Childrens Development Group
The Children's Development Group (CDG) focuses on children and children's ministry in the Canadian Vineyard. Currently there are three people in the group, although we try to have one from each
the four Canadian Vineyard Regions. The purpose of the Group is summed up in the anacronym CHILD:
C - Communicate vision
H - Help distribute resources
I - Increase family involvement
L - Leadership development and support
D - Develop a national network
About Us
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Jacqui Pylypiw represents the Ontario Region. She has been the children's pastor at the Cambridge Vineyard for twelve years. She spearheaded the Kids Club summer outreach program that has
been running for ten years. Jacqui is passionate about helping parents establish their homes as the primary place where faith is nurtured and is working with her church leadership towards
becoming a "faith at home" church. Jacqui and her husband of thirty years, David, live in Cambridge. They have three grown kids, Genevieve, Joel and Katie.
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Ang Moore is the representative for the Atlantic & Quebec Region.
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Judi Pottage is the representative for the Prairie & NWT Region.
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Bonnie Bylsma represents the BC Region. She has been the children's pastor at the Kamloops Vineyard Church for over four years. Bonnie had the priviledge of growing up to learn from and
partner with her parents in children's ministry. She is passionate about encouraging children to participate in and contribute to every aspect of ministry within the church and in the
community.
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Contact us:
BC Region: Bonnie Bylsma
Prairie Region: Judi Pottage
Ontario Region: Jacqui Pylypiw
Atlantic/Quebec Region: Ang Moore
Curriculum
Many of us have, over the years, written curriculum for our children's ministry. If you are willing to share what you have written with other churches we invite you to submit it to your Regional
CDG representative for approval. Our requirements for approved material are that it be user friendly, scripturally sound, and that it reflect the theology of our Vineyard Churches in Canada.
The Kingdom Kids Curriculum is posted in the Resources section and is free to download.
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Links: Here are some websites that we have found useful:
Pray Kids! www.navpress.com/Newsletter/praykids/new.html
Bible Bookmarks www.biblebookmarks.com
Music/movies/video reviews www.pluggedinonline.com
A potpourri of children's ministry stuff www.your-favorite-places.com
Kidology www.kidology.org
Childrens Ministry Magazine www.childrensministry.com
(You can get a free trial copy of the magazine here.)
Deep Unto Deep - Part One
Bonnie Bylsma looks at how the human story begins and ends with worship and this worship is focused on Jesus.
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Kids and Worship
Michael Labun from the Winnipeg Centre Vineyard offers an excellent resource with ideas on how worshipping with kids can be a deeper experience than having the time "all to yourself."
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Kids and Worship PDF