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We’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of D6 2nd Generation curriculum (D6 2GEN) and D6 Digital this fall (Sept-Nov); available July 10. Our CEO, Mr. Hunter, has stated he is more excited about the launch of D6 2GEN than any initiative during his tenure at Randall House. If you like D6 curriculum now, you will love what’s new in D6 2GEN. If you’re not currently using D6 curriculum, or haven’t tried it in a while, you don’t want to miss it.The obvious question is, “What will be different?” Let me answer with a question. What do you want for the children and families in your congregation? For your own children and family? Most of us would agree we want them to know the Lord and follow Him. But we live in a world that is growing more and more antagonistic toward authentic Christianity. Our children face that in school and college even more than we may face it in our workplace. This is why we need more than just Sunday School classes, Life Groups, and random Bible studies. We need a comprehensive discipleship strategy that aligns the church and the home to work together to help our children and our families grow stronger in their faith. We want our children and our families to know what to believe about God, and to have confidence in what they believe and why they believe it. D6 2GEN can help do that. Let me explain how and mention some of the features and tools in D6 2nd Generation curriculum.Three Studies in OneOne of the most unique features is that each quarter consists of three distinct studies:1 month Old Testament (flows chronologically each quarter)1 month New Testament (life of Christ studied throughout the six-year scope & sequence)1 month Special Topics (cultural issues, key theological concepts, apologetics, important topics that aren’t covered in a single passage of the Bible) The Special Topics include various studies to equip our children and families to tackle the tough questions of life and the cultural challenges they face; these special topics will be approached in an age-appropriate manner. This three-in-one format allows us to assign writers to their areas of expertise. It also allows more starting points for new attendees (instead of someone trying to catch up when joining a class on week 5 of a 13 week study).Six-year scope and sequenceD6 2GEN follows a six-year scope and sequence; every six years D6 2GEN covers the story of the Bible. This helps students develop a working knowledge of the Bible and reinforces Biblical literacy (knowing the stories of the Bible and how they all belong to the larger story).?D6 2GEN Curriculum Discipleship Plan PosterWe have created a poster of the scope and sequence (available online at ). The full six-year scope and sequence runs along the bottom of the poster with the bulk of the poster showing a one-year magnified view with the weekly themes, Scripture references, take-aways, the preschool take-aways, and the Elements Kids Worship themes. This poster is designed to be a planning tool so you always know where D6 2Gen is going and what’s being covered (to help coordinate sermons and other studies, plan events and activities, etc.). Shaping a Biblical WorldviewWe’ve listed the major points of a Biblical worldview which we refer to as D6 Doorposts (Write them on the doorposts of your house– Deut 6:9). These are highlighted everywhere they appear in the text of each lesson in the Teacher Guide so the teacher can stress how a passage speaks to the way we should view and think about life. The doorposts referred to in Deuteronomy 6 were the actual frames of the door of the home that the family walked through every day as they went out into the world. The church has a weekly opportunity to teach a biblical worldview and parents have the influence to shape it everyday. D6 2Gen provides resources for both the church and the home to instill a biblical worldview.Focus on ApologeticsOne month out of every year is dedicated to apologetics. We want to teach our children and our families to own their faith and equip them to defend it.CLEAR Learning SystemD6 2GEN still follows the CLEAR Learning System (Connect, Learn, Explore, Apply, and Respond). Explore appears more often throughout the Teaching Guide in text blocks, giving additional background information to the teacher. Apply also appears more frequently; instead of having all the Apply at the end of the lesson D6 2GEN reinforces application after every point of the lesson.New Format for Teaching GuidesIn the Teaching Guides each lesson has a timeline to show where the events being studied fall in Biblical history, as well as what was happening at the same time in world history. The Teaching Guide also has a cleaner, more academic look with teacher tips included throughout each lesson.New Age GroupsD6 2GEN has added two new age groups to facilitate better age appropriate learning, Discover Kids and Fusion Next. Discover Kids falls between Adventure Kids (early elementary) and Explorers (upper elementary) allowing us to work in two-year blocks (K-1st grade, 2nd-3rd grades, 4th-5th grades) rather than three-year. Fusion Next is for adults without children at home (a different stage or season of life); this allows Fusion to target the needs of parents with children in the home.More resources in Preschool and Elementary Teaching Essentials KitWith the original D6 curriculum, we provided Take and Talk Sheets and Discovery Sheets as additional resources teachers could order for each student. In D6 2GEN we include these sheets in the Teaching Essentials Kits. These in-class/take home sheets are reproducible so you print what you need with no additional ordering. Teachers will always have enough activity sheets regardless of their attendance; more resources, less to order and parents are given yet another resource to reinforce the lesson at home.Family AlignmentD6 2GEN still aligns all age groups on the same theme each week on their level. Grade school and above are on the same theme every week. Preschool and Elements Kids Worship follow modified schedules to maintain a connection with the other age groups. Parent ToolsD6 2Gen continues to provide tools for parents to use at home with their children, like Home Connection and Splink.Home Connection?is a one-stop resource for connecting the entire family based on the D6 curriculum. This downloadable page provides you with:A weekly Bible passage to?read?together as a familySuggestions to help you?pray?together as a familySuggested activities to?do?to put your faith in actionHome Connection?also lets parents know exactly what each member of the family is learning in the D6 curriculum, providing the theme, Scripture text, and the take away for each age level. This way parents know exactly what each family member is experiencing in his or her church discipleship class. It’s an easy way to implement Faith at Home!?Splink is a simple way to link your family together spiritually. Through FREE weekly emails packed with ideas, Splink helps you and your family engage in conversation. No matter where you are, there’s always time to Splink!Grace-based approach verses PerformanceEvery lesson is approached from a grace-based perspective rather than a performance-based perspective. We want our children and families to understand discipleship is not a check-list of do’s and don’ts; it is a relationship with our sovereign Savior. Our view of discipleship shouldn’t be “I have to obey God,” rather it should be “I can follow Jesus and have a personal relationship with God.” The Bible teaches us to fear the Lord, but it also teaches us to love the Lord.As you can see, D6 2GEN is more than just a curriculum, it is a comprehensive discipleship plan. We would love the opportunity to talk more with you about D6 2GEN and how it can be part of your discipleship strategy for church and home. You can reach our team at 800.877.7030, check out more information at or , or email me at david.womack@. We look forward to hearing from you. ................
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