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Reconciling Ministries Network announces the release of JUST Like Me<\/em><\/a>: an innovative and adaptable, multigenerational Vacation Bible School (VBS) curriculum for congregations and communities of all sizes. The curriculum package contains dynamic original music, games and activities, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JUST Like Me<\/em> centers the deep and active faith lives of children and engages the real-world contexts in which children live. Built on theologies of inclusion, this unique curriculum uses First and Second Testament Bible characters to help students build vital social and spiritual skills to support active faith development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Created in collaboration between scholars, writers, youth ministers, and more, this resource is designed to help kids celebrate their own and others\u2019 identities as beloved creations of God \u2014 just as they are. Writing team members from across the U.S. developed a biblically based, theologically informed curriculum that will allow young people and their church families to explore essential Christian concepts of community, inclusion, and intersectional justice while prioritizing the agency and experience of children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The JUST Like Me<\/em> curriculum package also includes Youth and Adult resources to help churches plan summer small groups or a JUST Like Me<\/em> lock-in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more and purchase the curriculum at justlikemevbs.org<\/a>. Adult and youth curriculums are included in the full package and can also be purchased separately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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