{"title":"Lindsey Blair | Authors","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLindsey Blair is a former elementary school teacher who enjoys writing in her free time. Lindsey writes children's curriculum for Sojourn Church and is the coauthor of the book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Home is Like a Little Church\u003c\/em\u003e. She and her husband, Matt, have five sons and reside in New Albany, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"copy-of-proof-pirates-finding-the-treasure-of-gods-amazing-grace-vbs-starter-kit","title":"PROOF Pirates: Finding the Treasure of God's Amazing Grace VBS Download","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow available as a downloadable e-version for churches and families to use virtually. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newgrowthpress.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/Marketing\/EW6qp55mhe9FpiHRgx2eencBqrf5Iyi8dlkERlDOPfxLrQ?e=ywI6EY\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/a\u003e to see tips for virtual use from your VBS team.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChore charts. Report cards. Standardized tests. Athletic banquets. Kids are inundated with messages about their performance. Because performance work and reward is one of the basic structures of our lives, kids often grow up thinking, \"I am what I am because of what I do . . . or because of what I've failed to do.\" How different this message sounds from the biblical message of redemption by grace!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePROOF Pirates\u003c\/em\u003e introduces kids to God's amazing grace through a five-day, pirate-themed curriculum for use in Bible clubs and Vacation Bible School. It explains the doctrines of grace using the popular PROOF acronym with the book of Ephesians (God's grace is Planned, Resurrecting, Outrageous, Overcoming, and Forever) so kids know that it is not their performance that makes them right with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePROOF\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePirates \u003c\/em\u003eteaches children to remember that what God says about them is more important than what others say, and that it is God's grace that makes us who we are. Whether using a treasure map to teach about God's sovereign plan or a skeleton to explain how God makes dead people walk, \u003cem\u003ePROOF Pirates \u003c\/em\u003ehelps kids remember the one message we never want them to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe downloadable VBS provides churches and families a virtual way forward to plan and run a successful program with a downloadable \u003cem\u003eProof Pirates \u003c\/em\u003emusic with six songs, crafts, skits, extensive leader's notes and everything else you need to run a virtual VBS for children in preschool through fifth grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour \u003cem\u003eVBS \u003c\/em\u003eDownload includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\" type=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete Director's Manual Director's planning checklist starting ten months before your VBS; detailed directions on every aspect of planning, recruiting, advertising, training volunteers, classroom security, and protection against child abuse; recruitment ideas and printable forms for volunteers to fill out; decorating ideas; child safety details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrintables including advertising posters, bulletin inserts, invitations, and name tags\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorship Leader's Manual sample schedule; script for five days of opening and optional closing assemblies (including song lists and scripts for worship leader and emcee); complete lead sheets including chords and lyrics for six songs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreschool Classroom Manual includes schedule, supply list, five lessons based on the PROOF acronym, detailed instructions for teaching, instructions for story circle format, craft directions, and snack suggestions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElementary (K-5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e grade) Classroom Manual games guide with supply lists and directions; Bible study guide with directions on how to present the lessons; craft guide with supply lists and directions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder the studio-recorded music album separately at \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sojournmusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/proof-pirates\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/sojournmusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/proof-pirates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e and download additional chord sheets and hand motions instructions at \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gospelcenteredfamily.com\/vbs-curriculum\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/gospelcenteredfamily.com\/vbs-curriculum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Jared Kennedy, Lindsey Blair, and Fletcher Lang","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":51374246822117,"sku":"9781645071129","price":154.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/files\/Proof-Pirates-Download__51420.1753471415.1280.1280.jpg?v=1785526337"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/collections\/Files-Blair.jpg?v=1784741857","url":"https:\/\/newgrowthpress.com\/collections\/lindsey-blair.oembed","provider":"New Growth Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}