ago
  • Social Media Plan for Elementary Parents Starting February 23
    These posts are designed to review the lesson, so plan for them to appear in your ministry’s social media accounts after you’ve taught the lesson in your ministry. Also, if you share social media accounts with other ministries in your organization, coordinate with them to develop a plan for when ... Read More
    7 days ago