Curriculum and DVD/videos for Sunday school and small groups

Generous church toolkit for children
A group of three free lesson plans for children’s Sunday school (grades K-5) that corresponds to adult lesson plans on stewardship and giving.

Fast Lane – What Gives?
This six-session junior high curriculum on money and how it’s a gift to be used to honor God.

Financial sanity
This DVD curriculum provides four sessions of cutting-edge video for adults and youths, presenting a counter-cultural view on developing God-honoring financial habits.

Don’t sit on your stuff
In this video, comedic dramatists Ted & Lee, as apostles Peter and Andrew, figure out they shouldn’t “sit on their stuff” – their time, money, talents, and other God-given gifts.

Money Talk
This five-session senior high curriculum on money that helps youth articulate their thoughts about money and put those beliefs into action.

Outside expertise
Need a fresh perspective? Contact MMA about having an MMA representative use our new one-session class materials to engage your youth about aligning money with their faith and values.

Living God’s generosity
From MMA’s new partner Mennonite Financial, this curriculum is free to congregations, schools, and individuals for educating young people and others about finances and stewardship.

mmaYnow
Use this Web site to engage your youth classes as they consider stewardship issues and how their decisions will affect the future. They can share and give opinions online!

Inspiring articles

Consumer trap
Much of this 2002 Christianity Today article on youth and consumerism still rings true. It may give you ideas for a sermon addressing materialism.

Hands from the heart
This second Christianity Today article show how stewardship can fit within your children’s ministries.

A family tool

What am I teaching my kids?
It’s good for children to learn generosity at church, but eventually we must take stock of our own families. Use this diagnostic tool; your children’s ministries group can share it with parents.