Lesson 25: The Mission Lesson
In addition to the typical Discover Time station options (water, sand, Play-Doh, LEGO bricks, food, art, etc…) we also provide a 15-minute Mission Lesson each quarter. There are two versions of this lesson – elementary and preschool – and this lesson is designed to be used as a replacement for a Discover Time activity one week in the quarter. The Mission Lesson can be found in the appendix of the quarterly curriculum.
These Mission Lessons typically focus on a specific country/region, a specific missionary, or a specific project or missions-related topic. They engage kids in the Great Commission in an age-appropriate and engaging way!
Through these Mission Lessons, kids…
- Learn more about the Great Commission and the work of bringing the Gospel to the ends of the earth
- Learn facts about cultures and countries around the world
- Are challenged to pray and participate in making a global impact
- Are given the opportunity to listen for God’s call to become a global missionary
Curious about what kinds of topics we cover? Past lessons have included…
- Creative Access Missions (how God is reaching people in the Middle East)
- Missions Then and Now (comparing early missionary experiences with today’s missions movement)
- Discovery Land Around the World (featuring DL in four different countries)
- Praying for our friends in Latin America
- Unreached People Groups
- Country Feature… Mexico, France, Albania, Ukraine, Aruba, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burkina Faso, Thailand, Venezuela, Kurdistan, Kosovo, Peru, and more!
- Persecuted Christians
- Missionary/Third Culture Kids
- The Great Commission
- Refugee Families
We always keep these lessons current, writing in “real-time” (just a few months before we send you the curriculum), so that kids can witness how God is actively working around the world.
We provide set up ideas and instructions in the Mission Lesson, as well as inspiration on our Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/DiscoveryLandGlobal/
Note about Alliance Kids Mission Content: In addition to the quarterly DLG Mission Lesson, Christian and Missionary Alliance churches signed up for Discovery Land through Alliance Kids receive access to weekly missions videos. These short (3-5 minute) videos are designed to be played during the Pre-Service Review Game and Worship portion of the morning. The videos sometimes complement the quarterly DLG Mission Lesson, but are sometimes about a C&MA-specific topic or project. You can find these videos on the Director’s Dashboard (on the Alliance Kids website).