Introducing the five Key Tools

Creating Windows

This tool builds on the way God has designed our brains to learn best – by watching, listening and trying things for ourselves. Creating windows is a way to allow kids to glimpse what your relationship with God looks like, so they can learn how to have their own relationship too.

Framing

Framing is all about explaining:  helping kids make sense of the world with God in it by tying together the information and truth about God they know with what they are experiencing. It helps them to understand what God is doing in their lives and in the world, how he makes a difference and why he’s relevant. As we explain what we know and help them explore the Bible and relate it to everyday life, they begin to see how God works in all of life.  

Unwinding

This is an important tool for helping children and teens to grow a balanced and healthy view of God and unwind anything that’s not quite right. It can be easy to build a picture of God that is unbalanced or a bit off. This tool helps spot and unwind misconceptions and help kids and teens grow a broad and balanced understanding of who God is. 

Chat and Catch

This tool encourages children and teens in prayer and hearing God’s voice – chatting to him about everything they care about and catching his response, however he chooses to communicate. Chat and catch helps children and teens to connect directly with God about anything and everything, throughout their day.

Surfing the Waves

Kids are all different. As they change and grow, they become interested in different things. This tool helps them connect with God in a way that suits who they are right now. It also helps them discover their part in God’s plan. The Surfing the Waves tool enables parents and carers to spot what God is doing in their child or teenager’s life so they can journey alongside them, offering support and encouragement along the way.