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Children's Worship Bulletins vs Trekking Through the Testaments

Which Bible Resource Is Right for You?

While you don't need curriculum to share the Gospel or teach the Bible, we know firsthand how helpful curriculum is for teachers and parents to use and reference. We also know that choosing the right Bible resource for your church or home is important and can feel overhwleming. Let’s dive into key differences and similarities between Children's Worship Bulletins and Trekking Through the Testaments.

Both are available to print and use instantly, adaptable to different age groups, and offer activity worksheets.

- Children’s Worship Bulletins

Children’s Worship Bulletins offers a large collection of printable activity sheets tied to Bible passages.

Key Features

  • Flexible: Works with any lesson or sermon
  • Engagement-focused: Aims to keep kids entertained
  • Large library: Covers a wide range of Bible passages
  • Non-Denominational: Materials reflect mainstream Christian faith
  • Monthly subscription

This resource is ideal as a supplemental activity toolkit, not a full curriculum. It is best used in tandem with a curriculum or sermon, in situations where quick access to supporting materials is needed, and is meant to be adaptable for a wide range of churches and denominations.

- Trekking Through the Testaments

Trekking Through the Testaments is a comprehensive, structured Bible curriculum designed to take children through the story of Scripture from beginning to end. Rather than focusing on isolated Bible stories, it emphasizes the big picture—how everything in the Bible connects.

Key Features

  • Chronological teaching: Walks through Scripture in order
  • Full lesson plans: Includes teaching material, discussion questions, and application
  • Theological depth: Strong emphasis on understanding meaning and context
  • Long-term structure: Designed for consistent, week-by-week teaching
  • Reformed: Materials rooted in Reformed Theology
  • Pay once

Trekking is best suited to those who want to teach the Bible systematically—helping kids understand not just what happened, but why it matters. Think of it as a complete teaching system. While our coloring pages and activities can be used as standalone materials to teach and entertain children as needed, the full curriculum is designed to teach into a much deeper application.

Conclusion

You'll be able to instantly download Bible-based worksheets and craft ideas from both. With Trekking, pay once and get a lifetime of updates and addons as we create them. With Children's Worship Bulletins, pay monthly to access their entire library. Children's Worship Bulletins can be used alongside other curriculums such as Trekking Through the Testaments if looking for additional activities to entertain children.

Reformed families and churches who do not want depictions of Jesus will need to be selective with Children’s Worship Bulletins content. Additionally, teachers who want to be able to apply a deeper application rooted in a Reformed Baptist perspective will appreciate Trekking's Review Questions and What Can We Learn section with every lesson.